Patient Acceptance And Satisfaction of Teledermoscopy In General Practice In a Belgian Rural Area

NCT ID: NCT04534868

Last Updated: 2020-09-01

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-09-15

Study Completion Date

2021-03-15

Brief Summary

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The aim objective of this work is to assess the characteristics of patients for whom teledermoscopy could be suitable for the detection of potential skin cancers, within a population of rural general medicine in the South of Hainaut, by means of a mixed quantitative and qualitative study corresponding respectively:

* To identify patients' knowledge of skin cancers, their skin monitoring habits, and their acceptability of new telemedicine tools such as teledermoscopy ("Part 1").
* To evaluate the satisfaction and expectations of those who benefit from teledermoscopy ("Part 2").

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Skin Cancer Patient Acceptance of Health Care Patient Satisfaction

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Patient Acceptance and satisfaction for teledermoscopy

The aim of the first part of the study is to evaluate patients' skin monitoring habits, their knowledge of skin cancer, and their preconceptions about new telemedicine tools such as teledermoscopy. This is a written quantitative questionnaire with answers to tick.

An explanatory folder will be given to patients and they will be asked to read it beforehand in order to allow a good understanding of the terms used and the goal of the project. This part will include 70 to 100 patients.

The second part of the study is a qualitative study and the aim of it is to evaluate the satisfaction, acceptance and future expectations of those who have benefited from teledermoscopy. Individual and anonymous interviews, lasting 15 to 20 minutes, intended for patients who have benefit of teledermoscopy at the office. An explanatory folder will also be given to the patients concerned in order to explain to them the procedure of the interview. This part will include 8 to 10 patients.

Group Type OTHER

taking macroscopic and dermoscopic pictures of suspicious skin lesions

Intervention Type OTHER

If there is any diagnostic doubt about a skin lesion, teledermoscopy will be used, if the patient agrees.

* A table containing the useful information about the patient for the lesion's analysis will be completed.
* The pictures will be taken with a Fotofinder Handyscope. The photos will be integrated into the patient's electronic medical record (CareConnect program).
* The photo is anonymized via a serial number assigned by the "Handyscope" application.
* Sending photos and information via a secure email address to the dermatologists.
* Response from the dermatologist (Prof. Tromme or Dr Harkemanne) in the following days also via email.
* Contact (consultation or telephone call depending on the diagnosis) with the patient to communicate the results and the procedure to be followed.
* This information (emails containing the dermatological report) will be saved in the patient's computerized medical file (CareConnect program) then deleted from the mailbox

Interventions

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taking macroscopic and dermoscopic pictures of suspicious skin lesions

If there is any diagnostic doubt about a skin lesion, teledermoscopy will be used, if the patient agrees.

* A table containing the useful information about the patient for the lesion's analysis will be completed.
* The pictures will be taken with a Fotofinder Handyscope. The photos will be integrated into the patient's electronic medical record (CareConnect program).
* The photo is anonymized via a serial number assigned by the "Handyscope" application.
* Sending photos and information via a secure email address to the dermatologists.
* Response from the dermatologist (Prof. Tromme or Dr Harkemanne) in the following days also via email.
* Contact (consultation or telephone call depending on the diagnosis) with the patient to communicate the results and the procedure to be followed.
* This information (emails containing the dermatological report) will be saved in the patient's computerized medical file (CareConnect program) then deleted from the mailbox

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Adults ( \> 18y)
* French Speaking Patient

Exclusion Criteria

* Illiterate Patients
* Demented Patients
* Non-French speaking patients
* Minors.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Central Contacts

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Odile MAGOTTEAUX, Dr

Role: CONTACT

0479177991

Isabelle Tromme, Dr

Role: CONTACT

References

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Other Identifiers

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CE 2020/06AOU/397

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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