Clinical trial · Interventional
Passive Versus Active Educational Interventions for Melanoma Recognition
A Multicentric Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Efficacy of Passive Versus Active Educational Interventions in Increasing the Ability of Laypersons in Recognizing Skin Lesions at Risk for MELAnoma
- 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 evaluates the efficacy of a passive versus an active educational intervention in increasing the ability of laypersons at low risk for melanoma development, in recognizing atypical skin melanocytic lesions. Patients will be randomized (1:1) to receive the active or the passive intervention.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Problems | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Melanoma (Skin) | Melanoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.85 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active educational intervention | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Passive educational intervention | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Passive intervention
- description
- Administration of a booklet containing the explanation of 2 clinical rules for early detection of atypical melanocytic lesions: the ABCDE and the "ugly duckling" rules.
- interventionNames
- Other: Passive educational intervention
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Active intervention
- description
- A standardized oral explanation will be given to the patient by a dermatologist, together with the administration of a booklet containing written information of 2 clinical rules for detection of melanoma, as the ABCDE and the "ugly duckling" rules.
- interventionNames
- Other: Active educational intervention
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 75 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * no personal or family history for melanoma; * first visit for skin examination Exclusion Criteria: * patients referring to know and to be already confident in the use of at least one of the tested rules.
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