Melanoma Perception and Health Literacy in People of Color

Northwestern University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Melanoma

Treatments: Behavioral: ABCDEs of Melanoma Skin Cancer; Behavioral: ABCDEs of Melanoma

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02437305

STU00200459

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will examine the effectiveness of a targeted, health literate educational intervention for people of color compared to a standard melanoma education pamphlet for increasing knowledge and promoting early melanoma detection. It is hypothesized that people of color are less aware of their risk for developing melanoma and that a targeted educational intervention will help increase knowledge and promote early melanoma detection especially in individuals with low health literacy.

Full description

This targeted educational intervention will compare a standard melanoma education pamphlet with one that has been modified to target people of color. Both pamphlets will include the ABCDEs of melanoma, risk factors, prevention and treatment. In addition, the targeted pamphlet will incorporate the recommendations made by people of color in previous studies. The pamphlets will be randomized to subjects at a study visit along with a health literacy test and a questionnaire aimed at determining subjects' baseline melanoma knowledge and current melanoma prevention practices. 2 months post-intervention, a follow-up phone call will be made to assess subject knowledge retention and behavior change.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• English-speaking
• Self-identifies with one of the following races/ethnicities: African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or Hispanic

Exclusion criteria

• Not proficient in English
• Unable to give informed consent
• Does not self-identify with the following races/ethnicities: African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or Hispanic

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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100 participants in 2 patient groups

ABCDEs of Melanoma Skin Cancer

Experimental group

Description:

A modified melanoma educational intervention that uses the "ABCDEs of Melanoma" pamphlet from the Skin Cancer Foundation but also incorporates the nomenclature "melanoma skin cancer"; indicates that melanoma is relevant for everyone regardless of race and ethnicity; includes images of melanoma on ethnic skin; informs people of the likelihood of melanoma developing in acral, subungual and mucosal surfaces; and provides guidance on self-skin examinations.

Treatment:

Behavioral: ABCDEs of Melanoma Skin Cancer

ABCDEs of Melanoma

Active Comparator group

Description:

A conventional melanoma educational intervention using the "ABCDEs of Melanoma" pamphlet from the Skin Cancer Foundation.

Treatment:

Behavioral: ABCDEs of Melanoma