Clinical trial · Interventional
Skin Cancer Screening and Education at Beaches
Skin Cancer Screening and Education Program at Beaches
- 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)
This study was an evaluation of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Blum Family Resource Center Van's existing skin cancer screening and education program. This program occurred over 2 summers. This study will fill a critical gap in the investigators' knowledge about how best to address the high-risk behaviors that regularly occur during the summertime at beaches. The investigators randomized beaches to receive different combinations of the van program components in order to determine how services should optimally be configured to maximize impact. The investigators hypothesized that providing all three components (1-Skin cancer prevention education; 2-Biometric feedback using a Dermascan Analyzer that illustrates skin damage due to sun exposure and Ultra Violet (UV) Reflectance Photography; and 3-Dermatologist skin exam) will maximize knowledge and behavior change, relative to education alone.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skin Cancer | Malignant Skin Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| biometric feedback | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| dermatologist skin exam | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| education about sun protection | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (4)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- education only
- description
- This comprehensive education program included a health educator visit, on the education van, who gave education about sun safety.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: education about sun protection
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- education plus dermatologist skin exam
- description
- In addition to the education program, participants received free skin exams by board certified dermatologists from Brigham and Women's Hospital. The van was equipped with a private clinical setting conducive to carry out such examinations. Based on the recommendations of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), a visual full body exam was provided to participants. At the end of each skin exam the dermatologist provided a presumptive diagnosis to the participant, and made appropriate recommendations and referrals for follow up with the participants' physician/dermatologist (if and when necessary). All participants undergoing the skin exam were required to complete an "AAD Skin Cancer Screening Registration and Report form".
- interventionNames
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Beachgoers eligible to participate in the study included: * those who were 18 years and older * Caucasian * able to understand, speak and read English * ability to give informed consent * had not already enrolled in the study at another participating beach
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