New camera could spare skin cancer patients from unnecessary biopsies
NCT ID NCT07501780
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a non-invasive imaging technique called LC-OCT for diagnosing basal cell carcinoma, the most common skin cancer. Researchers will review medical records of about 300 patients to see if LC-OCT can accurately detect cancer and guide treatment without needing a biopsy. The goal is to make diagnosis faster, cheaper, and less invasive.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 297 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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
Patients with lesions clinically suspected for BCC who visited the Mohs Clinics between January 2025 and June 2025 and underwent LC-OCT imaging as part of the diagnostic work-up.
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients aged ≥18 years * LC-OCT performed as part of diagnostic evaluation between January 2025 and June 2025 at Mohs clinics in the Netherlands * Histopathological results (biopsy or excision) and/or 6-12 month clinical follow-up data available Exclusion Criteria: * Patients \<18 years of age * Cases without histopathological confirmation or available follow-up data
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Maastricht University Medical Center +
Maastricht, Limburg, 6229HX, Netherlands
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