Warning Signs of Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Prevention of SCC by at Risk Organ Transplant Recipients

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Squamous Cell Carcinoma
• Interventions: Behavioral: Educational Intervention; Behavioral: Placebo

• Registration Number: NCT01127737
• Lead Sponsor: Northwestern University

Brief Summary

Using focus group and cognitive interviews with organ transplant recipients, the investigators developed interactive workbooks: a) prevention by sun protection b) early detection by skin self-examination (SSE). The investigators hypothesis is if the patient learns by acquiring skills in a favorable environment, then the patient may reduce their anxiety, enhance self-efficacy and perform self-management by SSE and sun protection. The investigators also evaluate existing internet sources of primary and secondary prevention of skin cancer for organ transplant recipients.

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: 2007-09
• Study First Submitted: 2010-05-19
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-05-20
• Study First Posted: 2010-05-21
• Primary Completion: 2011-04
• Study Completion: 2011-04
• Results First Submitted: 2011-04-13
• Results First Submitted QC: 2011-05-10
• Results First Posted: 2011-06-01
• Status Verified: 2015-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-03-17
• Last Update Posted: 2015-04-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 75

Inclusion Criteria

• People with a history of solid organ transplantation within the last 2 years
• Speaks English
• Can see to do SSE, capable of seeing to read a newspaper
• Stable health, patients report a general state of well being

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Exclusion Criteria

• Unable to speak English
• Insufficient vision to see their own skin as determined by their ability to read a newspaper
• Comorbid debilitating disease
• Dementia or insufficient cognitive skills to follow instructions provided at a sixth grade language level.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention	Educational Intervention	Educational intervention consisting of a mnemonic and a workbook used by kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) to assist with early detection of SCCs.
Intervention	Placebo	Educational intervention consisting of a mnemonic and a workbook used by kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) to assist with early detection of SCCs.
Control	Placebo	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of Control and Intervention Participants on Skin Self-examination Performance at Follow-up 1 Month After Intervention	1 month	The number of control and intervention participants who checked their skin for cancer within the 1 month after the study visit.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Northwestern University; 🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States