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The purpose of this study is:
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.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| keloid scar | Other | Those with a diagnosis of keloid scar. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Scripted lecture ("educational information talk") | Behavioral | 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. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| 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 | 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. | immediately before and after a 5 minute educational lecture |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| 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 | 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. |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Roopal V Kundu, MD | Northwestern University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology | Chicago | Illinois | 60611 | United States |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 19621835 | Background | Juckett G, Hartman-Adams H. Management of keloids and hypertrophic scars. Am Fam Physician. 2009 Aug 1;80(3):253-60. | |
| 8646474 | Background | Sclafani AP, Gordon L, Chadha M, Romo T 3rd. Prevention of earlobe keloid recurrence with postoperative corticosteroid injections versus radiation therapy: a randomized, prospective study and review of the literature. Dermatol Surg. 1996 Jun;22(6):569-74. doi: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.1996.tb00376.x. |
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| Northwestern University Department of Dermatology Actively Enrolling Research Trials | View source |
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Between August 2010 and June 2011, 40 subjects were recruited from patients seen for keloid scars at Northwestern University's dermatology clinic in Chicago, Illinois, and from the general population by advertisements in a local newspaper and Internet classified ads.
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| ID | Title | Description |
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| FG000 | Keloid Scar | Subjects over the age of 18 with a clinical diagnosis of keloid scarring were included in the study. First, subjects completed a written questionnaire to collect demographic data, including personal history of keloid scarring, past and present use of keloid scar treatments, and internet access and use to find information related to keloid scars. Second, subjects completed a written questionnaire to assess knowledge about keloids. Next, subjects listened to a scripted, 5 minute educational lecture about keloid scars and then completed a written questionnaire to assess knowledge about keloids. Finally, subjects were contacted by phone 3 months later to complete a questionnaire to assess knowledge about keloids and to answer questions about keloid-related behaviors over the previous 3 months. |
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| ID | Title | Description |
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| BG000 | Keloid Scar | Those with a diagnosis of keloid scar. |
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| Title | Description | Population Description | Parameter Type | Dispersion Type | Unit of Measure | Calculate Percentage | Denominator Units Selected | Denominators | Classes |
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| Type | Title | Description | Population Description | Reporting Status | Anticipated Posting Date | Parameter Type | Dispersion Type | Unit of Measure | Calculate Percentage | Time Frame | Units Analyzed | Denominator Units Selected | Arm/Group Information | Denominators | Classes | Analyses | |
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| Primary | 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 | 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. | Posted | Mean | Full Range | score on a scale | immediately before and after a 5 minute educational lecture |
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| ID | Title | Description | Deaths (Affected) | Deaths (At Risk) | Serious Events (Affected) | Serious Events (At Risk) | Other Events (Affected) | Other Events (At Risk) |
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| EG000 | Keloid Scar |
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limitation of the study is the accrual of a majority of participants from keloid patients at a single academic center.
| Title | Organization | Phone | Extension | |
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| Dr. Steven Nwe, Clinical Research Fellow | Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology | 312-695-4625 | steven.nwe@northwestern.edu |
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| ID | Term |
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| D007627 | Keloid |
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| D003095 | Collagen Diseases |
| D003240 | Connective Tissue Diseases |
| D017437 | Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases |
| D002921 | Cicatrix |
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| before and 3 months after a 5 minute educational lecture |
| 11807470 | Background | Shaffer JJ, Taylor SC, Cook-Bolden F. Keloidal scars: a review with a critical look at therapeutic options. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2002 Feb;46(2 Suppl Understanding):S63-97. doi: 10.1067/mjd.2002.120788. |
| 19966558 | Background | Shinchuk LM, Chiou P, Czarnowski V, Meleger AL. Demographics and attitudes of chronic-pain patients who seek online pain-related medical information: implications for healthcare providers. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2010 Feb;89(2):141-6. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e3181c56938. |
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Participants with keloid scars completed a written questionnaire to assess knowledge about keloid scars. Participants then listened to a scripted, 5 minute educational lecture about keloid scars. Immediately after the educational lecture, the subjects completed an identical written questionnaire to assess knowledge about keloid scars. |
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| Secondary | 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 | 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. | Patients enrolled who were available for phone contact 3 months following intervention. | Posted | Mean | Full Range | score on a scale | before and 3 months after a 5 minute educational lecture |
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| D005355 | Fibrosis |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |