Tele-dermatology of Skin Cancer in a Cohort of Local Health Authority Employees in the Province of Bergamo

Centro Studi Gised

Status: Completed

Conditions: Squamous Cell Carcinoma; Melanoma; Tinea; Impetigo; Actinic Keratosis; Molluscum Contagiosum; Herpes Zoster; Basal Cell Carcinoma; Warts; Erysipelas

Treatments: Device: Tele-dermatology; Procedure: Screening

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02902822

CLICCAILNEO_2

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the validity and utility of a tele-dermatology system in the midterm periodic screening of non-widespread skin lesions of recent onset or for which a specialized early classification is deemed to change the prognosis - including precancerous skin lesions as well as melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers - compared to control visits at fixed follow-up.

Enrollment: 461 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 99 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Subjects currently working at the Local Health Authority of the province of Bergamo

Exclusion criteria

• Subjects who are not able to use the tele-dermatology system or who have no access to the website or the specific app.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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461 participants in 2 patient groups

Screening

Active Comparator group

Description:

This arm includes all subjects randomized to regular dermatological follow-up visits on annual basis.

Treatment:

Procedure: Screening

Tele-dermatology

Experimental group

Description:

This arm includes all subjects randomized to the use of a tele-dermatology system for the evaluation of newly onset non-widespread skin lesions.

Treatment:

Device: Tele-dermatology