OCT and Invasion in Cutaneous Skin Lesions

NCT ID: NCT06014697

Last Updated: 2025-04-04

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

71 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-03-01

Study Completion Date

2024-08-01

Brief Summary

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The increasing incidence of actinic keratosis (AK), morbus Bowen (MB) and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC), the patients with often multiple lesions and the disadvantages of invasive diagnostics show the need for an accurate non-invasive diagnostic tool for the determination of invasive growth in AK and MB.

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a non-invasive scanner creating cross-sectional images of the skin, to a depth of 1-1,5 mm based on light waves. Until now, OCT has been proposed as non-invasive diagnostic tool for basal cell carcinomas. Although the diagnostic value of OCT for detection and sub-typing of basal cell carcinomas has already been demonstrated, it is unclear whether OCT can discriminate between invasive and non-invasive lesions (AK, MB and cSCCs). There are some studies that describe OCT characteristics of AK, MB and cSCCs, however, these characteristics have a lot of overlap (8-13). To date there are no clearly distinctive OCT features to distinguish between AK, MB and cSCCs. This study aims to investigate the value of OCT in discriminating between the presence and absence of invasion in lesions with clinical suspicion for invasion.

Two experienced OCT-assessors will evaluate the OCT scans independently. The OCT assessors are blinded to the histological diagnosis of the lesions (invasive or non-invasive), which is used as golden standard.

A 5-point Likert scale is used for OCT assessment.

1. Definitely not invasive
2. Probably not invasive
3. Unknown, probably invasive/probably not invasive
4. Probably invasive
5. Definitely invasive

In addition to completing the Likert-scale, assessors are asked to describe the presence/absence of predefined OCT characteristics (a.o. hyperkeratosis and the presence of the dermo-epidermal junction)

In case of disagreement between the independent assessors, the OCT scan will be re-assessed in a consensus meeting.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma Bowen's Disease Actinic Keratoses Keratosis, Actinic Diagnosis

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Non-invasive lesion

Lesion with histological confirmation of a actinic keratosis or Bowens disease (non-invasive lesions).

Optical Coherence Tomography

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Assessment of the lesion with a non-invasive OCT scan according to a confidence scale (5-point Likert scale: 1 Definitely not invasive, 2 Probably not invasive, 3 Unknown invasive or non-invasive, 4 Probably invasive, 5 Definitely invasive)

Clinical assessment

Intervention Type OTHER

Clinical assessment of the lesion by a dermatologist according to a confidence scale (5-point Likert scale: 1 Definitely not invasive, 2 Probably not invasive, 3 Unknown invasive or non-invasive, 4 Probably invasive, 5 Definitely invasive)

Invasive lesion

Lesion with histological confirmation of a squamous cell carcinoma (invasive lesions).

Optical Coherence Tomography

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Assessment of the lesion with a non-invasive OCT scan according to a confidence scale (5-point Likert scale: 1 Definitely not invasive, 2 Probably not invasive, 3 Unknown invasive or non-invasive, 4 Probably invasive, 5 Definitely invasive)

Clinical assessment

Intervention Type OTHER

Clinical assessment of the lesion by a dermatologist according to a confidence scale (5-point Likert scale: 1 Definitely not invasive, 2 Probably not invasive, 3 Unknown invasive or non-invasive, 4 Probably invasive, 5 Definitely invasive)

Interventions

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Optical Coherence Tomography

Assessment of the lesion with a non-invasive OCT scan according to a confidence scale (5-point Likert scale: 1 Definitely not invasive, 2 Probably not invasive, 3 Unknown invasive or non-invasive, 4 Probably invasive, 5 Definitely invasive)

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Clinical assessment

Clinical assessment of the lesion by a dermatologist according to a confidence scale (5-point Likert scale: 1 Definitely not invasive, 2 Probably not invasive, 3 Unknown invasive or non-invasive, 4 Probably invasive, 5 Definitely invasive)

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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OCT

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients who are included in a previous study on OCT, with written informed consent to use their data regarding OCT.
* Patients who retrospectively had an OCT scan for their skin lesion
* With a histological confirmed actinic keratosis, bowens disease or cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the skin
* with a differential diagnosis of a invasive lesion (cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma) and a non-invasive lesion (bowens disease or actinic keratosis).

Exclusion Criteria

* patients who waived informed consent
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Maastricht University Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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K Mosterd, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Maastricht University Medical Center

Locations

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Maastricht University Medical Center+

Maastricht, , Netherlands

Site Status

Countries

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Netherlands

References

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Related Links

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https://www.vivosightatlas.com/

VivoSight OCT Education Centre. VivoSight. 2022.

Other Identifiers

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2023-3735

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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