Exploring Unmet Needs and Attitudes to Skin Self-examination in Melanoma Survivors (EUNASS)

NHS Trust

Status: Completed

Conditions: Melanoma, Stage I; Melanoma Stage III; Melanoma, Stage II

Treatments: Other: Questionnaire

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04675346

19/SC/0554

261224 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a prospective, multi-centred cohort study whereby the EUNASS Study questionnaire will be administered electronically to identify needs of melanoma survivors, the extent to which these needs are being met, and identify areas which have the greatest need for development. It will also evaluate behaviour in relation to sun protection and skin self-examination (SSE). It will be a self-completed questionnaire.

Qualitative work using semi-structured interviews will explore the needs of melanoma survivors in greater depth, will present examples of potential interventions to improve SSE and explore factors that determine the likelihood of engaging in an intervention which can address unmet needs, such as improving SSE. Taken together, the data will provide the evidence base to inform the development of an intervention to improve SSE, which can subsequently be tested in secondary care services.

Enrollment: 252 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Participant is willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study.

• Male or Female, aged 18 years or above.
• Histological diagnosis of primary cutaneous invasive melanoma (any Breslow thickness) at 3 - 12 months from diagnosis (as most primary treatment will be complete by 3 mths)
• American Joint Cancer Committee Version 8 [2018] (AJCC V8) Stage I - III melanoma at time of recruitment
• Able to complete an electronic questionnaire

Exclusion criteria

• Other current active internal malignancy (i.e. does not include non-melanoma skin cancers)
• Inability to independently complete electronic questionnaire
• AJCC V8 Stage IV melanoma at time of recruitment
• Clinical stage of disease unknown / unconfirmed

Trial design

252 participants in 2 patient groups

Questionnaire

Description:

The EUNASS Study Questionnaire is an electronic questionnaire (using the Qualtrics programme) designed to assess management after diagnosis of melanoma and during follow-up, health status, fear of melanoma recurrence, melanoma-specific supportive care needs, sun protection behaviour, views and habits about SSE and standard socio-demographic details.

Treatment:

Other: Questionnaire

Interviews

Description:

A qualitative researcher will undertake 25-30 semi-structured interviews with participants who have volunteered their contact details in the final section of the EUNASS Study Questionnaire. A purposive sampling approach will be taken for participant recruitment to this part of the study.

Treatment:

Other: Questionnaire