Digital vs. Printed Photographs: Impact on Skin Self-Examinations



Status:Completed
Conditions:Skin Cancer
Therapuetic Areas:Oncology
Healthy:No
Age Range:18 - Any
Updated:5/3/2017
Start Date:February 16, 2015
End Date:January 25, 2017

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Evaluation of the Impact of Using Digital Photographs on a Mobile Device Versus Printed Photographs on Patient Conducted Skin Exams

The primary aim is to determine the impact of using digital photographs on a mobile device
versus printed photographs on skin self-examination rates. The ease-of-use and overall
satisfaction with the two exam modalities will be evaluated. Secondarily, the impact on
melanoma thickness at detection, melanoma detection, biopsy, and office visit rates will be
evaluated. The study involves patients in the Pigmented Lesion Clinic that have received
total body photography for skin monitoring.


Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients presenting to the Penn Dermatology Pigmented Lesion Clinic who have a mobile
device for personal use that either:

- (1) already have total body photography images, have a compact disc (CD) of digital
versions of these images, and who do NOT already conduct proper monthly skin exams at
home, and

- (2) patients that are having new images taken

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients that are children or adolescents

- Patients that are court-ordered to attend residential alcohol or other drug treatment
facilities and therefore considered prisoners

- Patients that are incompetent to provide informed consent and Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) authorization
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