Assessing and Improving Patient Knowledge About Keloid Scars (Keloids)
This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Northwestern University
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Roopal Kundu, Northwestern University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01176877
First received: July 30, 2010
Last updated: November 30, 2012
Last verified: November 2012
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Purpose
The purpose of this study is:
- to identify how knowledge about keloid scars and self-treatments differs between patients who use the Internet as a source of information and patients who do not
- to determine if patients who are at a high risk of developing additional keloid scars are more or less likely to change their behavior based on an educational information talk about keloid scar prevention
| Condition | Intervention |
|---|---|
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Keloid Scar |
Behavioral: Scripted lecture ("educational information talk") |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment Masking: Open Label |
| Official Title: | Assessing and Improving Patient Knowledge About Keloids |
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Further study details as provided by Northwestern University:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- To Assess the Impact of an Educational Lecture on Knowledge About Keloid Scars by Comparing Mean Scores Between Knowledge Assessment Questionnaires Administered Before an Educational Lecture and Immediately After an Educational Lecture [ Time Frame: immediately before and after a 5 minute educational lecture ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]All subjects completed a written questionnaire to assess knowledge about keloid scars before an educational lecture about keloids, immediately after the educational lecture about keloids, and 3 months after the educational lecture about keloids. This written questionnaire to assess knowledge about keloid scars contained 19 questions related to risk factors for developing keloid scars, keloid scar prevention, and keloid scar treatment. A correct response to a question was awarded 1 point and all correct responses were summed to achieve a total score. Possible total score ranged from 0 to 19. A score of 0 is associated with worse knowledge about keloid scars and a score of 19 is associated with better knowledge about keloid scars.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- To Assess the Impact of an Educational Lecture on Long-term Knowledge Retention About Keloid Scars by Comparing Mean Scores Between Knowledge Assessment Questionnaires Administered Before an Educational Lecture and 3 Months After an Educational Lecture [ Time Frame: before and 3 months after a 5 minute educational lecture ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]All subjects completed a written questionnaire to assess knowledge about keloid scars before an educational lecture about keloids, immediately after the educational lecture about keloids, and 3 months after the educational lecture about keloids. This written questionnaire to assess knowledge about keloid scars contained 19 questions related to risk factors for developing keloid scars, keloid scar prevention, and keloid scar treatment. A correct response to a question was awarded 1 point and all correct responses were summed to achieve a total score. Possible total score ranged from 0 to 19. A score of 0 is associated with worse knowledge about keloid scars and a score of 19 is associated with better knowledge about keloid scars.
| Enrollment: | 40 |
| Study Start Date: | August 2010 |
| Study Completion Date: | September 2011 |
| Primary Completion Date: | September 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
|---|---|
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keloid scar
Those with a diagnosis of keloid scar.
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Behavioral: Scripted lecture ("educational information talk")
This scripted lecture will be approximately 5 minutes in length and will include 3 picture examples of keloid and hypertrophic scarring as well as an opportunity to ask questions.
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Detailed Description:
Keloids scars differ from other scar types in that they grow beyond the borders of the injury that caused them. Patients with darker pigmented skin are more likely to develop keloids, and blacks are especially predisposed to keloid formation. Treatment options for keloids are limited in that new keloids often form at the treated location. The limited efficacy of professional treatment options and the harmless appearance of small keloid scars may lead a patient to try to manage their keloid scars on their own. One source of information that patients may turn to for self-treatment advice is the Internet.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Subjects with a clinical diagnosis of keloid scarring
- Subjects over the age of 18
Exclusion Criteria:
- That which does not fit the inclusion criteria
Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01176877
Locations
| United States, Illinois | |
| Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology | |
| Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611 | |
Sponsors and Collaborators
Northwestern University
Investigators
| Principal Investigator: | Roopal V Kundu, MD | Northwestern University |
More Information
Additional Information:
Publications:
| Responsible Party: | Roopal Kundu, Associate Professor of Dermatology, Northwestern University |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01176877 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | STU32316 |
| Study First Received: | July 30, 2010 |
| Results First Received: | August 29, 2012 |
| Last Updated: | November 30, 2012 |
| Health Authority: | United States: Institutional Review Board |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Keloid Cicatrix Collagen Diseases |
Connective Tissue Diseases Fibrosis Pathologic Processes |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on June 18, 2013