Improving Sun-Protective Behaviors and Skin Self-Examinations Among African Americans
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 143
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Change in apparel use when exposed to sun among African-American patients
研究概览
简要总结
This randomized clinical trial uses an educational brochure and online tutorial program to assess sun-protective behavior and skin self-examination among African Americans. Skin cancer is very common among African Americans, with a disproportionately high mortality rate. Providing a brochure and an online educational program about sun-protective behaviors may encourage African Americans to take preventative measures against skin cancer, help improve early skin cancer detection, determine how far the disease has spread, and plan the best treatment.
详细描述
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To assess whether an educational brochure and online program will increase sun-protective behaviors among African-American patients who present at the general dermatology clinic.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To assess whether the educational brochure and online program will improve skills for skin self-examinations among African-American patients who present at the general dermatology clinic.
OUTLINE: Participants are assigned to 1 of 2 arms.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Self-identified African-Americans who are literate and fluent in English
排除标准
- •Non-African-Americans
- •English illiteracy
- •non-fluency in English
结局指标
主要结局
Change in apparel use when exposed to sun among African-American patients
时间窗: Baseline to day 30
Change in sun-protective behaviors among African-American patients. Measured by apparel use when exposed to sun. All responses for questions about sun-protective behaviors are on a 5-point Likert scale. Summary scores will be created at baseline and short-term (1 month) follow-up for both control and treatment groups. The outcome variable is a continuous variable. Treatment scores individuals on the intervention group will be compared. T-tests will be used to compare mean scores for sun-protective behaviors between control and treatment groups.
Change in frequency of tanning among African-American patients
时间窗: Baseline to day 30
Change in sun-protective behaviors among African-American patients. Measured by frequency of tanning. All responses for questions about sun-protective behaviors are on a 5-point Likert scale. Summary scores will be created at baseline and short-term (1 month) follow-up for both control and treatment groups. The outcome variable is a continuous variable. Treatment scores individuals on the intervention group will be compared. T-tests will be used to compare mean scores for sun-protective behaviors between control and treatment groups.
Change in sunscreen use among African-American patients
时间窗: Baseline to day 30
Change in sun-protective behaviors among African-American patients. Measured by sunscreen use. All responses for questions about sun-protective behaviors are on a 5-point Likert scale. Summary scores will be created at baseline and short-term (1 month) follow-up for both control and treatment groups. The outcome variable is a continuous variable. Treatment scores individuals on the intervention group will be compared. T-tests will be used to compare mean scores for sun-protective behaviors between control and treatment groups.
次要结局
- Change in skin self-examinations among African-American patients as measured by knowledge, behavior and anxiety(Baseline to day 30)