AI eye could slash skin cancer surgery time
NCT ID NCT07358637
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether an AI-powered imaging tool can accurately detect the edges of common skin cancers before surgery. Researchers will compare AI-OCT scans with standard surgical results in 30 adults with basal cell carcinoma. If the AI works well, it could help surgeons remove the cancer in fewer steps, making treatment faster and cheaper.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI-enhanced Optical Coherence Tomography (imaging test)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to fewer surgical stages for skin cancer removal, saving time and reducing costs.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early observational study with only 30 participants. The AI may not be accurate enough, and a follow-up trial is needed to test if it actually reduces surgery steps.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Adult patients with biopsy-confirmed BCC who are scheduled to receive Mohs micrographic surgery
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Male or Female, ages 18 or older * at least one biopsy proven superficial or nodular BCC * willingness to have photographs taken of the treatment area * ability to understand and willingness to sign a written informed consent document Exclusion Criteria: * infiltrative, micronodular, or morpheaform BCC * pregnant women * subjects not willing to have a biopsy taken from the treatment area * subjects with herpes simplex virus infection in the treatment area
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Conditions
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