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Computer-Based Continuing Education for Doctors in Examination and Counseling of Patients on Skin Cancer or Weight Control

NCT00295906 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 4550

Last updated 2013-12-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

RATIONALE: Computer-based continuing education courses may be effective in improving the skills of primary care doctors to identify skin cancer risk factors, perform skin cancer exams, and counsel patients. They may also improve the skills of primary care doctors to assess and counsel patients on their weight, diet, and physical activity.

PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying how well computer-based continuing education courses work in improving doctors' ability to perform skin cancer or weight control exams and counseling during routine office visits.

Conditions

  • Melanoma (Skin)
  • Non-melanomatous Skin Cancer

Interventions

OTHER

educational intervention

OTHER

internet-based intervention

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH

  • Rhode Island Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Martin A. Weinstock, MD, PhD · Rhode Island Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-06-30
Primary Completion
2008-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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