Comparison Of Video-based Versus Written Patient Education on Sunscreen

Skin Cancer Clinical Trial

Official title:

Comparison of Video-based Versus Written Patient Education on Sunscreen Behavior

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00826306
• Other study ID #: 200816689-1
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: January 20, 2009
• Last updated: April 15, 2015
• Start date: January 2009
• Est. completion date: August 2009

Study information

• Verified date: April 2015
• Source: University of California, Davis
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of video-based patient education with written instruction on subjects' adherence to sunscreen application.

Description:

We plan to conduct a randomized, controlled trial comparing the effect of video-based patient education with written instruction on subjects' adherence to sunscreen application.

Subjects randomized to the video-based education arm will be instructed to watch a video on the importance of sunscreen application and the proper technique of applying sunscreen. Subjects randomized to the written education arm will receive written information on the importance of sunscreen application and the proper technique of applying sunscreen. The contents of the video and the written educational materials will be comparable.

At the end of the study period, 3 months later, subjects will be interviewed via telephone regarding their sunscreen application behavior during the last month of the study period. Subjects will also be interviewed regarding their comprehension and attitude towards video-based and written education materials.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 94
• Est. completion date: August 2009
• Est. primary completion date: August 2009
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 years of age or older at time of consent, may be men or women.

• Able to adhere to the study visit schedule and other protocol requirements.

• Capable of giving informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Non-English speaking individuals

• Individuals with a known allergy to sunscreens

• Individuals with a history of psoriasis, because phototherapy has been shown to be beneficial for their skin condition

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor)

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Dermatology Disease
• Skin Cancer
• Skin Neoplasms

Intervention

Other:
• Patient Educational Materials
In the experimental arm, the intervention is the video-based patient educational material on sunscreen. In the active comparison arm (control arm), the comparison intervention is written patient educational material on sunscreen.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of California Davis Department of Dermatology	Sacramento	California

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of California, Davis

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Sunscreen application behavior.		3 months	No
Secondary	Subjects' comprehension and attitude towards video-based and written education materials.		3 months	No

External Links

•   University of California-Davis Department of Dermatology Clinical Research