Clinical trial · Interventional
Educational Program in Skin Self-Examination To Detect Melanoma in Healthy Participants
Skin Self-Examination for Early Detection of Melanoma: Intervention and Consequence
NCT00416988CI-TRIAL-00010887completedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
RATIONALE: An educational program may be effective in increasing monthly skin self-examinations to detect melanoma in healthy participants. PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying how well an educational program works in increasing monthly skin self-examinations to detect melanoma in healthy participants.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melanoma (Skin) | Melanoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.85 |
| Weight Changes | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| educational intervention | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
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DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
* Healthy participants who are scheduled for a routine or health maintenance visit with a participating primary care office that meets all of the following criteria:
* At least 50% of patients are being seen for regular ongoing general medical care
* Specializes in internal medicine (subspecialties allowed), family medicine, or obstetrics/gynecology
* Employs at least 2 physicians who meet all of the following requirements:
* Agree to participate
* Work full-time, defined as at least 8 sessions per week of 3 or more hours
* Completed post-graduate training
* Not a federal employee or full-time hospital-based faculty
* Have been in practice at least 1 year
* Not planning on relocating or retiring within the next 3 years
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
* Must be able to read in either English or Spanish
* Has no household member who has been previously enrolled on this study, including a person who has the same telephone number or address
* Not in acute discomfort
* Able to comply with intervention
* No impairment that would preclude skin self-examination
* Must be able to view video
* No illness or disability that would preclude participation in the study interview
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
* Must not have been previously enrolled on this studyReferences
Publications (1)
- RESULTLee KB, Weinstock MA, Risica PM. Components of a successful intervention for monthly skin self-examination for early detection of melanoma: the "Check It Out" trial. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2008 Jun;58(6):1006-12. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2008.03.008. Epub 2008 Apr 11. PMID 18406492