Skin cancer prevention in primary care

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Sun exposure habits with regard to skin cancer; Signs and Symptoms

• Registration Number: ISRCTN99837874
• Lead Sponsor: County Council of Östergötland

Brief Summary

2008 Results article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18802808 results 2011 Results article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21682578 results 2019 Results article in https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpopen19X101653 10 year follow up (added 12/06/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2015-10-30
• Study Start: 2019-04-26
• Last Update Posted: 26 June 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 316

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients > 18 years of age visiting the study primary health care centre during the recruitment period.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Abnormal UV-sensitivity
2. Intake of UV-sensitising medication
3. Cognitive impairment

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Sun exposure habits, measured by a questionnaire based of a number of 5-grade Likert scored question, reflecting frequency and degree of sun exposure and protection, and five questions measuring propensity to increase sun protection based on the transtheoretical model of behaviour change. Measurement time points: Baseline (at study start, prior to intervention), after 6 months, 3 years and 10 years.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Secondary outcome variable: Attitudes towards sunbathing, measured by a number of 5-grade Likert scored questions. Measurement time points: Baseline (at study start, prior to intervention), after 6 months, 3 years and 10 years.