Clinical trial of dermoscopy and digital monitoring in general practice

Crossover trial of dermoscopy and short-term digital monitoring for the management of skin lesions in general practice

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12605000031662

Enrollment

400

Registered

2005-07-22

Start date

2005-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Two instrumental interventions, dermoscopy (Heine Delta 10, Heine Ltd, Germany) and digital monitoring (SolarScan adapted instrument, Polartechnics Ltd, Sydney) will be used to examine pigmented skin lesions deemed suitable for excision by standard naked eye examination. 80 primary care physicians will be trained in the use of the instruments and will recruit on average 5 lesions/clinician over a 6 month period

Study design

Allocation

Non-randomised trial

Intervention model

Crossover

Primary purpose

Diagnosis

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

0 to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Patients with a suspicious pigmented skin lesion that the primary care physician would normally excise or refer to a specialist for diagnosis.

Exclusion criteria

No exclusion criteria

Outcome results