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Clinical Trials/NCT02375659
NCT02375659CompletedNot Applicable

Black Patients' Lived Experiences and Perceptions of Skin of Color Clinics

Northwestern University1 site in 1 country19 target enrollmentStarted: February 2015Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Enrollment
19
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Common thematic responses of discussion groups

Study Overview

Brief Summary

Across the U.S. Skin of Color (SOC) clinics have been established with the goal of providing medical care and supporting research related to patients with skin of color. There have been no formal studies evaluating why patients seek medical care at SOC clinics or treatment outcomes. Reasons may include past experiences with other providers, the perception that providers working in these clinics have a special interest or knowledge in caring for patients with skin of color and thus may provide better care, the expectation of cultural sensitivity, the hope that their provider may have a similar ethnic background, and/or ease of communication with their provider. Through focus group discussions we aim to identify the factors influencing a patient's choice to seek medical care at a SOC clinic and to gain insight into the presence and impact of racial concordance between provider and patient. The current study will focus on self-identified African American patients with interest in conducting similar sessions with patients of other ethnicities and races in the future.

Study Design

Study Type
Observational
Observational Model
Cohort
Time Perspective
Prospective

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Evaluated in the Northwestern Center for Ethnic Skin between February 1, 2015 and February 1,
  • Evaluated by Drs. Stavonnie Patterson or Roopal Kundu
  • Age 18 or older
  • Self identified as African American/Black
  • All subjects must have given signed, informed consent prior to participation in study.

Exclusion Criteria

  • English speaking as interpreters not available
  • Existing mental health conditions that may interfere with focus group discussion

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Common thematic responses of discussion groups

Time Frame: 100 minutes

Audiotapes of focus group discussions will be transcribed, and the transcripts will be analyzed via a 'long-hand' inductive approach by two dermatologists and one psychologist. For each of the 8 posed focus group questions, the reviewers will independently induce a common thematic response. Collectively, they will then compare their independently derived themes, identifying themes of agreement and disagreement. Areas of disagreement will be further reviewed until a mutually agreed upon final set of themes is identified. The raw data corresponding to the item in question will be classified according to its theme.

Secondary Outcomes

No secondary outcomes reported

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Stavonnie Patterson

Assistant Professor in Dermatology

Northwestern University

Study Sites (1)

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