Cultural Differences in Treatment Preferences and Perceptions of Acne
- Conditions
- Acne Vulgaris
- Interventions
- Other: Survey
- Registration Number
- NCT03192163
- Lead Sponsor
- Northwestern University
- Brief Summary
This study will use a survey to examine relationships between culture, race, and ethnicity with treatment preferences and perceptions for acne vulgaris.
- Detailed Description
The purpose of this study is to determine how explanatory models, perceptions, and treatment preferences of acne vulgaris vary across different cultures and racial and ethnic backgrounds. This study will also use Willingness to Pay to investigate differences in treatment valuation. Clarifying these differences will better inform patient counseling and treatment adherence by improving the quality of shared decision making.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 217
- Subjects must have acne vulgaris, be at least 18 years of age, and must be able to complete a survey published in English.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description ResearchMatch Group Survey - Northwestern Center for Ethnic Skin Group Survey -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Willingness to Pay 15 minutes percentage of income individual is willing to pay to use a treatment that improves his or her acne
Preferred and Least Preferred Treatments 15 minutes ranked list of treatments for acne that individuals prefer and don't prefer using (ie. masks/facials, isotretinoin, etc) and reasons for why individuals prefer or don't prefer using that treatment (ie. cost, safety, efficacy, etc.)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Department of Dermatology
🇺🇸Chicago, Illinois, United States