Comparison of Dermatoscopy X400 Interpreted by 6 Non-dermatologists and an Artificial Intelligence Software Skin Artificial Intelligence Versus Dermatoscopy x 20

Comparison of Dermatoscopy X400 Interpreted by 6 Non-dermatologists (3 Gynecologists, 3 General Practitioners) and an Artificial Intelligence Software Skin Artificial Intelligence Versus Dermatoscopy x 20 Interpreted by 3 Expert Dermatologists, for the Identification of 150 Genital Pigmented Tumors: Towards a New Medical Organization of the Dermatologist, Non-dermatologist Articulation?

Pigmented lesions of the genital mucosa are common, affecting between 10% and 20% of the population. The clinical appearance is sometimes confusing. They are often extensive, irregular, and inhomogeneous in color, which can make them look suspicious. Moreover, dermatoscopic imaging is often complex to interpret, as shown by the many different patterns reported in the literature.

Thus, preliminary work in confocal microscopy has shown that it is possible to simplify diagnosis by using microscopic, in vivo, non-invasive imaging. However, CIM cameras are rare, very expensive and difficult to access.

Conversely, digital dermatoscopes with 400x magnification are much less expensive and can also allow, in a certain number of cases, an examination at the cellular level of tumors, with, in our opinion, the advantage of being easy to learn. In the context of the pooling of resources within medical centers in particular, their dissemination should accelerate. Furthermore, x400 dermatoscopy can provide similar information to IVCM for the most frequent black genital tumors.

Study Overview

Detailed Description

The hypothesis that motivates this work is that X400 dermatoscopy in the hands of non-experts would allow a fast increase in their diagnostic capacity by identifying the main genital pigmented tumor, namely melanosis, and thus improve the use of expert centers relieved of the care of benign tumors.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

157

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Saint-Étienne, France
        • CHU Saint Etienne

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Men and women with a pigmented lesion of the genital mucosa will be included.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Men and women with a pigmented lesion of the genital mucosa, having benefited from a mucosal consultation at the University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, with Professor Perrot.
  • The patient's clinical file must contain clinical images, dermatoscopy images x 20 and at least 1 dermatoscopy image x 400.

Exclusion Criteria:

- None

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Group A: expert dermatologists

Group A is composed of expert dermatologists. Group A doctors will have at their disposal 150 dermoscopic photos, x20 dermatoscopic photos according to the usual practice of pigmented genital tumors.

The dermatologists will characterize the dermatoscopy with a standardized reading grid to assess the different dermatoscopic patterns of genital tumors.

Analysis of photos of pigmented tumours by the three groups with different techniques for each group to compare them.
Group B: non-dermatologists

Group B is composed of gynecologists (Group B1) and general practitioners (B2) Group B physicians will only perform dermatoscopy x 400. They will have been given a maximum of 1 hour's training to identify melanosis-type pigmented tumors, which are the most frequent benign tumors in x 400 dermatoscopy.

Only three x400 dermatoscopy patterns will be presented to them to the exclusion of all others, which are sufficient to identify benign lesions.

Analysis of photos of pigmented tumours by the three groups with different techniques for each group to compare them.
Group C: Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence: the skin Artificial intelligence software, a learning base will be provided, different from the evaluation base and the test base.
Analysis of photos of pigmented tumours by the three groups with different techniques for each group to compare them.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Comparison results between expert dermatologists with x20 dermatoscopic photos (Group A) and non-dermatologists physicians with x400 dermatoscopic photos (Group B)
Time Frame: Year: 1
Performance of x400 dermatoscopic (results of expert dermatologists versus non-dermatologists physicians)
Year: 1

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Comparison results between expert dermatologists with x20 dermatoscopic photos (Group A) and gynecologists with x400 dermatoscopic photos (Group B1)
Time Frame: Year: 1
Performance of x400 dermatoscopic (results of expert dermatologists versus gynecologists)
Year: 1
Comparison results between expert dermatologists with x20 dermatoscopic photos (Group A) and general practitioners with x400 dermatoscopic photos (Group B2)
Time Frame: Year: 1
Performance of x400 dermatoscopic (results of expert dermatologists versus general practitioners)
Year: 1
Comparison results between gynecologists with x400 dermatoscopic photos (Group B1) and general practitioners with x400 dermatoscopic photos (Group B2).
Time Frame: Year: 1
Performance of x400 dermatoscopic (results of gynecologists versus general practitioners)
Year: 1
Comparison results between expert dermatologists with x400 dermatoscopic photos (Group A) and skin Artificial intelligence software with x400 dermatoscopic photos (Group C).
Time Frame: Year: 1
Performance of x400 dermatoscopic (results of expert dermatologists versus skin Artificial intelligence software)
Year: 1
Comparison results between dermatologists physicians with x400 dermatoscopic photos (Group B) and skin Artificial intelligence software with x400 dermatoscopic photos (Group C).
Time Frame: Year: 1
Performance of x400 dermatoscopic (results of dermatologists physicians versus skin Artificial intelligence software)
Year: 1

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Jean Luc Perrot, MD PhD, CHU Saint Etienne

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

March 1, 2022

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 20, 2022

Study Completion (Actual)

April 20, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 6, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 6, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

October 12, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 5, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 3, 2024

Last Verified

September 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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