Community Based Strategies for Early Detection of Melanoma

NCT04799106 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: STUDY00001181
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 200
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to pilot the use of community education and digital dermatology to increase the early detection of curable melanomas.

Conditions

Melanoma

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Completion of self and partner skin examinations

  Proportion of individuals recruited to those that follow through with the protocol

  3 months

• Completion of self and partner skin examinations

  Proportion of individuals recruited to those that follow through with the protocol

  6 months

Interventions

Community Based Strategies for Early Detection of Melanoma BEHAVIORAL

The main procedures of this study include educational sessions about melanoma and how to detect it at its earliest stages with the help of a community health worker, conducting a self-skin examination every three months, helping to perform a skin examination every three months for a family member or friend who would be selected as a "partner", and completing short questionnaires at the beginning of the study, at month three during the study, and at completion of the study.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

200 melanoma survivors drawn from the California Cancer Registry will be invited to participate in the study. Assuming a 20% response rate, approximately 40 individuals will be identified to participate in the study, including 20 in Southern California and 20 in Northern California. Participants will be invited to identify up to four friends or first-degree family members to also participate in the study, for a total of 200 participants.

You may qualify if:

• years and older
• \>1mm lesion thickness with ulceration (T2b) or \>2mm lesion thickness (T3/T4)
• Low socioeconomic status (SES) Non-Latinx White individuals (according to Yost's index SES level based on a principal components analysis)
• Latinx individuals
• Individual resides in semi-rural area, including zip codes within Antelope Valley in Southern California and Salinas in Northern California
• Individual speaks and reads English or Spanish
• Voluntary willingness and comprehension to consent

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center: lead
• Stanford University: collaborator

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Melanoma

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

Study Officials

• Robert Haile, DrPH, MPH

  Cedars-Sinai

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Hayden Hutchison, MSW, MPH

CONTACT

310-423-2361; hayden.hutchison@cshs.org

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Director, Cancer Research Center for Health Equity

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 9, 2021
• First Posted: March 16, 2021
• Study Start: January 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: January 31, 2025
• Study Completion: March 1, 2025
• Last Updated: August 29, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-08