Evaluation of Trichoscopy in the Diagnosis of Tinea Capitis

Evaluation of Trichoscopy in the Diagnosis of Tinea Capitis. Prospective, Multicenter Study (ETDT)

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02550496

Acronym

ETDT

Enrollment

104

Registered

2015-09-15

Start date

2015-03-04

Completion date

2017-01-23

Last updated

2018-08-10

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Conditions

Tinea Capitis

Brief summary

Waiting for a proof by mycological culture is usually necessary before starting a systemic antifungal therapy. It therefore seems to us interesting to evaluate the benefit of using dermoscopy in clinical diagnosis of Tinea Capitis.

Interventions

DEVICEDermoscopy

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* All patients with clinically diagnosed tinea capitis * Patient has signed informed consent

Exclusion criteria

* Patient with kerion or tinea favosa * Antifungal treatment within 15 days prior to inclusion

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
The presence of several hair with at least one dermoscopic appearance specific of tinea capitis	baseline	The presence of several hair with at least one dermoscopic appearance Specific of tinea capitis ( corkscrew hair , comma hairs, interrupted (Morse code-like) hairs, hair shafts covered by whitish sheaths, zig-zag shaped hairs) correlating with The growth of a dermatophyte in the fungal culture.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Dermoscopic appearance (corkscrew hair, comma hairs, interrupted (Morse code-like) hairs, hair shafts covered by whitish sheaths, zig-zag shaped hairs) according to microscopic pathogenic species.	baseline	—
Concordance of dermoscopic appearance for each of the two operators.	baseline	Concordance between dermoscopic interpretation (corkscrew hair, comma hairs, interrupted (Morse code-like) hairs, hair shafts covered by whitish sheaths, zig-zag shaped hairs) of the dermatologist during the initial consultation and dermoscopic interpretation on the photographs by a blinded trained practitioner.
Presence of a green fluorescence or not under the light of a Wood's lamp by comparing it with the result of the fungal culture.	baseline	—
Introduction or not of a local or general presumptive treatment by the clinician while waiting for the result of the fungal culture.	baseline	—

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026