Doctor training boosts skin cancer detection
NCT ID NCT05675709
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether a special training program could help primary care doctors better spot and treat early-stage skin cancer, especially melanoma. Fifty-four doctors from two clinics took part. The training aimed to improve their knowledge and skills in identifying suspicious moles and deciding when to refer patients to a skin specialist. The goal was to catch skin cancer earlier, when it may be easier to treat.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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54 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2023
- Finished
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Jun 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Clinicians at two Oregon Health \& Science University (OHSU) primary care clinics will be invited to receive exposure to the melanoma early detection intervention * Clinicians at the two clinics who do not receive the intervention will serve as study comparators * These individuals are all aged 18 years or older * All practice members speak English Exclusion Criteria: * No one will be intentionally excluded
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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