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A Community-based Educational Initiative to Raise Awareness of Melanoma and Other Skin Cancers.

NCT07177638 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 45

Last updated 2025-09-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This is a pilot study of a community- based melanoma educational intervention in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn conducted in-person by a community-health worker employed by the Perlmutter Cancer Center. Sample size will be around 35 participants. The participants will complete a pre-study survey and then take part in the educational session. There will be follow up study visits to assess the impact of the intervention on participant knowledge and skin self-examination behaviors at 3 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months. At the 12-month mark, the participants will also complete a post-study survey.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Education Sessions to Improve Melanoma Knowledge and Awareness

Community based educational seminar led by a community health worker with follow-up questionnaires to assess knowledge retention and behavioral change.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • David Polsky, MD, PhD · NYU Langone Health

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-08-01
Primary Completion
2026-08-27
Completion
2026-08-27

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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