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ArticleContemporary clinical trials2019

Randomized controlled trial of the mySmartSkin web-based intervention to promote skin self-examination and sun protection behaviors among individuals diagnosed with melanoma: study design and baseline characteristics.

Elliot J Coups, Sharon L Manne, Pamela Ohman Strickland, Michelle Hilgart, James S Goydos, Carolyn J Heckman, Paola Chamorro, Babar K Rao, Moira Davis, Franz O Smith and 2 more

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Article in Contemporary clinical trials, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
12citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Sunburns and Sun Protection Behaviors among Male Hispanic Outdoor Day Laborers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  10. Correlates of Sun Protection Behaviors Among Adults in Puerto Rico.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Elliot J CoupsRutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, United States; Department of Medicine, Rutgers Robert Johnson Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, United States; Department of Health Behavior, Systems & Policy, Rutgers School of Public Health, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, United States. Electronic address: elliot.coups@rutgers.edu.
Sharon L ManneRutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, United States; Department of Medicine, Rutgers Robert Johnson Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, United States; Department of Health Behavior, Systems & Policy, Rutgers School of Public Health, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, United States.
Pamela Ohman StricklandDepartment of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Rutgers School of Public Health, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, United States.
Michelle HilgartCenter for Behavioral Health and Technology, Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, United States.
James S GoydosEast Brunswick, NJ, United States.
Carolyn J HeckmanRutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, United States; Department of Medicine, Rutgers Robert Johnson Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, United States; Department of Health Behavior, Systems & Policy, Rutgers School of Public Health, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, United States.
Paola ChamorroDepartment of Dermatology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, United States.
Babar K RaoDepartment of Dermatology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, United States.
Moira DavisDepartment of Surgery, Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ, United States.
Franz O SmithDepartment of Surgery, Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ, United States.
Frances P ThorndikePear Therapeutics, Boston, MA, United States.
Lee M RitterbandCenter for Behavioral Health and Technology, Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, United States.
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · USSaint Barnabas Medical Center · USUniversity of Virginia · USBrunswick (United States) · USPear Therapeutics (United States) · US

Funding

TRANSCRIPTIONAL PROFILINGP30CA072720 · NCI · UNIV OF MED/DENT NJ-R W JOHNSON MED SCH · PI Chang S Chan · 1997 to 2026
$94.5M
An Internet-Based Behavioral Intervention for Individuals Diagnosed with MelanomaR01CA171666 · NCI · RBHS -CANCER INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY · PI MANNE, SHARON L · 2014 to 2018
$2.5M
NCI NIH HHS HHSN261201300021CNCI NIH HHS P30 CA072720NCI NIH HHS R01 CA171666
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

>1.2 million people in the United States have a personal history of melanoma skin cancer and are at increased risk for disease recurrence and second primary melanomas. Many of these individuals do not follow recommendations to conduct regular, thorough skin self-examinations that facilitate early disease detection and do not sufficiently engage in sun protection behaviors. In this project, we are conducting a randomized controlled trial of an innovative, tailored, theory-driven Internet intervention-called mySmartSkin-to promote these behaviors among melanoma patients. This paper outlines the study design and characteristics of the study sample. A total of 441 patients were recruited (40.9% response rate) and randomized to the mySmartSkin or a Usual Care condition. Participants complete surveys at baseline and 8 weeks, 24 weeks, and 48 weeks later. The primary aim of the project is to examine the impact of mySmartSkin versus Usual Care on skin self-examination and sun protection behaviors. The secondary aim focuses on identifying mediators of the intervention's effects. In an exploratory aim, we will examine potential moderators of the impact of the intervention. At baseline, the recruited participants had a mean age of 61 years, 49% were female, 7.5% met criteria for having conducted a recent, thorough skin self-examination, and the mean score on the index of sun protection behaviors was 3.3 (on a scale from 1 to 5). The results of the project will determine whether the mySmartSkin intervention is efficacious in promoting skin self-examination and sun protection behaviors among individuals diagnosed with melanoma. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.govNCT03028948.

Indexed as

Health BehaviorAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCutaneous Malignant MelanomaFemaleHumansInternet-Based InterventionMaleMelanomaMiddle AgedPatient Education as TopicRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicResearch DesignSecondary PreventionSelf-ExaminationSunscreening AgentsInterventionMelanomaPreventionSkin cancerSkin self-examinationSun protection

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PMID31255801
PMCPMC6690854
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