Internet and Social Media Use in Dermatology Patients

NCT ID: NCT03913598

Last Updated: 2019-09-18

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 650 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2019-03-21
• Study Completion Date: 2019-04-20

Brief Summary

This study is to assess Internet and social media use in dermatology patients

Detailed Description

The Internet and social media bear potential in terms of heath care consumer education, prevention of diseases and dissemination of evidence-based information. The use of the internet and social media platforms both by dermatologists and patients is rapidly evolving. In order to improve the presence and visibility of dermatology-related evidence-based informations on the Internet and in social media, the use and behavior of dermatology patients in this context is studied in more detail.

Conditions

Dermatologic Diseases

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: COHORT
• Study Time Perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL

Interventions

patient questionnaire

self-administered patient questionnaire regarding the different aspects of internet and social media use in dermatology patients

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients treated at the Department of Dermatology of University Hospital Basel

Exclusion Criteria

• Insufficient knowledge of German language

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Simon Müller, Dr. med

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Basel

Locations

Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Basel

Basel, , Switzerland

Countries

Switzerland

Other Identifiers

2019-00009; sp19Mueller3

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id