Evaluation of a Simulation Training Tool to Identify Lesions Requiring Further Screening for Melanoma

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Skin Simulation Model; Mastery Learning Model to Simulation Training for Visual Screening for Melanoma and Skin Biopsy
• Interventions: Other: Simulation teaching session

• Registration Number: NCT01191294
• Lead Sponsor: Northwestern University

Brief Summary

The investigators will design a curriculum for visual screening for melanoma and skin biopsy procedure, based on the mastery learning model, using simulators and web-based didactic instruction for medical students and internal medicine residents. This requires having a skin simulation model that presents a range of lesions from benign nevus to atypical nevus to melanoma in a distribution and density that mimics the clinical findings of those with 2 skin tones: fair-skin non- Hispanic white and Hispanic.

Detailed Description

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Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-07
• Study First Submitted: 2010-08-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-08-27
• Study First Posted: 2010-08-30
• Primary Completion: 2011-07
• Study Completion: 2011-07
• Status Verified: 2014-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-09-24
• Last Update Posted: 2014-09-25

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 270

Inclusion Criteria

• Medical student in his primary care clerkship at Northwestern University

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Exclusion Criteria

• Not a medical student in his primary care clerkship at Northwestern University

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Medical Students	Simulation teaching session	3rd year medical students during their primary care clerkship

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Simulation curriculum for screening for melanoma	1 year	To design a curriculum for visual screening for melanoma and skin biopsy procedure, based on the mastery learning model, using simulators and web-based didactic instruction for medical students and internal medicine residents

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in melanoma detection skills	1 hour	To measure changes in medical student and resident skills before and after the intervention, and determine if students achieve the zero error rate in recognizing the melanomas, namely no false negatives.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Northwestern University; 🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States