Community Based Strategies for Early Detection of Melanoma

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center200 enrolled

Overview

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

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

200

Conditions

Melanoma

Interventions

Community Based Strategies for Early Detection of MelanomaBEHAVIORAL

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

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * 18 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 Exclusion Criteria: Exclusion criteria is stage 0, I, IV, or unstaged diagnosis, or any individual who does not meet the above stated eligibility criteria will be excluded from the study.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Completion of self and partner skin examinations

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

Time frame: 3 months

Completion of self and partner skin examinations

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

Time frame: 6 months

Central Contacts

Hayden Hutchison, MSW, MPH

CONTACT

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

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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