War on Melanoma™ Public Health & Education Campaign

OHSU Knight Cancer Institute

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Melanoma

Treatments: Behavioral: Health Education; Behavioral: Media Campaign; Other: Educational Intervention; Other: Survey Administration

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04611568

STUDY00019372 (Other Identifier)

NCI-2020-01301 (Registry Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This trial studies how well a health educational campaign works in increasing early detection of melanoma in Oregon. The health educational campaign may provide information to help people learn about the early signs of melanoma. Increased education in Oregon may decrease the number of people who die from melanoma and increase the number of melanomas that are identified at an earlier stage.

Full description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To measure the change in melanoma literacy in Oregon, Washington, and Utah over five years (relative to baseline) and determine if there is a statistically significant difference in literacy in Oregon (where the educational campaign occurred) as compared to the non-participating states (Washington and Utah).

II. To determine if there is an association between melanoma literacy and 1) stage at diagnosis, 2) tumor depth, 3) incidence, and 4) mortality rates in Oregon, Washington, and Utah.

III. To determine if the cost of care for melanoma in Oregon is impacted by melanoma literacy and/or tumor stage.

OUTLINE:

MEDIA CAMPAIGN: Participants view digital media strategies.

PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS AND PROFESSIONALS: Primary care providers and professionals who see skin and potential melanomas receive online based curriculum on melanoma. Participants also complete a survey to assess knowledge and confidence before and after receiving the curriculum.

MELANOMA COMMUNITY REGISTRY VOLUNTEERS: Melanoma Community Registry volunteers in Oregon receive educational and training materials on melanoma. Participants also complete a survey before and after receiving educational material.

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS: High school students receive an educational lecture over 1 hour on sun-safety and early detection of melanoma practices. Participants also complete a survey before and after the educational lecture.

Enrollment: 75,000 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 12+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Individuals, melanoma patients, skin service providers and health care providers interested in awareness and educational campaign

Exclusion criteria

• No one will be intentionally excluded

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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75,000 participants in 1 patient group

Prevention (health educational campaign)

Experimental group

Description:

MEDIA CAMPAIGN: Participants view digital media strategies. PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS AND PROFESSIONALS: Primary care providers and professionals who see skin and potential melanomas receive online based curriculum on melanoma. Participants also complete a survey to assess knowledge and confidence before and after receiving the curriculum. MELANOMA COMMUNITY REGISTRY VOLUNTEERS: Melanoma Community Registry volunteers in Oregon receive educational and training materials on melanoma. Participants also complete a survey before and after receiving educational material. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS: High school students receive an educational lecture over 1 hour on sun-safety and early detection of melanoma practices. Participants also complete a survey before and after the educational lecture.

Treatment:

Other: Educational Intervention

Other: Survey Administration

Other: Educational Intervention

Behavioral: Media Campaign

Behavioral: Health Education