Jerry D. Brewer, M.D., M.S.

Closed for Enrollment

• A PHASE II Randomized Controlled Trial OF Educational Modification Sessions and Sunless Tanner AS A Method of Reducing the Incidence of Tanning Bed Use in Young Adults Rochester, Minn.

  This phase II four armed factorial randomized clinical trial will look at tanning bed use reduction in the setting of skin cancer directed educational sessions in young adults with frequent tanning bed use. It is hoped that the experimental treatment of education sun safety sessions and free sunless tanner samples will be successful in decreasing the mean frequency of tanning bed use.  In addition to tanning bed use reduction, this trial will also determine tanning bed use abstinence and compare the frequent application of sun screen in addition to other healthy habits among participants.

   

• Olmsted County Healthy Skin Study Rochester, Minn.

  The overall goal of the Olmsted County Health Skin Study is to describe the broader community with respect to knowledge of melanoma, attitudes about tanning, perceived risk of developing melanoma, and estimated risk of developing melanoma based on participant characteristics.