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CompletedNCT03731247OCTAVUpdated Dec 7, 2021

Optical Coherence Microscopy in Dermato-oncology

An interventional study of OCTAV Patient and OCTAV Control group in Skin Cancer, sponsored by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne. Completed at 1 site in France. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-12-07.

Sponsored by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne · Not applicable, Interventional, and Diagnostic

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
273
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

OCTAV is a medical device class I, CE marked, based on a new technique for high-resolution imager (cell) internal microstructures of all types of biological tissues in vivo or ex vivo, to a depth of penetration 800 .mu.m. It allows to explore the epidermis, the dermo-epidermal junction and middle dermis in a totally non-invasive (direct contact with the tissue without sampling).

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At the coming of the patient in Dermatology for resection / biopsy of the tumor (usual practice), for the study, an image of the tumor will be performed with the OCTAV device (about 5 minutes) for the study. Then, according to usual practice, resection / biopsy will be performed.

This study aims to validate the clinical relevance of this device to characterize the 3 main skin cancers and to obtain the necessary data for the implementation of future clinical trials.

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Conditions studied

  • Skin Cancer

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Keywords

  • Optical biopsy
  • Skin cancer
  • Diagnostic performance
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In context

Skin Neoplasms

582 studies on the registry are indexed under Skin Neoplasms; 114 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 273 is above the median of 53 across 416 interventional studies indexed under Skin Neoplasms.

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Lead sponsor

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne is the lead sponsor of 578 studies on the registry; 128 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Eligibility criteria

FOR PATIENT

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patient with a cutaneous lesion suspicious for melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, requiring a surgical excision
  • Consent form signed
  • Major patient

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Allergy or intolerance to immersion oil (used for microscopy)
  • If female, pregnant or breast-feeding
  • Patient unable to stand still for 60 seconds
  • Skin lesions located near patient eyes (\<3 cm)

FOR CONTROL GROUP

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Aged between 18 to 40 years
  • Consent form signed
  • Patient of the dermatology department with non-pathological forearm skin

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Allergy or intolerance to immersion oil (used for microscopy)
  • If female, pregnant or breast-feeding
  • Patient unable to stand still for 60 seconds
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Diagnostic
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
273 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    OCTAV Patient

    The patients who will have a biopsy of skin suspected to be a melanoma, basal cell carcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma will have a skin imaging with a new Microscopy Optical Coherence (OCTAV)

    Device: OCTAV Patient

  • Experimental
    OCTAV Control group

    Control group (patients without skin cancer) will have a skin imaging with a new Microscopy Optical Coherence (OCTAV)

    Device: OCTAV Control group

Interventions

  • DeviceOCTAV Patient

    In vivo skin imaging performed by placing the tip of the OCTAV device directly in slight contact with the skin of the patient.

    Also known as: OCTAV, DAMAE Medical, Paris, France

  • DeviceOCTAV Control group

    In vivo skin imaging performed by placing the tip of the OCTAV device directly in slight contact with the skin of the patient.

    Also known as: OCTAV, DAMAE Medical, Paris, France

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Sensitivity

    Sensitivity measures the proportion of positive skin cancers (according to the OCTAV device) that are correctly identified as such (according to gold standard : histology)

    Time frame: Day 1

  2. Specificity

    Specificity measures the proportion of negative skin cancers (according to the OCTAV device) that are correctly identified as such (according to gold standard : histology)

    Time frame: Day 1

Secondary outcomes

  1. Measure of the thickness of the different skin layers (mm)

    Only for the non skin cancer group. Theses measures will identify the different skin layers (Epidermis, Dermis, Subcutaneous tissue, Cross-section)

    Time frame: Day 1

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Study locations

1 site
  • Chu de Saint Etienne
    Saint Etienne, 42000, France
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 7, 2021, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03731247
Lead sponsor
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
Collaborators
DAMAE Médical
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Nov 6, 2018
Start date
Oct 19, 2018
Primary completion
Apr 21, 2021
Completion
Apr 21, 2021
Last update
Dec 7, 2021

Study contacts

Jean-Luc PERROT, MD
principal investigator · CHU SAINT ETIENNE

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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