The Impact of Total Body Skin Examination on Skin Cancer Detection (TBSE)
This will be a study where all patients will undergo a two-step procedure:
Step 1 - Physicians examine the problem area of skin ONLY and record result. Step 2 - Physicians perform TBSE and record result. Eventual lesions suggestive of melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers will be recorded after step 1 or step 2 examination and will be finally biopsied and histopathologically diagnosed. Exceptions to biopsy may include patients with multiple non-melanoma skin cancers (e.g. actinic keratoses or basal cell carcinomas).
Each center will be provided with an electronic data sheet for patients record, or alternatively, with a paper record form.
Endpoints of the study are new parameters concerning the standard of care for skin cancer screening. We expect to conclude that TBSE enables clinicians discovering an increased number of skin cancers thus resulting in earlier detection.
Studieoversigt
Status
Status
Betingelser
Betingelser
Intervention / Behandling
Intervention / Behandling
Detaljeret beskrivelse
Clinicans performed a two-step examination for skin cancer, with clinical examination of individual lesions was aided by the use of dermoscopy, as needed. In the first step, physicians performed inspection of problem areas and uncovered areas only, and lesions suggestive of melanoma or non-melanoma skin cancer were noted. In the second step, TBSE was performed. Following both examinations, lesions suggestive of melanoma or non-melanoma skin cancer were excised or biopsied. Histopathologic diagnosis was recorded for each of the biopsied or excised lesions.
Statistical analysis: We calculated absolute risks as the proportion of individuals with the target disease divided by all individuals at risk. The number needed to examine was calculated by dividing the individuals at risk by the numbers of individuals with the target disease. Confidence intervals for proportions were calculated using standard formulas based on the binomial distribution. Chi square tests were used for comparison of proportions.
Continuous variables are presented as mean and standard deviation (SD) unless otherwise specified. For univariate and multivariate analyses we used odds ratios derived from logistic regression to estimate relative risks and their confidence intervals. All p-values reported are 2-tailed. Statistical significance is defined as P <0.05. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS software, version 16.0 (SPSS, Chicago, Ill, US).
Undersøgelsestype
Undersøgelsestype
Tilmelding (Faktiske)
Tilmelding
Fase
Fase
- Ikke anvendelig
Kontakter og lokationer
Studiesteder
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Graz, Østrig, 8046
- Medical University of Graz-Austria: Department of Dermatology
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Deltagelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Aldre berettiget til at studere
Tager imod sunde frivillige
Køn, der er berettiget til at studere
Beskrivelse
Inclusion Criteria:
- Consecutive, unselected adult (18 years or more) patients with any skin disorders. Skin disorder must be localized on a limited body area and should NOT require total body skin examination (TBSE) to be diagnosed and/or treated.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients who ask for or need TBSE as the main reason for consultation. A patient must be also excluded if a significant part of the body should be undressed for diagnosis and/or treatment (i.e. if the shirt or trousers should be removed for diagnosis and/or treatment, then the patient must be excluded).
- patients under the age of 18 years.
- patients who do not agree to get TBSE.
Studieplan
Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?
Design detaljer
- Primært formål: Diagnostisk
- Tildeling: Ikke-randomiseret
- Interventionel model: Enkelt gruppeopgave
- Maskning: Ingen (Åben etiket)
Antal våben
Våben og indgreb
Deltagergruppe / ArmDeltagergruppe / Arm |
Intervention / BehandlingIntervention / Behandling |
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Andet: Skin cancer screening
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Clinicans performed a two-step examination for skin cancer, with clinical examination of individual lesions was aided by the use of dermoscopy, as needed.
In the first step, physicians performed inspection of problem areas and uncovered areas only, and lesions suggestive of melanoma or non-melanoma skin cancer were noted.
In the second step, TBSE was performed.
Following both examinations, lesions suggestive of melanoma or non-melanoma skin cancer were excised or biopsied.
Histopathologic diagnosis was recorded for each of the biopsied or excised lesions.
Andre navne:
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Hvad måler undersøgelsen?
Primære resultatmål
Primære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Tidsramme |
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Number of Participants With Suspicious Tumors Detected After Inspection of Problem Area and Inspection of the Full Body.
Tidsramme: one year
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one year
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Sekundære resultatmål
Sekundære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Tidsramme |
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Whether a Systematic Screening is Related to a Higher Number of Unnecessary Excisions of Benign Skin Tumors Detected During the Screening.
Tidsramme: one year
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one year
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Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere
Sponsor
Sponsor
Efterforskere
Efterforskere
- Ledende efterforsker: Rainer Hofmann-Wellenhof, Prof., Medical University of Graz, Austria
- Ledende efterforsker: Giuseppe Argenziano, Prof., University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
Publikationer og nyttige links
Datoer for undersøgelser
Studer store datoer
Studiestart
Studiestart
Primær færdiggørelse (Faktiske)
Primær færdiggørelse
Studieafslutning (Faktiske)
Studieafslutning
Datoer for studieregistrering
Først indsendt
Først indsendt
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først opslået (Skøn)
Først opslået
Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler
Sidste opdatering sendt (Skøn)
Sidste opdatering sendt
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidst verificeret
Sidst verificeret
Mere information
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- Neoplasmer, kirtel og epitel
- Neuroektodermale tumorer
- Neoplasmer, kimceller og embryonale
- Neoplasmer, nervevæv
- DNA-virusinfektioner
- Tumorvirusinfektioner
- Neuroendokrine tumorer
- Neoplasmer, basalcelle
- Polyomavirus infektioner
- Karcinom, neuroendokrin
- Karcinom
- Neoplasmer i huden
- Karcinom, Merkel Cell
- Karcinom, basalcelle
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
- 19-175 ex 07/08
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