Community Based Strategies for Early Detection of Melanoma

Study Purpose

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

Recruitment Criteria

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Healthy volunteers are participants who do not have a disease or condition, or related conditions or symptoms

Yes
Study Type

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An observational clinical study is where participants identified as belonging to study groups are assessed for biomedical or health outcomes.


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Observational
Eligible Ages 18 Years and Over
Gender All
More Inclusion & Exclusion Criteria

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.

Trial Details

Trial ID:

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NCT04799106
Phase

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Lead Sponsor

The sponsor is the organization or person who oversees the clinical study and is responsible for analyzing the study data.

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Principal Investigator

The person who is responsible for the scientific and technical direction of the entire clinical study.

Robert Haile, DrPH, MPH
Principal Investigator Affiliation Cedars-Sinai
Agency Class

Category of organization(s) involved as sponsor (and collaborator) supporting the trial.

Other
Overall Status Not yet recruiting
Countries
Conditions

The disease, disorder, syndrome, illness, or injury that is being studied.

Melanoma

Contact Information

This trial has no sites locations listed at this time. If you are interested in learning more, you can contact the trial's primary contact:

Hayden Hutchison, MSW, MPH

[email protected]

310-423-2361

For additional contact information, you can also visit the trial on clinicaltrials.gov.

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