Digital vs. Printed Photographs: Impact on Skin Self-Examinations

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Conditions studied: Melanoma

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02520622

Run by

University of Pennsylvania

People needed

69

Starts

2015-02-16

Expected to finish

2017-01-25

Last updated by the study team

2017-05-02

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 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

You may not qualify if…

• 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

Where it is running

• University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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