Skin Tone Preferences and Their Influence on Skin Care Behaviors

Dermatology/Skin - Other Clinical Trial

Official title:

Skin Tone Preferences and Their Influence on Skin Care Behaviors

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03651167
• Other study ID #: RVK05222018
• Status: Completed
• Start date: August 1, 2018
• Est. completion date: June 30, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: July 2021
• Source: Northwestern University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to classify participants by actual skin tone and skin tone preference and identify whether an association exists between these skin tone preferences and knowledge of skin care recommendations, attitudes towards healthy skin care, or skin care behaviors.

Description:

This study seeks to examine if there is a difference between ideal and actual skin tone among minority populations. In addition, we hope to assess whether various demographic factors as well as disparity between ideal and actual skin tone effect skin protective behaviors (i.e. sun screen use, dermatologist appointments, skin self-exams) or skin destructive behaviors (i.e. outdoor tanning, tanning salon use, use of skin lightening products) in minority populations.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 619
• Est. completion date: June 30, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: June 30, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Subjects age 18 years old or older
• Self-identified members of a minority (African, Asian, Hispanic/Latino, American Indian, Alaskan native, etc.) population
• Subjects who are capable of completing an online, English survey

Exclusion Criteria:

• Subjects age 17 years old or younger
• Subjects not self-identified members of a minority (African, Asian, Hispanic/Latino, American Indian, Alaskan native, etc.) population
• Subjects who are incapable of completing an online, English survey

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Dermatology/Skin - Other

Intervention

Other:
• Survey
Participants will complete a survey online

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Department of Dermatology	Chicago	Illinois

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Northwestern University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Frequency of skin tone differences between ideal and actual	The frequency at which research participants indicate ideal skin tone differences versus actual will be assessed in the questionnaire. The unit of measure will be a numerical value, number of participants.	6 months