Clinical trial · Observational
Safety and Avoidance of Futile Excisions Through Skin Tele-triage
Effect of Teledermoscopic Triage on Clinical Management of Skin Lesions Suspected of Melanoma
- 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 goal of this study is to estimate the triage values, efficiency and safety of tele-dermoscopic triage of skin lesions suspected of melanoma. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are: * What is the rate of correct patient management by a single, 2, 3 and 5 dermatologists. * What is the consequence for the patients if teledermoscopic triage is implemented, in termes of missed melanomas and reduced unnecessary excisions/biopsies. Retrospectively included patients will have their skin lesions re-examined by setups of 1, 2, 3 and 5 tele-dermoscopists who will assign a tentative diagnosis and a recommended clinical action. The investigators will compare the rate of correct patient management between the different setups.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melanoma (Skin) | Melanoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.85 |
| Telemedicine | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (4)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 people Teledermatological triage (TDT) | Diagnostic Test | — | UNRESOLVED |
| 3 people Teledermatological triage (TDT) | Diagnostic Test | — | UNRESOLVED |
| 5 people Teledermatological triage (TDT) | Diagnostic Test | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Single Assessor Teledermatological triage (TDT) | Diagnostic Test | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- label
- Cancer Pathway referred patient
- description
- Patient referred for assessment and excision of their skin lesion, because of a suspicion of melanoma by the referring doctor.
- interventionNames
- Diagnostic Test: Single Assessor Teledermatological triage (TDT)
- Diagnostic Test: 2 people Teledermatological triage (TDT)
- Diagnostic Test: 3 people Teledermatological triage (TDT)
- Diagnostic Test: 5 people Teledermatological triage (TDT)
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Triage Values
- timeFrame
- Immediately after all participants have completed the evaluations
- description
- Recommended clinical action, correct vs incorrect. Each teledermatologist will recommend a clinical action for each patient case. We evaluate the correctness of this recommended clinical action (in binary classification of correct vs incorrect) by a list of pre-defined "best practice management rules" for each diagnosis.
Secondary outcomes (1)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 80 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Referred to the Department of Plastic Surgery at Herlev Hospital because of suspicion of melanoma * Clinical and dermoscopic images registered in Dermloop * Histopathological diagnosis available for the lesion Exclusion Criteria: * The patient's images cannot be anonymized adequately
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