Clinical trial · Interventional
Melanoma Simulation Model With Smartphone Devices: Training Physicians for Early Detection of Melanoma
Melanoma Simulation Model With Smartphone Devices: Training Physicians to Perform Opportunistic Surveillance for Early Detection of Melanoma
NCT01859845CI-TRIAL-00015295completedN/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)
The specific aim of this study is to determine if interactive touchscreen-based learning with deliberate practice modules can enhance the retention of life-saving medical skills when incorporated into medical training curricula. We will analyze the retention and confidence of screening skills by comparing outcomes on pretest and posttest in each arm.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melanoma | Melanoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smartphone | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control Study Arm
- description
- The control participants will first interact with the simulated melanoma back model to learn clinical unaided visual inspection skills and then view a passive image projected onto a screen for dermoscopy learning. Remediation of inappropriate clinical decisions will be carried out by the research coordinator and is based on predefined feedback consistent across both arms of the study. Along with the projected images, the coordinator will provide each control participant with worksheets for the clinical Asymmetry, Border, Color, Diameter (ABCD) and Dermoscopy 3-point check list. A copy of the completed worksheet will be made at the end of the workshop.
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- smartphone
- description
- Each participant in the educational intervention arm will have access to a smartphone with a preloaded android software package. The smartphone software allows the participant to visualize a dermoscopic image of the pigmented lesion at the surface of the simulated melanoma model. Participants are given the freedom to navigate through the program via the smartphone to learn at their own pace with reinforcement of correct clinical management decisions and correction of weaknesses. The software content is limited to the dermoscopy information available to the positive control arm through the coordinator and the dermoscopic images projected onto the screen, thus a comparison of retention rates across both arms is possible.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria for Evaluation of the smartphone-based dermoscopy prototype device: * Thirty 4th year medical students and 2nd year physician assistant (PA) students with previous experience with the Melanoma Simulation Model of the back (IRB STU00025072) Inclusion Criteria for teaching and testing sessions with medical students and physician assistant students: * Eighty third-year medical students and thirty PA students Exclusion Criteria: * Those not meeting the above inclusion criteria
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