Clinical trial NCT01629797: Knowledge Evaluation and Assessment of the Effectiveness of an Education Intervention on Acne
Official title: Knowledge Evaluation and Assessment of the Effectiveness of an Education Intervention on Acne
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Acne Vulgaris
Lead sponsor: Northwestern University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2012-06-28
Enrollment: 100
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP

Brief summary: Acne vulgaris is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the skin in the pilosebaceous unit of the hair follicle, associated with oil production. It is found across skin types and is present in 85% of adolescents, representing a large affected population. Because of the universal nature of the disease, 36.3% of acne patients come from backgrounds other than Caucasian.

The purpose of this study is to examine patient knowledge about acne in different populations and to assess the effectiveness of a teaching intervention on acne knowledge. The investigators aim is to better understand and subsequently reduce any potential health disparities within the minority populations.

This project will evaluate differences in acne knowledge between different ethnic groups, and the efficacy of an educational intervention. Subjects will first complete a survey evaluating their knowledge of acne and how acne affects them psychosocially before an educational intervention. Immediately following the intervention, the patient's knowledge of acne will be evaluated again. Finally, two months after the intervention, a phone call will be made evaluating their retention of the education materials and their quality of life related to psychosocial effects of acne. Investigating this educational intervention and any current disparities in acne education and understanding will better allow us to educate and treat acne patients in the future.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion criteria:

* Subjects ages 18 years of age and older and able to give consent
* Subjects with a diagnosis of acne vulgaris

Exclusion criteria:

* Subjects who are not proficient in English
* Subjects who were unable to give informed consent
* Subjects who do not have a diagnosis of acne vulgaris

Primary outcomes:
measure: Number of Correct Responses to Questionnaire Items Immediately Before and After and Educational Lecture
timeFrame: immediately before and after an educational lecture
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Number of Correct Responses to Questionnaire Items Before and 2 Months After an Educational Lecture
timeFrame: before and 2 months after an educational lecture
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Chicago
country: United States
facility: Northwestern University Department of Dermatology
state: Illinois
Study officials:
affiliation: Northwestern University
name: Roopal Kundu, MD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
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