Skin Cancer Screening and Education at Beaches (SHADE)

December 30, 2014 updated by: Karen Emmons, PhD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Skin Cancer Screening and Education Program at Beaches

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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

634

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
        • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

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

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: education only
This comprehensive education program included a health educator visit, on the education van, who gave education about sun safety.
Behavioral: education about sun protection
This comprehensive education program included a visit with a health educator, on the education van, who gave education about sun safety.
Experimental: education plus dermatologist skin exam
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".
Other: dermatologist skin exam
Full body skin exam.
Experimental: educ, biometric fb, and derm skin exam
Participants received the active components of the other three conditions.
Other: dermatologist skin exam
Full body skin exam.
Behavioral: biometric feedback
Participants received biometric feedback using a Dermascan Analyzer and Ultra Violet (UV) Reflectance Photography. The Dermascan Analyzer is an educational tool that enhances visibility of skin texture, markings or lesions and is commonly used in health fairs and at schools all over the country. The analyzer highlights the sun damage on the participants skin as dark purple blotches, which the participants are able to see in the mirror placed inside the analyzer. Ultra Violet (UV) Reflectance Photography provides participants with a visual image of their skin damage that can be taken with them.
Experimental: education plus biometric feedback
In addition to the educational program, participants received biometric feedback using a Dermascan Analyzer and Ultra Violet (UV) Reflectance Photography. The Dermascan Analyzer is an educational tool that enhances visibility of skin texture, markings or lesions and is commonly used in health fairs and at schools all over the country. The analyzer highlights the sun damage on the participants skin as dark purple blotches, which the participants are able to see in the mirror placed inside the analyzer. Ultra Violet (UV) Reflectance Photography provides participants with a visual image of their skin damage that can be taken with them.
Behavioral: biometric feedback
Participants received biometric feedback using a Dermascan Analyzer and Ultra Violet (UV) Reflectance Photography. The Dermascan Analyzer is an educational tool that enhances visibility of skin texture, markings or lesions and is commonly used in health fairs and at schools all over the country. The analyzer highlights the sun damage on the participants skin as dark purple blotches, which the participants are able to see in the mirror placed inside the analyzer. Ultra Violet (UV) Reflectance Photography provides participants with a visual image of their skin damage that can be taken with them.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
sun protection behaviors
Time Frame: 4-6 months post-intervention
4-6 months post-intervention
sun burns
Time Frame: 4-6 months post-intervention
4-6 months post-intervention
skin self-exams
Time Frame: 4-6 months post-intervention
4-6 months post-intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Collaborators

Harvard Medical School (HMS and HSDM)
Brigham and Women's Hospital
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
The Shilling SHADE Foundation of America

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Karen M Emmons, PhD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2007

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2008

Study Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 6, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 6, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

May 7, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 31, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 30, 2014

Last Verified

December 1, 2014

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 14598

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