Developing a checklist to allow accurate diagnosis of vulval lichen sclerosus
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Vulval lichen sclerosusSkin and Connective Tissue Diseases
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN76946205
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Nottingham
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Ongoing
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 407
Inclusion Criteria
1. Female
2. >=18 years of age
3. New presentation to a specialist clinic (secondary care or community hub) with a vulval skin complaint
Exclusion Criteria
1. Inability to provide informed consent
2. Patients with surgical alteration of vulval skin as part of gender reaffirming surgery, or patients not born with a vulva
3. More than 2 weeks since initial consultation from managing clinician
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To test a list of 17 expert-agreed diagnostic criteria measured using vulval clinical examination at one timepoint during a clinical consultation, to establish the best predictors for vulval lichen sclerosus and subsequently develop a diagnostic tool
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Development of training resources/manual using qualitative methods, including input from patients and health professionals, to support the use of a future diagnostic tool at the end of the data collection