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Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT00937690
Date of registration: 01/06/2009
Primary sponsor: University of Virginia
Public title: Pilot Study of Infrared Imaging of Cutaneous Melanoma MEL49
Scientific title: Pilot Study of Infrared Imaging of Cutaneous Melanoma
Date of first enrolment: March 2008
Target sample size: 200
Recruitment status: Active, not recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00937690
Study type:  Observational
Study design:  Observational Model: Case Control, Time Perspective: Prospective  
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:   Craig L Slingluff, MD
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Affiliation:  University of Virginia
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients or volunteers with or without a history of melanoma.

- One or more palpable skin or subcutaneous lesions for which at least one of the
following is true:

- A tissue diagnosis has been made for the lesion(s) in question, by prior
cytologic or histologic evaluation (Category A1).

- A tissue diagnosis will be obtained for the lesion(s) in question by cytologic
or histologic evaluation (Category A2).

- A tissue diagnosis is not available, but a clinical diagnosis of melanoma or
benign lesion is available with a high degree of confidence. Examples are
hemangiomas, skin tags, seborrheic keratoses, dermatofibromas, lipomas, or
growing pigmented skin lesions that are comparable to other cutaneous metastases
of melanoma in the same patient (Category B).

- All patients must have the ability and willingness to give informed consent and must
be age 18 years or older at the time of study entry.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Known or suspected allergy to the adhesive skin markers or water-soluble ink used for
the labeling of lesions.

- Very fragile skin that may be susceptible to injury from adhesive markers.

- Patients in whom there is a medical contraindication or potential problem in
complying with the requirements of the protocol, in the opinion of the investigator.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Melanoma
Intervention(s)
Primary Outcome(s)
preliminary estimate sensitivity of infrared imaging in detecting melanoma metastasis as function of lesion diameter [Time Frame: one day - 24 hours]
Secondary Outcome(s)
to obtain preliminary estimate of specificity of infrared imaging for detection of melanoma metastasis [Time Frame: one day-24 hours]
Secondary ID(s)
13564
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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