Clinical trial NCT02437305: Melanoma Perception and Health Literacy in People of Color
Official title: Melanoma Perception and Health Literacy in People of Color: A Targeted Educational Intervention
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Melanoma
Keywords: Melanoma
People of Color
Lead sponsor: Northwestern University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2015-05-07
Enrollment: 100
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: This study will examine the effectiveness of a targeted, health literate educational intervention for people of color compared to a standard melanoma education pamphlet for increasing knowledge and promoting early melanoma detection. It is hypothesized that people of color are less aware of their risk for developing melanoma and that a targeted educational intervention will help increase knowledge and promote early melanoma detection especially in individuals with low health literacy.

Detailed description: This targeted educational intervention will compare a standard melanoma education pamphlet with one that has been modified to target people of color. Both pamphlets will include the ABCDEs of melanoma, risk factors, prevention and treatment. In addition, the targeted pamphlet will incorporate the recommendations made by people of color in previous studies. The pamphlets will be randomized to subjects at a study visit along with a health literacy test and a questionnaire aimed at determining subjects' baseline melanoma knowledge and current melanoma prevention practices. 2 months post-intervention, a follow-up phone call will be made to assess subject knowledge retention and behavior change.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* English-speaking
* Self-identifies with one of the following races/ethnicities: African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or Hispanic

Exclusion Criteria:

* Not proficient in English
* Unable to give informed consent
* Does not self-identify with the following races/ethnicities: African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or Hispanic

Primary outcomes:
measure: Number of Participants That Performed Regular Self-Skin Examinations
timeFrame: 2 months post-intervention
measure: Number of Participants With Correct Answers on Melanoma Perception Pre-intervention and 2 Months Post-intervention
timeFrame: 2 months post-intervention
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Chicago
country: United States
facility: Northwestern University Department of Dermatology
state: Illinois
Study officials:
affiliation: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
name: Roopal V Kundu, M.D.
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Agbai ON, Buster K, Sanchez M, Hernandez C, Kundu RV, Chiu M, Roberts WE, Draelos ZD, Bhushan R, Taylor SC, Lim HW. Skin cancer and photoprotection in people of color: a review and recommendations for physicians and the public. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2014 Apr;70(4):748-762. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2013.11.038. Epub 2014 Jan 28.
citation: Cormier JN, Xing Y, Ding M, Lee JE, Mansfield PF, Gershenwald JE, Ross MI, Du XL. Ethnic differences among patients with cutaneous melanoma. Arch Intern Med. 2006 Sep 25;166(17):1907-14. doi: 10.1001/archinte.166.17.1907.
citation: Freeman HP. Poverty, culture, and social injustice: determinants of cancer disparities. CA Cancer J Clin. 2004 Mar-Apr;54(2):72-7. doi: 10.3322/canjclin.54.2.72. No abstract available.
citation: Kundu RV, Kamaria M, Ortiz S, West DP, Rademaker AW, Robinson JK. Effectiveness of a knowledge-based intervention for melanoma among those with ethnic skin. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2010 May;62(5):777-84. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.08.047. Epub 2010 Mar 9.
citation: Robinson JK, Joshi KM, Ortiz S, Kundu RV. Melanoma knowledge, perception, and awareness in ethnic minorities in Chicago: recommendations regarding education. Psychooncology. 2011 Mar;20(3):313-20. doi: 10.1002/pon.1736.
citation: Chao LX, Patterson SSL, Rademaker AW, Liu D, Kundu RV. Melanoma Perception in People of Color: A Targeted Educational Intervention. Am J Clin Dermatol. 2017 Jun;18(3):419-427. doi: 10.1007/s40257-016-0244-y.