NCT00826995

Comparison of Video-Based Versus Written Patient Education on Melanoma

Comparison of Video-based Versus Written Patient Education on Melanoma

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 78 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of California, Davis · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of video-based patient education with written instruction on subjects' understanding of melanoma.

Detailed description

We plan to conduct a randomized, controlled trial comparing the effect of video-based patient education with written instruction on subjects' understanding of melanoma. Subjects randomized to the video-based education arm will be instructed to watch a video on the definition of melanoma, risk factors associated with the development of melanoma, and signs that should prompt an evaluation for melanoma. Subjects randomized to the written education arm will receive written information on the definition of melanoma, risk factors associated with the development of melanoma, and signs that should prompt an evaluation for melanoma. The contents of the video and the written educational materials will be comparable. At the end of the study period 1 month later, subjects will be interviewed via telephone regarding their understanding of melanoma. Subjects will also be interviewed regarding their comprehension and attitude towards video-based and written education materials.

Conditions

• Melanoma
• Malignant Melanoma

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Patient Educational Materials	In the experimental arm, the intervention is the video-based patient educational material on melanoma. In the active comparison arm (control arm), the comparison intervention is written patient educational material on melanoma.

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-01-01
• Primary completion: 2009-05-01
• Completion: 2009-07-01
• First posted: 2009-01-22
• Last updated: 2015-04-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States