Training Health Care Professional in Detecting BCC on OCT Using E-learning and CUSUM-analysis

NCT05634421 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2022-3253
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

In this study, various health care professionals will follow an E-learning module in which BCC detection on OCT is explained. Thereafter, the participants will test their skill by assessing OCT-scans. Their performance will be monitored using cumulative-sum analysis. After completion, newly trained OCT assessors will test their diagnostic accuracy for BCC detection on OCT in a exploratory study. The trainability, amount of required training and diagnostic accuracy will be compared between dermatologist and non-dermatologists.

Conditions

Basal Cell Carcinoma

Keywords

Optical coherence tomography

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Achieving and maintaining an acceptable error rate (16%) for BCC detection on OCT

  Measured before december 31st 2023

• Number of practice scans needed in order to achieve an acceptable error rate

  Measured before december 31st 2023

• Median time that dermatologists and non-dermatologists need to assess OCT scans

  Measured before december 31st 2023

• Diagnostic accuracy of newly trained dermatologists and non-dermatologists expressed as sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV and DOR.

  Measured before december 31st 2023

Study Arms (5)

Dermatologists

Dermatologists who have no experience with OCT.

Other: E-learning

Residents

Residents who have no experience with OCT

Other: E-learning

Medical students

Medical students who have no experience with OCT

Other: E-learning

Nurses

Nurses who have no experience with OCT

Other: E-learning

Research physicians

Other: E-learning

Interventions

E-learning OTHER

The E-learning is under development at the department of Dermatology from MUMC+.

Dermatologists; Medical students; Nurses; Research physicians; Residents

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The study population will consist of various health care provides; dermatologists, residents/clinical researchers, nurses and medical students. We aim to include at least 5 participants per category of healthcare providers.

You may qualify if:

• Health care provider or medical student

You may not qualify if:

• Previous experience with OCT

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Maastricht University Medical Center: lead

Study Sites (1)

Maastricht UMC+

Maastricht, Limburg, 6229HX, Netherlands

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Wolswijk T, Nelemans PJ, Adan F, van Leersum F, Kreiter D, Adams T, van Dorsten S, Mosterd K. Cumulative Sum Analysis-Integrated E-Learning for Differentiation Between Basal Cell Carcinoma and Non-Basal Cell Carcinoma on Optical Coherence Tomography: An Observational Cohort Study. Int J Dermatol. 2025 Oct;64(10):1870-1878. doi: 10.1111/ijd.17918. Epub 2025 Jun 27.

  PMID: 40579737 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Carcinoma, Basal Cell

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Carcinoma; Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Neoplasms, Basal Cell

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 22, 2022
• First Posted: December 2, 2022
• Study Start: December 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2023
• Study Completion: December 31, 2023
• Last Updated: February 16, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-02

Locations

NL (1)