Skin Tone Preferences and Their Influence on Skin Care Behaviors

Completed

• Conditions: Dermatology/Skin - Other

• Registration Number: NCT03651167
• Lead Sponsor: Northwestern University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to classify participants by actual skin tone and skin tone preference and identify whether an association exists between these skin tone preferences and knowledge of skin care recommendations, attitudes towards healthy skin care, or skin care behaviors.

Detailed Description

This study seeks to examine if there is a difference between ideal and actual skin tone among minority populations. In addition, we hope to assess whether various demographic factors as well as disparity between ideal and actual skin tone effect skin protective behaviors (i.e. sun screen use, dermatologist appointments, skin self-exams) or skin destructive behaviors (i.e. outdoor tanning, tanning salon use, use of skin lightening products) in minority populations.

Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-08-01
• Study First Submitted: 2018-08-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-08-27
• Study First Posted: 2018-08-29
• Primary Completion: 2021-06-30
• Study Completion: 2021-06-30
• Status Verified: 2021-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-07-22
• Last Update Posted: 2021-07-26

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 619

Inclusion Criteria

• Subjects age 18 years old or older
• Self-identified members of a minority (African, Asian, Hispanic/Latino, American Indian, Alaskan native, etc.) population
• Subjects who are capable of completing an online, English survey

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Exclusion Criteria

• Subjects age 17 years old or younger
• Subjects not self-identified members of a minority (African, Asian, Hispanic/Latino, American Indian, Alaskan native, etc.) population
• Subjects who are incapable of completing an online, English survey

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Frequency of skin tone differences between ideal and actual	6 months	The frequency at which research participants indicate ideal skin tone differences versus actual will be assessed in the questionnaire. The unit of measure will be a numerical value, number of participants.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Department of Dermatology; 🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States