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NCT Number: NCT02417948

Improving Sun-Protective Behaviors and Skin Self-Examinations Among African Americans

This randomized clinical trial uses an educational brochure and online tutorial program to assess sun-protective behavior and skin self-examination among African Americans. Skin cancer is very common among African Americans, with a disproportionately high mortality rate. Providing a brochure and an online educational program about sun-protective behaviors may encourage African Americans to take preventative measures against skin cancer, help improve early skin cancer detection, determine how far the disease has spread, and plan the best treatment.

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Key information

Conditions

Skin Carcinoma 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 Melanoma Skin Neoplasms Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

Cleveland, Ohio, 44106-5065, United States

About this study

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To assess whether an educational brochure and online program will increase sun-protective behaviors among African-American patients who present at the general dermatology clinic.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To assess whether the educational brochure and online program will improve skills for skin self-examinations among African-American patients who present at the general dermatology clinic.

OUTLINE: Participants are assigned to 1 of 2 arms.

ARM I: Participants receive a skin cancer educational and preventive brochure distributed by the National Cancer Institute and watch a 30-minute online tutorial video called X-Plain about skin cancer, preventative behaviors, and skin self-examinations.

ARM II: Participants receive an educational brochure as in Arm I.

After completion of study, participants are followed up at 30 days.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Self-identified African-Americans who are literate and fluent in English

Exclusion criteria

  • Non-African-Americans
  • English illiteracy
  • non-fluency in English

Treatment and study plan

Written Educational Brochure

Other

Receive brochure with skin cancer education and preventative information

Other names: Education for Intervention, Intervention, Educational

Online educational video

Other

Watch 30-minute online tutorial video about skin cancer, preventive behaviors, and skin self-examinations

Other names: video intervention, X-Plain

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in sunscreen use among African-American patients

    Time frame: Baseline to day 30

    Change in sun-protective behaviors among African-American patients. Measured by sunscreen use. All responses for questions about sun-protective behaviors are on a 5-point Likert scale. Summary scores will be created at baseline and short-term (1 month) follow-up for both control and treatment groups. The outcome variable is a continuous variable. Treatment scores individuals on the intervention group will be compared. T-tests will be used to compare mean scores for sun-protective behaviors between control and treatment groups.

  2. Change in apparel use when exposed to sun among African-American patients

    Time frame: Baseline to day 30

    Change in sun-protective behaviors among African-American patients. Measured by apparel use when exposed to sun. All responses for questions about sun-protective behaviors are on a 5-point Likert scale. Summary scores will be created at baseline and short-term (1 month) follow-up for both control and treatment groups. The outcome variable is a continuous variable. Treatment scores individuals on the intervention group will be compared. T-tests will be used to compare mean scores for sun-protective behaviors between control and treatment groups.

  3. Change in frequency of tanning among African-American patients

    Time frame: Baseline to day 30

    Change in sun-protective behaviors among African-American patients. Measured by frequency of tanning. All responses for questions about sun-protective behaviors are on a 5-point Likert scale. Summary scores will be created at baseline and short-term (1 month) follow-up for both control and treatment groups. The outcome variable is a continuous variable. Treatment scores individuals on the intervention group will be compared. T-tests will be used to compare mean scores for sun-protective behaviors between control and treatment groups.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change in skin self-examinations among African-American patients as measured by knowledge, behavior and anxiety

    Time frame: Baseline to day 30

    Analyzed by looking at increase or decrease in skin self-examinations the patients report from pre-intervention to post-intervention. Performance of skin self-examination is measured by knowledge, behavior, and anxiety. Most responses for questions about skin self-examinations are on a 5-point Likert scale, while some are yes/no or true/false. Summary scores will be created at baseline and short-term (1 month) follow-up for both control and treatment groups. The outcome variable is a continuous variable. T-tests will be used to compare mean scores for skin self-examinations between groups.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

Other

Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Apr 16, 2015
Registry last updated
Dec 3, 2015

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