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Melanoma Surveillance Photography (MSP) to Improve Early Detection of Melanoma in Ultra-high and High Risk Patients

Study Purpose

This randomised controlled trial will investigate the role of melanoma surveillance photography (MSP) in the surveillance of patients at high or ultra-high risk of melanoma. MSP is a comprehensive method of melanoma monitoring which includes total body photography and digital dermoscopy which is performed at prescribed intervals. The study will test whether participants under surveillance with MSP have less unnecessary biopsies (false positives) compared to those without MSP. Participants will be Australian residents with a new diagnosis of primary melanoma, who have multiple naevi and are at high or ultra-high risk of developing melanoma. Participants will be randomised 1:1 to either groups. It is hypothesised that those randomised to surveillance with MSP will have better patient outcomes. Improved diagnostic performance as measured by the number of unnecessary biopsies will be the primary outcome measure.

Recruitment Criteria

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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No
Study Type

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An observational clinical study is where participants identified as belonging to study groups are assessed for biomedical or health outcomes.


Searching Both is inclusive of interventional and observational studies.

Interventional
Eligible Ages 18 Years and Over
Gender All
More Inclusion & Exclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria.Patients may be included in the study if they meet ALL of the following criteria: 1. Aged 18 years or older at date of diagnosis. 2. Within 24 months (2 years) of the date of diagnosis when attending Screening & Baseline Visit: where date of diagnosis refers to the date on the pathology report that provides histological confirmation of primary cutaneous melanoma (insitu or invasive) 3. Able to provide informed consent, complete questionnaires, and attend trial site for MSP* 4. Appropriate for TBP referral. 5. High/very high risk of subsequent primary melanoma (see risk assessment tool, Appendix IV)* 6. Multiple naevi, as "some" or "many" naevi on pictogram below at Screening & Baseline visit. 7. Not previously under active surveillance (at least yearly) with TBP for melanoma surveillance (see inclusion criteria 9) 8. Living in Australia and not planning to move overseas within the next 3 years. 9. Participants that meet all eligibility criteria but have previously been under active surveillance with TBP for at least the previous 2 years meet exclusion critierion 1, in which case they are ineligible for the main study and eligible for sub-study 1 only. Active surveillance with TBP refers to TBP images having been taken AND used for melanoma surveillance. As such, if a patient had TBP but these images were not used for melanoma surveillance (i.e. not used by clinicians to monitor a patient's skin), then surveillance is not considered active and the patient would still be eligible for the main study (as well as sub-study 1). 10. Patients need to have had at least annual surveillance over the past 2 years (at least) to be eligible for sub-study 1 (note that this refers to annual skin surveillance not annual TBP images being taken) (i.e. do not meet inclusion criteria 7 are eligible for sub-study 1) Exclusion criteria.Patients will be excluded from the study for ANY of the following reasons: 1. Previously under active surveillance with TBP (active surveillance referring to TBP images being used for melanoma surveillance Stage IV metastatic melanoma. 2. Stage IV metastatic melanoma. 3. Ocular melanoma, mucosal melanoma. 4. Participation in another clinical trial or study involving MSP.Note: A past history of other cancers is not an exclusion criteria. *These eligibility criteria cannot be assessed by the cancer registry. These criteria will be assessed by the study team and/or referring doctor.

Trial Details

Trial ID:

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NCT04385732
Phase

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N/A
Lead Sponsor

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Melanoma and Skin Cancer Trials Limited
Principal Investigator

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Victoria Mar
Principal Investigator Affiliation Monash University and Alfred Health
Agency Class

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Other
Overall Status Active, not recruiting
Countries Australia
Conditions

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Melanoma, Skin Cancer, Anxiety and Fear
Study Website: View Trial Website
Additional Details

The primary aim is to test whether melanoma surveillance with MSP, comprising either 2D or 3D TBP tagged with digital dermoscopy, compared to clinical surveillance without MSP, results in improved diagnostic performance, specifically reduced number of unnecessary biopsies (i.e. false positives due to an excision or biopsy of a lesion being performed to diagnose melanoma and that lesion being identified on pathology as benign), in high (and very high) risk individuals whose risk is contributed to by high naevus counts. The secondary aims are to: 1. Evaluate whether MSP: 1. Results in improved sensitivity of doctors' diagnosis of melanoma (i.e. reduction in false negatives) 2. Improves health-related quality of life, patient satisfaction, and reduces patient anxiety. 3. Reduces costs to patients and health care system. 2. Evaluate the safety and acceptability of MSP. 3. Evaluate benefit of MSP in high risk patients prior to a primary melanoma diagnosis (Sub-study 1) 4. Evaluate diagnostic performance of tele-dermatology compared to en-face clinical visits (Sub-study 2). Investigators hypothesise that for ultra-high and high risk patients with multiple naevi, clinical surveillance with melanoma surveillance photography (compared to without MSP) will lead to better patient outcomes, in particular a reduction in the number of unnecessary biopsies (i.e. false positives) as a measure of diagnostic performance. Secondary hypotheses include that for ultra-high, and high risk patients with multiple naevi, clinical surveillance with MSP (compared to without MSP) will lead to: 1. Reduction in the number of misclassified melanoma malignancies (i.e. false negatives); 2. Reduction in the number of misclassified melanocytic and keratinocyte lesions combined; 3. Improved quality of life; and. 4. Favourable health economic outcomes.

Arms & Interventions

Arms

Experimental: Standard of Care plus Melanoma Surveillance Photography

Clinical surveillance standard of care with addition of 2D or 3D Melanoma Surveillance Photography and digital dermoscopy.

No Intervention: Standard of Care

Clinical surveillance standard of care without Melanoma Surveillance Photography.

Interventions

Device: - 2D or 3D Melanoma Surveillance Photography

Total body imaging using 2D or 3D Melanoma Surveillance Photography plus digital dermoscopy.

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International Sites

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia

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Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

Camperdown, New South Wales, 2050

Newcastle Skin Check, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

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Newcastle Skin Check

Newcastle, New South Wales, 2290

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Dermatology Clinical Trials Unit, Westmead Hospital

Sydney, New South Wales, 2145

Melanoma Institute Australia, Wollstonecraft, New South Wales, Australia

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Melanoma Institute Australia

Wollstonecraft, New South Wales, 2065

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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Diamantina Institute, University of Queensland

Brisbane, Queensland, 4102

FNQH Cairns Skin Cancer Centre, Cairns, Queensland, Australia

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FNQH Cairns Skin Cancer Centre

Cairns, Queensland, 4870

Townsville, Queensland, Australia

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Skin Repair Skin Cancer Clinic, Townsville

Townsville, Queensland, 4812

Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

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Bendigo Cancer Centre Research Unit, Bendigo Health

Bendigo, Victoria, 3550

Skin Health Institute, Carlton, Victoria, Australia

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Skin Health Institute

Carlton, Victoria, 3053

Cowes, Victoria, Australia

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Phillip Island Health Hub, Bass Coast Health

Cowes, Victoria, 3922

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Victorian Melanoma Service, Alfred Health

Melbourne, Victoria, 3004

Wonthaggi Hospital, Bass Coast Health, Wonthaggi, Victoria, Australia

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Wonthaggi Hospital, Bass Coast Health

Wonthaggi, Victoria, 3995

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