Clinical trial · Observational
Reflectance Confocal Microscopy of Wounds During Moh's Surgery: Feasibility Testing of a Mosaicing Algorithm for Intraoperative Imaging of Cancer Margins
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate a new instrument that shines light and takes digital pictures of skin. The goal is to develop a technique that may enable fast and accurate assessment of surgical margins in the excision of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) or squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). The investigators will evaluate the pictures obtained by the confocal microscope to determine whether this technique may be useful in the future for helping Mohs surgeons remove cancers. In the future, patients may benefit with shorter surgery and improved care.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basal Cell Carcinoma | Basal Cell Carcinoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
| Squamous Cell Carcinoma | Squamous Cell Carcinoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
Interventions
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Design
Arms and outcomes
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[]Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- test feasibility of a mosaicing algorithm intraoperative
- timeFrame
- 1 year
- description
- For the primary study objective, the Mohs surgeon will perform a qualitative assessment of the confocal mosaic. This will be a dichotomous assessment of whether the mosaic is of sufficient quality (contrast and resolution) to identify individual features. The specific features for BCC or SCC margins are tumor nests with nuclear atypia and increased nuclear density (relative to the density seen in normal basal cells).
Secondary outcomes (1)
- measure
- test feasibility of a mosaicing algorithm preoperative
- timeFrame
- 1 year
- description
- imaging of cancer margins on patients, before Mohs surgery.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing Mohs surgery for basal cell carcinoma (BCC )or squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). . * Ability to sign informed consent. * Age ≥ 18 years. Exclusion Criteria: * Mohs surgery located on a site that may not be convenient to confocal imaging. * Inability to give informed consent. * Inability to tolerate imaging procedure (i.e., remain relatively still for multiple short durations of 3-4 minutes) over a total time of 20 minutes.
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