Clinical trial · Interventional
Digital vs. Printed Photographs: Impact on Skin Self-Examinations
Evaluation of the Impact of Using Digital Photographs on a Mobile Device Versus Printed Photographs on Patient Conducted Skin Exams
- 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 primary aim is to determine the impact of using digital photographs on a mobile device versus printed photographs on skin self-examination rates. The ease-of-use and overall satisfaction with the two exam modalities will be evaluated. Secondarily, the impact on melanoma thickness at detection, melanoma detection, biopsy, and office visit rates will be evaluated. The study involves patients in the Pigmented Lesion Clinic that have received total body photography for skin monitoring.
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 (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital photographs loaded onto a mobile device | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Skin exam reminders | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Social support network | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (4)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Control
- description
- Patients use digital photographs loaded onto a mobile device
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Digital photographs loaded onto a mobile device
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Reminders
- description
- Patients use digital photographs loaded onto a mobile device and receive skin exam reminders
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Digital photographs loaded onto a mobile device
- Behavioral: Skin exam reminders
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Social Support
- description
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients presenting to the Penn Dermatology Pigmented Lesion Clinic who have a mobile device for personal use that either: * (1) already have total body photography images, have a compact disc (CD) of digital versions of these images, and who do NOT already conduct proper monthly skin exams at home, and * (2) patients that are having new images taken Exclusion Criteria: * Patients that are children or adolescents * Patients that are court-ordered to attend residential alcohol or other drug treatment facilities and therefore considered prisoners * Patients that are incompetent to provide informed consent and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) authorization
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDMarek AJ, Chu EY, Ming ME, Khan ZA, Kovarik CL. Piloting the Use of Smartphones, Reminders, and Accountability Partners to Promote Skin Self-Examinations in Patients with Total Body Photography: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Am J Clin Dermatol. 2018 Oct;19(5):779-785. doi: 10.1007/s40257-018-0372-7. PMID 30062632