Dermatoscopy in general practice.
Recruiting
- Conditions
- skin neoplasmsskin malignanciesskin cancermelanomabasal cell carcinomanaevihuidkankermelanoombasaalcelcarcinoom
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 476
Inclusion Criteria
Patients are eligible for the study if they are 18 years of age or older, if they have a suspected skinlesion and if they have given informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients will be excluded if they already had a treatment for a skin malignancy, if they have a serious disease or if they cannot be asked to participate in this research (to the opinion of the general practitioner).
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The primary outcome is the diagnostic accuracy of the dermatoscope as diagnostic test for the evaluation of skinlesions.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Secondary outcome measures are: <br /><br>1. Sensitivity;<br /><br>2. Specificity;<br /><br>3. The number of excisions/biopsies;<br /><br>4. The number of referrals to secondary care;<br /><br>5. The costs of both diagnostical strategies will be examined.