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Skin cancer surgery: are patients happy with their scars?

NCT ID NCT03503240

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Not yet recruiting
Registered, but not yet taking participants.
By invitation only This study
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Paused
Paused for now. It may or may not start again.
Ongoing
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Completed
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Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study asks 3000 people who had skin cancer surgery to fill out a one-time online survey about how they feel about their appearance, scars, and quality of life. The goal is to learn what matters most to patients after surgery. No new treatment or medication is being tested.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

About 3,000 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Apr 2018

Expected to finish

Apr 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

At MSK potential participants will be identified as having undergone surgery/ treatment for the treatment of a cutaneous malignancy on the face or patients will be recruited in the clinic when they present for consultation or the day of skin surgery/ treatment.

Ages

21 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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: * Patients ≥ 18 years of age at the time of surgery. * Had a diagnosis of a cutaneous malignancy * Cutaneous malignancy includes, but is not limited to basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma * Able to speak and read English * MSK Only Cross Sectional Study: Radiation therapy patients ≥ 18 years of age who have received RT for skin cancer Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to speak and read English

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

skin cancer skin neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

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Skin cancer

How to take part

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  1. The places running it

    5 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.

  2. The official record

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  3. A doctor treating you

    A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital (Data Collection Only)

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10065, United States

  • UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Sacramento, California, 95817, United States

  • University of Nebraska Medical Center

    Omaha, Nebraska, 68198-7680, United States

  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

    Dallas, Texas, 75390, United States

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