Mentored Community Gardening for Individuals With Skin Cancer

Study Purpose

The investigators will conduct a single-arm pilot feasibility trial of mentored community gardening for melanoma survivors integrating dosimeters and accelerometers. Harvest for Health Together Arizona (H4H2-AZ) is an evidence-based program adapted for arid desert gardening that also addresses sun safety through group workshops and peer education. The primary aim is to evaluate adherence to the intervention.

Recruitment Criteria

Accepts Healthy Volunteers Healthy volunteers are participants who do not have a disease or condition, or related conditions or symptoms	Yes
Study Type An interventional clinical study is where participants are assigned to receive one or more interventions (or no intervention) so that researchers can evaluate the effects of the interventions on biomedical or health-related outcomes. An observational clinical study is where participants identified as belonging to study groups are assessed for biomedical or health outcomes. Searching Both is inclusive of interventional and observational studies.	Interventional
Eligible Ages	18 Years and Over
Gender	All

More Inclusion & Exclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- 18 years of age or older at their last birthday & in good general health.

- Clinical diagnosis of skin cancer (including in situ).

- Has access to a phone or tablet with a camera and internet.

- Currently living in Pima County Arizona.

- Ability to understand and speak English.

- Ability to provide written informed consent document.

- Ability to physically participate in gardening activities (including kneeling, sitting, bending, and carrying up to 10 pounds) with or without the use of mobility assistive devices.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Currently immunosuppressed by virtue of medication or disease.

- Has a diagnosed and uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.

Trial Details

Trial ID: This trial id was obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov, a service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, providing information on publicly and privately supported clinical studies of human participants with locations in all 50 States and in 196 countries.	NCT05648604
Phase Phase 1: Studies that emphasize safety and how the drug is metabolized and excreted in humans. Phase 2: Studies that gather preliminary data on effectiveness (whether the drug works in people who have a certain disease or condition) and additional safety data. Phase 3: Studies that gather more information about safety and effectiveness by studying different populations and different dosages and by using the drug in combination with other drugs. Phase 4: Studies occurring after FDA has approved a drug for marketing, efficacy, or optimal use.	N/A
Lead Sponsor The sponsor is the organization or person who oversees the clinical study and is responsible for analyzing the study data.	University of Arizona
Principal Investigator The person who is responsible for the scientific and technical direction of the entire clinical study.	Meghan B Skiba, PhD
Principal Investigator Affiliation	University of Arizona College of Nursing
Agency Class Category of organization(s) involved as sponsor (and collaborator) supporting the trial.	Other
Overall Status	Recruiting
Countries	United States
Conditions The disease, disorder, syndrome, illness, or injury that is being studied.	Melanoma, Cancer Survivorship, Skin Cancer, Basal Cell Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Melanoma (Skin)

Additional Details

In collaboration with Banner Health, University of Arizona Cancer Center, Community Gardens of Tucson, and UArizona Pima County Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners, the investigators will conduct a pilot feasibility study of community gardening in melanoma survivors integrating UV sensors. Harvest for Health Together Arizona (H4H2-AZ) is an evidence-based program adapted for arid desert gardening that also addresses sun safety through experiential workshops and education. The investigators propose to evaluate adherence to and acceptability of the intervention. The investigators aim to see if H4H2-AZ may improve cancer preventive health behaviors (including diet, physical activity, energy balance, and UV protection) and quality of life among melanoma survivors.

Arms & Interventions

Arms

Experimental: Mentored Community Gardening

This arm will consist of gardening at least once per week, meeting with a master gardener mentor bi-monthly, and attending a gardening informational workshop once monthly.

Interventions

Behavioral: - Mentored Community Gardening

This arm will consist of gardening at least once per week, meeting with a master gardening mentor twice monthly, and attending a gardening informational workshop once monthly.

Contact a Trial Team

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University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, Arizona

Status

Recruiting

Address

University of Arizona Cancer Center

Tucson, Arizona, 85724

Site Contact

Elizabeth McPeak, MPH

[email protected]

520-626-1155

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