Evaluation of a Simulation Training Tool to Identify Lesions Requiring Further Screening for Melanoma

September 24, 2014 updated by: June Robinson, Northwestern University

Development and Evaluation of a Simulation Training Module to Identify Lesions Requiring Further Visual Screen or Skin Biopsy for Melanoma

The investigators will design a curriculum for visual screening for melanoma and skin biopsy procedure, based on the mastery learning model, using simulators and web-based didactic instruction for medical students and internal medicine residents. This requires having a skin simulation model that presents a range of lesions from benign nevus to atypical nevus to melanoma in a distribution and density that mimics the clinical findings of those with 2 skin tones: fair-skin non- Hispanic white and Hispanic.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

270

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
        • Northwestern University

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 89 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Medical student in his primary care clerkship at Northwestern University

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Not a medical student in his primary care clerkship at Northwestern University

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

  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Medical Students
3rd year medical students during their primary care clerkship
Other: Simulation teaching session
Simulation-based, mastery learning educational intervention in visual screening for melanoma

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Simulation curriculum for screening for melanoma
Time Frame: 1 year
To design a curriculum for visual screening for melanoma and skin biopsy procedure, based on the mastery learning model, using simulators and web-based didactic instruction for medical students and internal medicine residents
1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in melanoma detection skills
Time Frame: 1 hour
To measure changes in medical student and resident skills before and after the intervention, and determine if students achieve the zero error rate in recognizing the melanomas, namely no false negatives.
1 hour

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Northwestern University

Investigators

  • Study Director: Dennis P West, PhD, Northwestern University
  • Principal Investigator: June Robinson, MD, Northwestern University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

July 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 27, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 27, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

August 30, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

September 25, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 24, 2014

Last Verified

September 1, 2014

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • JKR-011510

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