Passive versus active educational interventions for nevus and melanoma classification: A randomized controlled study.

ABSTRACT:

Backgrounds

Patients or family members first notice around 50% of primary melanoma lesions. Targeted educational campaigns for non-medical individuals improve melanoma detection rates, but the most effective initiatives are unclear.

Objectives

To compare the efficacy of passive versus active intervention for non-medical individuals in classifying nevi and melanomas.

Methods

A multicentric randomized controlled study randomly assigned subjects to receive active intervention (a dermatologist explaining basic rules for melanoma detection) or passive intervention (subject independently reading the basic rules). Subjects were asked to classify 60 clinical photos of nevi and melanomas as 'at risk' of malignancy and nominated the rule(s) they applied at 3 time points-before

SUBMITTER: Spadafora M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12723570 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature