Clinical trial NCT01857960: Attitudes and Knowledge of Acne in Mexican Adolescents
Official title: Survey About Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Acne in Mexican Adolescents
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Conditions: Acne
Keywords: Acne
Treatment
Cost
Behavior
Lead sponsor: Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosí
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Hospital Central "Dr. Ignacio Morones Prieto"
First posted: 2013-05-20
Enrollment: 1000
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 12
Maximum age (years): 25
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: CASE_ONLY
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Community high schools and colleges.

Brief summary: Acne is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects almost 100% of the teenagers worldwide. The peak incidence is between 12 and 18 years old, although it can be present in adults. There are many different beliefs about what can cause or exacerbate acne, and also about treatment.

In Mexico, 26.4% of the population is between 15 and 29 years old, which represents that more than 25% of the population is at risk for presenting acne. In our country, the different beliefs about the causes and treatment of acne among general adolescent population have not been explored. The objective of the present study is to determine the possible causes for which young Mexicans do not go to the dermatologist to receive treatment for acne. Our main hypothesis is that the lack of knowledge of the disease is responsible for this behavior.

Detailed description: Acne is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects almost 100% of the teenagers worldwide. The peak incidence is between 12 and 18 years old, although it can be present in adults. There are many different beliefs about what factors can cause or exacerbate acne, as well concerning treatments.

In Mexico, 26.4% of the population is between 15 and 29 years old, which represents that more than 25% of the population is at risk for presenting acne. In our country, there are diverse beliefs about the causes and treatment of acne among general adolescent population which have not been explored before. The objective of the present study is to determine possible causes that are involved in the low use of health system with the intention to receive treatment for acne. The investigators' main hypothesis is that the lack of knowledge of the disease is responsible for this behavior.

The investigators are going to explore health, educational, family and economic issues in the search of association by multivariate analysis.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Mexican subjects
* Age between 12 and 25 years
* Both genders
* Sign informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

* None

Primary outcomes:
measure: Cause for not receiving medical treatment
timeFrame: Up to 1 year
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Description of knowledge about acne
timeFrame: Up to 1 year
measure: Treatments for acne used by teenagers
timeFrame: Up to 1 year
measure: Professional indicated to treat acne
timeFrame: Up to 1 year
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: San Luis Potosi
country: Mexico
facility: Hospital Central Dr. Ignacio Morones Prieto
state: SLP
Study officials:
affiliation: Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi
name: Bertha Torres-Alvarez, MD
role: STUDY_CHAIR
affiliation: Hospital Central "Dr. Ignacio Morones Prieto"
name: Juan P Castanedo-Cazares, MD
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
References:
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