Health Behaviors, Surveillance, Psychosocial Factors, and Family Concerns

NCT00518050 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 06-128
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 160
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the health behaviors of melanoma survivors. We want to know about their thoughts and concerns. Melanoma is a type of skin cancer. The number of people being diagnosed with melanoma is growing. Many people who are diagnosed with melanoma are young. Little research has been done to find out how melanoma survivors feel years after they have been treated.

Conditions

Melanoma; Survivors; Psychological Factors

Keywords

Health Behaviors; Surveillance; 06-128

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• This pilot study will provide baseline data to enhance our understanding of the behaviors of melanoma survivors.

  2 hours

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Conduct a pilot survey study of melanoma survivors to describe the behavioral and psychosocial issues in melanoma survivors. Results from the survey will enable us to obtain preliminary data in order to conduct a larger scale study.

  half an hour

Study Arms (2)

Specific Aim 1- Focus Group

Conduct focus groups in melanoma survivors to enhance the understanding of the behavioral aspects of: * Screening, skin self-examination, sun protection, and other cancer preventive practices; * Cognitive factors (knowledge, awareness, melanoma worry, and perceived risk) related to screening and sun protection practices; and, * Impact of melanoma on quality of life, family relationships, and economic issues arising from treatment

Behavioral: Focus group

Specific Aim 2- Survey Study

A separate random sample of melanoma survivors will complete the pilot questionnaire. To enhance completion rates, survey instruments will be developed to be both self-administered and interviewer-administered. The survey will include questions from existing surveys, regarding demographics, sun sensitivity, eye and hair color, color of untanned skin, sun exposure, skin selfexamination, sun protection practices and frequency of sunburns, psychosocial/cognitive factors: skin cancer knowledge, skin awareness, cancer worry, perceived risk of recurrence, cancer risk and screening behaviors, and access to health care and insurance.

Behavioral: Survey

Interventions

Focus group BEHAVIORAL

Conduct focus groups in melanoma survivors to enhance the understanding of the behavioral aspects of: * Screening, skin self-examination, sun protection, and other cancer preventive practices; * Cognitive factors (knowledge, awareness, melanoma worry, and perceived risk) related to screening and sun protection practices; and, * Impact of melanoma on quality of life, family relationships, and economic issues arising from treatment

Specific Aim 1- Focus Group

Survey BEHAVIORAL

History of sun exposure Medical factors Affect, cognition, and quality of life Behavioral adoption Demographics Phenotypic factors Economic/healthcare factors

Specific Aim 2- Survey Study

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Eligible melanoma survivors will be initially identified and screened using the Melanoma DMT Database. We will select a random sample from the database.

You may qualify if:

• For the focus group recruitment (Specific Aim 1) - Patients with melanoma (invasive primary cutaneous melanoma, stages 1-III), who have been treated at MSKCC from 1996-2005
• For the survey group recruitment (Specific Aim 2):
• patients with melanoma (invasive primary cutaneous melanoma, stages 1-III), who have been treated at MSKCC from 2001-2011• Ability to sign informed consent which indicates the psychosocial, behavioral, epidemiological nature of this study
• Age ≥ or = to 18 years and fluent in the English language

You may not qualify if:

• Patients with intraepithelial (in situ) melanoma
• Patients with stage IV melanoma
• Patients with nodal or visceral melanoma without a documented primary lesion
• Patients with prior malignancies For the focus group recruitment (Specific Aim 1): (patients treated at MSKCC from 1996-2005) who have a diagnosis \>10 years ago from treatment. For the survey group recruitment (Specific Aim 2): patients treated at MSKCC from 2001-2011)who have a diagnosis \>10 years ago from treatment.
• Patients with a recent diagnosis of melanoma, \<12 months
• Patients who are one year or more post diagnosis and are still receiving treatment for their melanoma

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center: lead

Study Sites (1)

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center 1275 York Avenue

New York, New York, 10065, United States

Location

Related Links

• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Melanoma; Health Behavior

Interventions

Focus Groups; Surveys and Questionnaires

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neuroendocrine Tumors; Neuroectodermal Tumors; Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue; Nevi and Melanomas; Skin Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Skin Diseases; Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases; Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• Susan Oliveria, ScD, MPH

  Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 15, 2007
• First Posted: August 17, 2007
• Study Start: October 1, 2006
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2015
• Study Completion: July 1, 2015
• Last Updated: July 16, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-07

Locations

US (1)