Assessment of Tele-expertise for Frozen Section Diagnosis

NCT ID: NCT02368769

Last Updated: 2015-12-09

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

253 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-01-31

Study Completion Date

2015-05-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of the study is to assess whether performing a frozen section diagnosis off site with virtual slides would be as quick and accurate as usual technique.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Frozen Sections

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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During tele-expertise

Remote site interpretation of frozen section

During Tele-expertise

Intervention Type DEVICE

Before tele-expertise

Usual (on site) frozen section

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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During Tele-expertise

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* All patients

Exclusion Criteria

* None
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Agence Regionale de Sante d'Ile de France

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Catherine Guettier, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Hôpital Bicêtre. Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Isabelle Durand-Zaleski, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

DRCD URC Eco. Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Locations

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Service d'Anatomie pathologique. Hôpital Antoine Béclère

Clamart, , France

Site Status

Service d'anatomie pathologique. Hôpital Bicêtre

Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, , France

Site Status

Service d'anatomie pathologique. Hôpital de Raincy-Montfermeil

Montfermeil, , France

Site Status

Service d'ORL. Hôpital du Raincy-Montfermeil

Montfermeil, , France

Site Status

Service d'anatomie pathologique. Hôpital Saint Antoine

Paris, , France

Site Status

Service de chirurgie viscérale. Hôpital des Diaconnesses

Paris, , France

Site Status

Countries

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France

References

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Gould PV, Saikali S. A comparison of digitized frozen section and smear preparations for intraoperative neurotelepathology. Anal Cell Pathol (Amst). 2012;35(2):85-91. doi: 10.3233/ACP-2011-0026.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22297471 (View on PubMed)

Tetu B, Fortin JP, Gagnon MP, Louahlia S. The challenges of implementing a "patient-oriented" telepathology network; the Eastern Quebec telepathology project experience. Anal Cell Pathol (Amst). 2012;35(1):11-8. doi: 10.3233/ACP-2011-0023.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22233700 (View on PubMed)

Charrier N, Zarca K, Durand-Zaleski I, Calinaud C; ARS Ile de France telemedicine group. Efficacy and cost effectiveness of telemedicine for improving access to care in the Paris region: study protocols for eight trials. BMC Health Serv Res. 2016 Feb 8;16:45. doi: 10.1186/s12913-016-1281-1.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 26857558 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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TLM-Pathology Frozen Section

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id