A prospective, controlled, clinical study to evaluate the impact of UV-irradiation on the electrical impedance spectroscopy scores of nevi
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Q82.5Congenital non-neoplastic naevus
- Registration Number
- DRKS00012456
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitätsklinikum Heidelberg
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
Patients = 18 years of age, Patients scheduled for elective ultraviolet B (NB-UVB) phototherapy, Existence of two common nevi in the same body area
Exclusion Criteria
Patients that are unable to give informed consent, Expected lack of compliance
Study & Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The primary objective of this study is to assess the influence of NB-UVB phototherapy on the EIS scores of nevi. Two nevi will be measured before and directly after phototherapy and a third time after 4 weeks after stop of phototherapy. One of these nevi will be covered with a opaque tape during the whole phototherapy.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method A secondary objective of this study is to assess the repeatability of EIS scores by performing two measurements for each lesion at one time point.