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People of Color and Dermatology: A Deeper Look at Patients' Perceptions of Care and the Need for Greater Diversity in Dermatology

Sponsor
Northwestern University (Other)
Overall Status
Recruiting
CT.gov ID
NCT04991285
Collaborator
(none)
1,000
Enrollment
1
Location
34.8
Anticipated Duration (Months)
28.7
Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Surveys will be collected to evaluate views from people of color and their dermatology experience. The information collected will look at patients' perceptions of care and the need for greater diversity in dermatology.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase

    Detailed Description

    This survey looks to gain a much-needed perspective from POC in order to better understand their views on 1. the field of dermatology 2. the diversity in dermatology and its acceptance of skin of color and hair 3. skin of color centers 4. Race concordant dermatology and 5. perceived views on dermatologic training. The sample size will be the number of participants that respond to the survey, with a target sample size of 1000 respondents. Eligible participants need to identify with at least one of the following groups

    • Black or African American

    • Latinx

    • American Indian or Alaska Native

    • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

    • Asian

    Participants will need to be over the age of 18 years old, English-speaking/English proficient and anticipated to be living within the United States. Recruitment and screening will be done through ResearchMatch.

    Study Design

    Study Type:
    Observational
    Anticipated Enrollment :
    1000 participants
    Observational Model:
    Case-Only
    Time Perspective:
    Cross-Sectional
    Official Title:
    People of Color and Dermatology: A Deeper Look at Patients' Perceptions of Care and the Need for Greater Diversity in Dermatology
    Actual Study Start Date :
    Aug 6, 2021
    Anticipated Primary Completion Date :
    Jun 30, 2022
    Anticipated Study Completion Date :
    Jun 30, 2024

    Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. Frequency (percentage) of participants with knowledge of skin of color clinics/training [2 months]

      The frequency (percentage) of participants who responded as knowing about skin of color clinics and skin of color training for dermatology.

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    18 Years and Older
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Inclusion Criteria:

    Eligible participants need to identify with at least one of the following groups

    • Black or African American

    • Latinx

    • American Indian or Alaska Native

    • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

    • Asian

    • Over the age of 18 years old

    • English-speaking/ English proficient

    • Anticipated to be living within the United States

    Exclusion:

    Subjects who do not meet the inclusion criteria

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 Northwestern University Fienberg School of Medicine Department of Dermatology Chicago Illinois United States 60611

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • Northwestern University

    Investigators

    None specified.

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    Roopal Kundu, Principal Investigator, Northwestern University
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT04991285
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • STU00214929
    First Posted:
    Aug 5, 2021
    Last Update Posted:
    Sep 10, 2021
    Last Verified:
    Sep 1, 2021
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
    No
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
    No
    Keywords provided by Roopal Kundu, Principal Investigator, Northwestern University
    People of color, dermatology training

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Sep 10, 2021