Comparison of traditional and fluorescence detection of non-melanoma skin cancer

Completed

• Conditions: on-melanoma skin cancer; Cancer; Malignant neoplasm of skin, unspecified

• Registration Number: ISRCTN82324581
• Lead Sponsor: ZBC Multicare (Netherlands)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-11-07
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

1. Male and female aged 40 and over
2. History of NMSC
3. Being referred to a dermatologist for a NMSC check-up

Exclusion Criteria

1. Use of a peeling agent
2. Use of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)
3. Skin type IV or higher
4. Skin type III with tanning less than two months prior to the participation
5. Recent tanning
6. Porphyria
7. Epilepsy
8. Inflammatory disease (e.g. psoriasis, acne)
9. Excessive hair on chest or face

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. False positives, false negatives, true positives and true negatives are recorded for both methods<br>2. The true and false negatives are calculated using the combined locations of true and false positives of both methods. Based on these sensitivity and specificity of both methods are calculated.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
o secondary outcome measures