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2025-12-29 @ 6:19 AM
Study NCT ID:
NCT00295906
Status:
UNKNOWN
Last Update Posted:
2013-12-18
First Post:
2006-02-23
Is Gene Therapy:
True
Has Adverse Events:
False
Brief Title:
Computer-Based Continuing Education for Doctors in Examination and Counseling of Patients on Skin Cancer or Weight Control
Sponsor:
Organization:
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They may also improve the skills of primary care doctors to assess and counsel patients on their weight, diet, and physical activity.\n\nPURPOSE: 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.", 'detailedDescription': "OBJECTIVES:\n\nPrimary\n\n* Compare the efficacy of a continuing education course designed to improve primary care physician performance in examination and counseling of patients about skin cancer vs a continuing education course designed to improve physician assessment of weight management.\n* Evaluate physician performance of skin examination during routine patient visits at 12 months after completion of the skin cancer continuing education course.\n* Evaluate physician counseling around skin cancer issues.\n\nSecondary\n\n* Evaluate the efficacy of the skin cancer continuing education course in improving physician skin cancer triage skills and in changing physician attitudes and knowledge regarding skin cancer issues.\n* Assess improvements in physician assessment of weight, diet, and physical activity.\n\nOUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Physicians are stratified according to participating center. Physicians are randomized to 1 of 2 intervention arms.\n\n* Arm I (skin cancer continuing education course): Physicians complete a 1-hour continuing education course on skin cancer. The course is available to the physician as a reference for up to 12 months. Physicians complete an online test at baseline, immediately after the course is completed, and at 1 month and 12 months after course completion to assess their knowledge, attitudes, skill, and practices towards skin examination and skin cancer counseling.\n\nPatients are interviewed by telephone within 1 week after a routine office visit with their physician to assess the physician's skin assessment and skin cancer counseling practices. The interviews are conducted prior to and at 1 month and 12 months after the physician completes the continuing education course.\n\n* Arm II (weight control continuing education course): Physicians complete a 1-hour continuing education course on weight, dietary, and physical activity assessment and counseling. The course is available to the physician as a reference for up to 12 months. Physicians complete an online test at baseline, immediately after the course is completed, and at 1 month and 12 months after course completion to assess their knowledge, attitudes, skill, and practices towards weight, dietary, and physical activity assessment and counseling.\n\nPatients are interviewed by telephone within 1 week after a routine office visit with their physician to assess the physician's weight, dietary, and physical activity assessment and counseling practices. The interviews are conducted prior to and at 1 month and 12 months after the physician completes the continuing education course.\n\nPROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 50 physicians and 4,500 patients will be accrued for this study."}, 'eligibilityModule': {'sex': 'ALL', 'stdAges': ['ADULT', 'OLDER_ADULT'], 'minimumAge': '18 Years', 'healthyVolunteers': True, 'eligibilityCriteria': 'DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:\n\n* Primary care physician, meeting all of the following criteria:\n\n * General internist or family physician\n * Must devote at least 75% of their time to primary care practice\n * At least 1 year in practice\n * Must be in a community-based practice with no more than 1 participating physician per practice\n * Must not be planning to retire within the next 2 years\n * Has a patient population that is predominantly at substantial risk of melanoma and other skin cancers (i.e., adults whose non-sun-exposed skin color is white or tan, but not brown)\n* Patient\n\n * Adult who is scheduled for a routine office visit with a study physician\n\nPATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:\n\n* Not specified\n\nPRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:\n\n* Not specified'}, 'identificationModule': {'nctId': 'NCT00295906', 'briefTitle': 'Computer-Based Continuing Education for Doctors in Examination and Counseling of Patients on Skin Cancer or Weight Control', 'organization': {'class': 'NIH', 'fullName': 'National Cancer Institute (NCI)'}, 'officialTitle': 'Efficacy of Web-Based Instruction on Skin Cancer Triage', 'orgStudyIdInfo': {'id': 'CDR0000454721'}, 'secondaryIdInfos': [{'id': 'RIH-1050258954A1'}, {'id': 'RIH-0348-03'}]}, 'armsInterventionsModule': {'interventions': [{'name': 'educational intervention', 'type': 'OTHER'}, {'name': 'internet-based intervention', 'type': 'OTHER'}]}, 'contactsLocationsModule': {'locations': [{'zip': '32131', 'city': 'San Diego', 'state': 'California', 'status': 'RECRUITING', 'country': 'United States', 'contacts': [{'name': 'Martin L. Kabongo, MD, PhD', 'role': 'CONTACT', 'phone': '858-657-7786'}], 'facility': 'Scripps-Ranch Family Medicine Clinic at University of California', 'geoPoint': {'lat': 32.71571, 'lon': -117.16472}}, {'zip': '67214-3199', 'city': 'Wichita', 'state': 'Kansas', 'status': 'RECRUITING', 'country': 'United States', 'contacts': [{'name': 'Ken J. Kallail, PhD', 'role': 'CONTACT', 'phone': '316-293-2650'}], 'facility': 'University of Kansas School of Medicine - Wichita', 'geoPoint': {'lat': 37.69224, 'lon': -97.33754}}, {'zip': '43210-1240', 'city': 'Columbus', 'state': 'Ohio', 'status': 'RECRUITING', 'country': 'United States', 'contacts': [{'name': 'Ohio State University Cancer Clinical Trial Matching Service', 'role': 'CONTACT', 'email': 'Jamesline@osumc.edu', 'phone': '866-627-7616'}], 'facility': 'Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute at Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center', 'geoPoint': {'lat': 39.96118, 'lon': -82.99879}}, {'zip': '19107-5541', 'city': 'Philadelphia', 'state': 'Pennsylvania', 'status': 'RECRUITING', 'country': 'United States', 'contacts': [{'name': 'Clinical Trials Office - Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jeffer', 'role': 'CONTACT', 'phone': '215-955-6084'}], 'facility': 'Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University - Philadelphia', 'geoPoint': {'lat': 39.95238, 'lon': -75.16362}}, {'zip': '02903', 'city': 'Providence', 'state': 'Rhode Island', 'status': 'RECRUITING', 'country': 'United States', 'contacts': [{'name': 'Clinical Trials Office - Rhode Island Hospital Comprehensive C', 'role': 'CONTACT', 'phone': '401-444-1488'}], 'facility': 'Rhode Island Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center', 'geoPoint': {'lat': 41.82399, 'lon': -71.41283}}], 'overallOfficials': [{'name': 'Martin A. Weinstock, MD, PhD', 'role': 'STUDY_CHAIR', 'affiliation': 'Rhode Island Hospital'}]}, 'sponsorCollaboratorsModule': {'leadSponsor': {'name': 'Rhode Island Hospital', 'class': 'OTHER'}, 'collaborators': [{'name': 'National Cancer Institute (NCI)', 'class': 'NIH'}]}}}