Evaluation of Store-and-Forward Teledermatology Versus a Face-to-Face Assessment During a Skin Cancer Screening Event

University of California (UC) Davis

Status: Completed

Conditions: Screening; Skin Cancer; Telemedicine

Treatments: Other: In-person dermatology evaluation; Other: Store-and-forward teledermatology evaluation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01820234

201018315

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine the diagnostic and management concordance of face-to-face dermatologist versus a store-and-forward teledermatologist at a skin cancer screening event.

The investigators' hypotheses include the following:

1. Compared to in-person assessment, store-and-forward teledermatology assessment will result in adequate diagnostic concordance.
2. Compared to in-person assessment, store-and-forward teledermatology results in adequate management concordance.
3. The sensitivity and specificity of store-and-forward evaluation to detecting lesions that are either premalignant or malignant will be similar to that of in-person evaluation.

Enrollment: 170 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18 years of age or older at time of consent, may be male or female.
• Able to provide a brief medical history and have/allow an examination of their skin including photographs.
• Capable of giving informed consent.
• Will be able to receive notification of follow-up recommendations

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who will not provide informed consent
• Patient who are unable to fulfill tasks of this study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Screening

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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170 participants in 2 patient groups

In-person dermatology evaluation

Other group

Description:

Health care modality

Treatment:

Other: In-person dermatology evaluation

Store-and-forward teledermatology evaluation

Other group

Description:

Health care modality

Treatment:

Other: Store-and-forward teledermatology evaluation