Early Detection of Skin Tumors Using a Telemedicine Tool in Primary Care (MEL)

Institute of Health Information and Statistics of the Czech Republic

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Skin Lesions; Skin Cancer; Skin Cancer Prevention; Melanoma In Situ; Mole (Dermatology)

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Intervention with telemedicine tool

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07349940

UZIS 2025/6

Details and patient eligibility

About

The project is a national, prospective, multicenter, single-arm interventional pilot of screening skin tumors in the Czech Republic.

The primary aim of the project is to methodically prepare, implement and evaluate a pilot project that will verify the suitability of the proposed procedure of early detection of skin tumors by using a telemedicine tools and setting up and testing new methods and implementation into the system of social health care.

Full description

The project is a national, prospective, multicenter, single-arm interventional pilot project for skin tumors screening involving 18 general practitioners and 6 dermatology centers in the Czech Republic.

The main objective of the project is the early detection of skin tumors by general practitioners, increasing the efficiency of healthcare, and methodically preparing, implementing, and evaluating the pilot project. The project aims to verify the suitability of the proposed early detection procedure for skin tumors, as well as to establish and test new methods and integrate them into the healthcare system.

As part of the project, the procedure will be tested on a sample of approximately 1,440 individuals, which may help validate the use of telemedicine tools in healthcare. A methodology for the use of telemedicine tools will be developed, along with a framework for collaboration between general practitioners and affiliated dermatologists. Systemic changes will be proposed to enhance the efficiency of the screening process.

The project is supported by the European Social Fund (Operational Programme Employment Plus) and the state budget of the Czech Republic. It is registered with the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the Czech Republic under ID: CZ.03.02.02/00/22_005/0002008.

Enrollment: 1,440 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• at least 1 suspected lession
• phototype I or phototype II

Exclusion criteria

• skin lession examination by dermatologist in last 12 months
• unsigned consent to participate in the project and consent to the processing of personal data

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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1,440 participants in 1 patient group

Adults with suspected skin lession

Experimental group

Description:

Pilot screening will be conducted in general practitioners' offices, where physicians will be trained to examine skin lesions using magnifying devices (dermatoscopes) and advanced telemedicine software, enabling faster diagnostics of suspicious findings. Patients with high-risk lesions will be referred to specialized dermatology centers.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Intervention with telemedicine tool