Use of Fiber-optic Probe for Non-invasive Diagnosis of Melanoma and Assessment of Impact of Ultraviolet (UV) Exposure on Skin

Stopped early

Conditions studied: Melanoma

In brief

This study is designed to collect information about melanoma using a research probe, a device placed only on the skin. This study will investigate whether using the probe to examine skin lesions could improve the accuracy of identification pre-cancerous melanoma lesions or to predict the risk melanoma in the skin of subjects. Ultimately, we would see this technique used routinely as a non-invasive device during subjects' skin examination to aid dermatologists to identify pre-cancerous (melanoma) lesions without taking tissue samples of the skin. Alternatively, this technique would, in the future, also be used to screen patients at risk for melanoma.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01085396

Run by

University of Pittsburgh

People needed

16

Starts

2010-03-01

Expected to finish

2014-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-05-27

Who can join

Age: 19 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Male and female above 18 years of age;
• Subjects who are planned to undergo skin examinations with and without atypical nevi, with and without personal or family history of melanoma and potentially with pigmented lesions to be removed for medical care or cosmetic purposes.

You may not qualify if…

• Individuals whose pathology cannot be obtained or retrieved.
• Inability to provide informed consent.

Where it is running

• UPMC Presbyterian Dept. of Dermatology — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
• UPCI - Hillman Cancer Center — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
• UPMC Shadyside Place - Dermatology Unit — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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