basal cell carcinoma skin cancer skin malignancies
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention regarding the patients
Eligible patients with a skin tumor may be subjected to the following
interventions:
1. a skin biopsy
2. skin cancer excision by the GP
Intervention regarding th
Sponsors
Erasmus MC, Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: patient presenting with a skin tumor at the general practitioner
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: age under 18 critically ill (ASA classification 3,4,5,6) unable to understand patient information material without an interpreter or help
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcomes 1. therapeutic: proportion of histological complete excisions of BCCs by GPs: low risk BCCs, i.e. smaller than 1 cm, not on high-risk locations on the body, superficial spreading or nodular histological subtype; compared to the proportion of the histological complete excisions of these same type of BCCs by dermatologists in the care-as-usual arm. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcome Diagnostic: positive predictive value of the diagnosis of the skin tumor by the GP in the intervention arm compared to the GP in the care-as-usual arm. Cost-effectiveness analysis of the direct costs of the intervention. Patient preferences and patient satisfaction. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed