Clinical trial · Interventional
Patient Acceptance And Satisfaction of Teledermoscopy In General Practice In a Belgian Rural Area
Evaluation of Patients Acceptance and Satisfaction With Teledermoscopy at the General Practionner's Office for the Detection of Skin Cancer in a Rural Area.
NCT04534868CI-TRIAL-00046878unknownN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
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- ClinicalTrials.gov
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- Sep 8, 2026
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- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The aim objective of this work is to assess the characteristics of patients for whom teledermoscopy could be suitable for the detection of potential skin cancers, within a population of rural general medicine in the South of Hainaut, by means of a mixed quantitative and qualitative study corresponding respectively: * To identify patients' knowledge of skin cancers, their skin monitoring habits, and their acceptability of new telemedicine tools such as teledermoscopy ("Part 1"). * To evaluate the satisfaction and expectations of those who benefit from teledermoscopy ("Part 2").
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient Acceptance of Health Care | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Patient Satisfaction | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Skin Cancer | Malignant Skin Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| taking macroscopic and dermoscopic pictures of suspicious skin lesions | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- OTHER
- label
- Patient Acceptance and satisfaction for teledermoscopy
- description
- The aim of the first part of the study is to evaluate patients' skin monitoring habits, their knowledge of skin cancer, and their preconceptions about new telemedicine tools such as teledermoscopy. This is a written quantitative questionnaire with answers to tick. An explanatory folder will be given to patients and they will be asked to read it beforehand in order to allow a good understanding of the terms used and the goal of the project. This part will include 70 to 100 patients. The second part of the study is a qualitative study and the aim of it is to evaluate the satisfaction, acceptance and future expectations of those who have benefited from teledermoscopy. Individual and anonymous interviews, lasting 15 to 20 minutes, intended for patients who have benefit of teledermoscopy at the office. An explanatory folder will also be given to the patients concerned in order to explain to them the procedure of the interview. This part will include 8 to 10 patients.
- interventionNames
- Other: taking macroscopic and dermoscopic pictures of suspicious skin lesions
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Patient Acceptability Of Teledermoscopy
- timeFrame
- 20 to 30 minutes to complete the questionnaire.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
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Inclusion Criteria: * Adults ( \> 18y) * French Speaking Patient Exclusion Criteria: * Illiterate Patients * Demented Patients * Non-French speaking patients * Minors.
References
Publications (14)
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- BACKGROUNDTan E, Yung A, Jameson M, Oakley A, Rademaker M. Successful triage of patients referred to a skin lesion clinic using teledermoscopy (IMAGE IT trial). Br J Dermatol. 2010 Apr;162(4):803-11. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2010.09673.x. Epub 2010 Mar 5. PMID 20222920
- BACKGROUNDBorve A, Dahlen Gyllencreutz J, Terstappen K, Johansson Backman E, Aldenbratt A, Danielsson M, Gillstedt M, Sandberg C, Paoli J. Smartphone teledermoscopy referrals: a novel process for improved triage of skin cancer patients. Acta Derm Venereol. 2015 Feb;95(2):186-90. doi: 10.2340/00015555-1906. PMID 24923283
- BACKGROUNDvan Sinderen F, Tensen E, van der Heijden JP, Witkamp L, Jaspers MWM, Peute LWP. Is Teledermoscopy Improving General Practitioner Skin Cancer Care? Stud Health Technol Inform. 2019 Aug 21;264:1795-1796. doi: 10.3233/SHTI190652. PMID 31438348
- BACKGROUNDVestergaard T, Prasad SC, Schuster A, Laurinaviciene R, Bygum A, Munck A, Andersen MK. Introducing teledermoscopy of possible skin cancers in general practice in Southern Denmark. Fam Pract. 2020 Sep 5;37(4):513-518. doi: 10.1093/fampra/cmaa041. PMID 32347299
- BACKGROUNDKoh U, Horsham C, Soyer HP, Loescher LJ, Gillespie N, Vagenas D, Janda M. Consumer Acceptance and Expectations of a Mobile Health Application to Photograph Skin Lesions for Early Detection of Melanoma. Dermatology. 2019;235(1):4-10. doi: 10.1159/000493728. Epub 2018 Nov 7.