People of Color and Dermatology: A Deeper Look at Patients' Perceptions of Care and the Need for Greater Diversity in Dermatology

Completed

• Conditions: Dermatology

• Registration Number: NCT04991285
• Lead Sponsor: Northwestern University

Brief Summary

Surveys will be collected to evaluate views from people of color and their dermatology experience. The information collected will look at patients' perceptions of care and the need for greater diversity in dermatology.

Detailed Description

This survey looks to gain a much-needed perspective from POC in order to better understand their views on 1. the field of dermatology 2. the diversity in dermatology and its acceptance of skin of color and hair 3. skin of color centers 4. Race concordant dermatology and 5. perceived views on dermatologic training. The sample size will be the number of participants that respond to the survey, with a target sample size of 1000 respondents. Eligible participants need to identify with at least one of the following groups

* Black or African American

* Latinx

* American Indian or Alaska Native

* Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

* Asian

Participants will need to be over the age of 18 years old, English-speaking/English proficient and anticipated to be living within the United States. Recruitment and screening will be done through ResearchMatch.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2021-07-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-08-02
• Study First Posted: 2021-08-05
• Study Start: 2021-08-06
• Primary Completion: 2021-10-26
• Study Completion: 2023-06-30
• Status Verified: 2023-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-11-10
• Last Update Posted: 2023-11-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 485

Inclusion Criteria

Eligible participants need to identify with at least one of the following groups

• Black or African American
• Latinx
• American Indian or Alaska Native
• Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
• Asian
• Over the age of 18 years old
• English-speaking/ English proficient
• Anticipated to be living within the United States

Exclusion:

Subjects who do not meet the inclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Frequency (percentage) of participants with knowledge of skin of color clinics/training	2 months	The frequency (percentage) of participants who responded as knowing about skin of color clinics and skin of color training for dermatology.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Northwestern University Fienberg School of Medicine Department of Dermatology; 🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States