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Faster skin diagnosis using an easily available laboratory method (frozen section): a comparative study with an already established laboratory method

Faster dermatological diagnosis: a pathologist-blinded study to evaluate the utility of frozen section in diagnosing common dermatoses

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/10/046799
Enrollment
30
Registered
2022-10-26
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-02-06

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: L00-L99- Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Belagavi Institute of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All patients who present to the outpatient department of dermatology at BIMS, Belagavi for the first time with any primary dermatosis that warrants tissue biopsy to establish the diagnosis.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with infections, comorbidities, and on medications, such as anti-diabetics, anti-hypertensives, cardiovascular drugs, neurological drugs, and anti-psychiatry drugs.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To evaluate the rate of accurate diagnoses on frozen section examination and compare it with that of permanent histopathological examination in common dermatosesTimepoint: Single time point—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of frozen section examination in comparison with permanent histopathological examination.Timepoint: Single time point—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Naveen M

Belagavi Institute of Medical Sciences

gajananpise@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026