Clinical trial · Observational
MicroRNA Expression and Function in Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma
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- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
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- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Spectrophotometric intracutaneous analysis (SIAscopy) is a new technique for imaging pigmented skin lesions and for diagnosing melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer. The SIAscope is a portable system comprising of a laptop computer connected to a small handheld skin probe equipped with a light source. The skin lesion is interrogated with light of different wavelengths and the reflection spectra analysed by proprietary algorithms showing distribution, position and quantity of melanin, blood and collagen within the papillary dermis (the SIAgraphs). Earlier studies generated promising results and documented \>80% specificity and sensitivity of SIAscopy for melanoma diagnosis. It has been suggested that this technique could be used for the initial screening and selection of pigmented lesion for excision. In this work we addressed the usefulness of SIAscopy for the clinical diagnosis of pigmented malignant melanoma in a prospective, blinded design.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melanoma | Melanoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
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Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
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- A
- description
- Subject with pigmented skin lesion suspect for malignant melanoma
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[]Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
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Inclusion Criteria: * Pigmented lesion Exclusion Criteria: * No pigmented lesion
References
Publications (3)
- BACKGROUNDGovindan K, Smith J, Knowles L, Harvey A, Townsend P, Kenealy J. Assessment of nurse-led screening of pigmented lesions using SIAscope. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2007;60(6):639-45. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2006.10.003. Epub 2007 Jan 31. PMID 17485052
- BACKGROUNDHaniffa MA, Lloyd JJ, Lawrence CM. The use of a spectrophotometric intracutaneous analysis device in the real-time diagnosis of melanoma in the setting of a melanoma screening clinic. Br J Dermatol. 2007 Jun;156(6):1350-2. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.07932.x. PMID 17535234
- BACKGROUNDMoncrieff M, Cotton S, Claridge E, Hall P. Spectrophotometric intracutaneous analysis: a new technique for imaging pigmented skin lesions. Br J Dermatol. 2002 Mar;146(3):448-57. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2002.04569.x. PMID 11952545