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Artificial Intelligence in diagnosis of microscopy images in skin disease

A Cross sectional study of the utility of Artificial Intelligence in Direct Immunofluorescence microscopy: An image based approach - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/08/092814
Enrollment
1600
Registered
2025-08-11
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-08-18

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: L100- Pemphigus vulgaris Health Condition 2: L102- Pemphigus foliaceous Health Condition 3: L120- Bullous pemphigoid Health Condition 4: L123- Acquired epidermolysis bullosa Health Condition 5: L959- Vasculitis limited to the skin, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: NIL: NIL Control Intervention1: NIL: NIL Control Intervention2: Dermatopathologist diagnosing the Immunofluorescence image: Single arm study comparing the diagnosis of same Direct Immun

Sponsors

Dr Aishwarya Dhanuka
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) All DIF images (obtained from slides from skin biopsy samples) from patients with clinically suspected AIBDs and Vasculitis that are received in DIF lab 2) All DIF Images in DIF lab with confirmed and labelled diagnosis (AIBDs and Vasculitis) 3)Slides diagnosed as negative (For training of AI)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1)Poor quality images obtained from slides which were obtained from biopsies with insufficient dermis 2)Formalin stained samples

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1) To assess the utility of AI in diagnostic algorithm of DIF microscopy. 2) To compare human interpretation of DIF slides with that of AI diagnosis. Timepoint: 24 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To compare different AI algorithms for their accuracy in diagnosis of DIF slides Timepoint: 24 months; To establish potential advantages of AI in improving time required in diagnosing and accuracy of interpretation of diseases : a) Autoimmune bullous diseases b) VasculitisTimepoint: 24 months

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Raghavendra Rao

Kasturba Medical College, Manipal

jenny.rao@manipal.edu9845292640

Outcome results

None listed

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