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NCT Number: NCT01191294

Evaluation of a Simulation Training Tool to Identify Lesions Requiring Further Screening for Melanoma

The investigators will design a curriculum for visual screening for melanoma and skin biopsy procedure, based on the mastery learning model, using simulators and web-based didactic instruction for medical students and internal medicine residents. This requires having a skin simulation model that presents a range of lesions from benign nevus to atypical nevus to melanoma in a distribution and density that mimics the clinical findings of those with 2 skin tones: fair-skin non- Hispanic white and Hispanic.

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Key information

Conditions

Skin Simulation Model Mastery Learning Model to Simulation Training for Visual Screening for Melanoma and Skin Biopsy Melanoma Neoplasms Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue Neuroectodermal Tumors Neuroendocrine Tumors Nevi and Melanomas Skin Diseases Skin Neoplasms Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Age range

18 year–89 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Northwestern University

Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Medical student in his primary care clerkship at Northwestern University

Exclusion criteria

  • Not a medical student in his primary care clerkship at Northwestern University

Treatment and study plan

Simulation teaching session

Other

Simulation-based, mastery learning educational intervention in visual screening for melanoma

Primary outcomes

  1. Simulation curriculum for screening for melanoma

    Time frame: 1 year

    To design a curriculum for visual screening for melanoma and skin biopsy procedure, based on the mastery learning model, using simulators and web-based didactic instruction for medical students and internal medicine residents

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change in melanoma detection skills

    Time frame: 1 hour

    To measure changes in medical student and resident skills before and after the intervention, and determine if students achieve the zero error rate in recognizing the melanomas, namely no false negatives.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Northwestern University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Development and Evaluation of a Simulation Training Module to Identify Lesions Requiring Further Visual Screen or Skin Biopsy for Melanoma

Important dates

Study start
2010
Primary completion
2011
Study completion
2011
First posted
Aug 30, 2010
Registry last updated
Sep 25, 2014

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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