Can smartphone cameras spot skin cancer as well as a dermatologist?
NCT ID NCT03699995
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested three portable imaging systems (MoleMapper, Visiomed, and confocal microscopy) to see how well they could detect melanoma compared to a dermatologist's exam. Seventeen people with suspicious moles participated. The goal was to find out if these devices could accurately identify which moles needed a biopsy, potentially making skin cancer screening easier and more accessible.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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17 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2018
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- 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.
- Ages
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18 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Persons who participate in the free skin cancer screening at the PDX Skincare Festival at Oregon Health \& Science University (OHSU) in 2021/2022 (date pending) and are informed by a provider that they have a pigmented lesion for which a biopsy is recommended are potentially eligible to participate in this study. * Persons who participate in the free skin cancer screening at the War on Skin Cancer event at OHSU in 2021/2022 (date pending) or other dates and locations and are informed by a provider that they have a clinically benign or atypical nevi are eligible to participate in the imaging portion of this study. No biopsy will be offered to these participants. * Persons age 18-80 are eligible for the study * Persons of any sex can be enrolled. * Persons of any race are eligible but we anticipate that most participants will be Non-Hispanic whites due to the prevalence of melanoma and other skin cancers in this group. * Only persons who can provide signed statement of informed consent will be enrolled. * Persons who are identified in OHSU Dermatology clinics or through OHSU e-visit and e-consult platforms as having a skin lesion in need of a biopsy for skin cancer * Persons identified via the Melanoma Community Registry (MCR) (IRB approved: 00010561) Exclusion Criteria: * Allergy to the anesthetic (lidocaine).
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sancy Leachman
Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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