Cosmetology Students and Skin Cancer

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

310 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-09-15

Study Completion Date

2017-09-15

Brief Summary

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Assess the efficacy of training cosmetology students to detect suspicious skin lesions.

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Detailed Description

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The incidence of melanoma is increasing the USA. The early detection of skin cancer is associated with a significant decrease in morbidity and mortality. Hair professionals (cosmetologists and barbers) have an excellent opportunity to detect suspicious skin lesions on the scalp, neck, and face due to routinely looking at this area during customer visits. Currently in Arkansas, cosmetology schools teach students about how to recognize skin cancer on their clients. In this program, the aim was to improve the educational module for skin cancer in schools of cosmetology in Arkansas. In the proposed study, the intervention training module was designed to increase the knowledge of cosmetology schools students about skin cancer will be evaluated. It was hypothesized that this educational video will educate cosmetology students and cosmetologists about how to prevent skin cancer, how to recognize a suspicious spot or mole which may be a skin cancer, and how to talk with clients about seeing a dermatologist when a suspicious spot is found. This study was a cluster-randomized controlled trial in cosmetology schools in Arkansas. The institutional review board for human subjects at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences determined that this study was approved as exempt and submission was not required since it was an educational intervention to improve the quality of an educational component of the existing curriculum.

Conditions

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Skin Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

The study design protocol is as follows: Schools of cosmetology in Arkansas are randomized using simple randomization to receive either 1) our educational video on skin cancer for cosmetologists or 2) a publicly accessible healthy lifestyle video on YouTube, which does not contain any information on skin cancer. Students view the video that was randomly assigned to the school they attended. Pre-video tests are administered at the school during classes or online at the students' convenience; the video intervention follows immediately, also during classes or online. Post-video test (in class or online) are administered 3 to 6 months after watching the video. All schools continued to also use their previous educational materials on skin cancer concurrent with our program.

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Educational video

The educational video on skin cancer for cosmetologists

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Educational video

Intervention Type OTHER

The educational video on skin cancer for cosmetologists

Control video

A publicly accessible healthy lifestyle video on YouTube, which did not contain any information on skin cancer

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Control video

Intervention Type OTHER

A publicly accessible healthy lifestyle video on YouTube, which does not contain any information on skin cancer

Interventions

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Educational video

The educational video on skin cancer for cosmetologists

Intervention Type OTHER

Control video

A publicly accessible healthy lifestyle video on YouTube, which does not contain any information on skin cancer

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* For Schools: the school director agrees to participate and provide written consent
* For Students: Students were eligible at the enrolled schools if they agreed in writing to participate, filled out the baseline questionnaire, and viewed the assigned video.