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CompletedNCT04368247Updated Aug 7, 2025

Skin Fluorescent Imaging (SFI) System in Patients With Nevi

An observational study in Nevus and Dysplasia; Epithelial, sponsored by Orlucent, Inc. Completed at 4 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-08-07.

Sponsored by Orlucent, Inc · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Case-only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
300
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The Sponsor has developed the Skin Fluorescent Imaging (SFI) system, an in vivo imaging modality, for the purpose of providing physicians with insight into the biological changes occurring during tissue remodeling in a nevus.

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The SFI system, a non-invasive point-of-care imaging system, is able to detect markers associated with tissue remodeling and thus provide real-time information about biological and structural changes occurring in nevi indicative of dysplastic transition.

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Conditions studied

  • Nevus
  • Dysplasia; Epithelial

Keywords

  • Nevus
  • Atypical Nevi
  • Mole
  • Skin Imaging
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In context

Nevus

47 studies on the registry are indexed under Nevus; 9 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 300 is above the median of 145 across 28 observational studies indexed under Nevus.

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Lead sponsor

Orlucent, Inc is the lead sponsor of 7 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Sampling method
Probability sample

Study population

Subjects who present with suspicious nevus/nevi and who require a Standard of Care (SOC) biopsy of the atypical nevi will be able to participate in the study.

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Inclusion criteria

In order to be eligible to participate in this study a subject must meet all of the following criteria:

  • Provide a signed and dated form
  • Age ≥ 18 years old
  • Subjects must present with suspicious atypical nevi scheduled for a *
  • Nevi with at least 1 cm of skin surrounding the mole
  • Nevi must be accessible to the SFI imaging device
  • Excisional or a tangential excision with a dept of 1 to 2 mm biopsy will be performed for the mole tested within 21 days of testing.
  • Nevi with clinically atypical features

Only 1 mole per eligible subject will be SFI tested in this study. *NOTE: a subset of patients (\~10%) with benign nevi (by clinical observation) who wish to have nevi removed for cosmetic reasons will be enrolled as negative controls.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

An individual who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study:

  • Subjects who are younger than 18 years old
  • Lesions that are consistent with

    - Features of Keratosis and keratin plugs

    • Basal Cell Carcinoma
    • Squamous Cell Carcinoma
    • Challenging anatomical location (e.g., body cervices)
  • Subjects with nevi that fit the inclusion criteria but are:

    • Less than 1 cm from the eyes
    • On the palms of the hands or soles of the feet
    • Associated with scar tissue
    • Mucosal lesions
    • Ulcerated lesions / breached skin
    • Lesions with some clinical certainty of being melanomas (large, dark, etc.)
    • Any nevi with ink marking including tattoos, on or adjacent to the nevi
    • Lesions treated with local anesthesia such as lidocaine prior to enrollment
    • Lesions larger than 20 mm or too large to allow imaging
    • Subject is known to be pregnant
    • Subject who is mentally or physically unable to comply with all aspects of the study
    • Subject who is undergoing systemic cancer treatment within 6 months of SFI testing
    • Subject with to any of the SFI reagents
    • Subjects with known sensitivity to fluorescent dyes
    • Any subject who has previously participated (testing to ) in SFI 003
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(3)

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Informed consent

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Biopsy and archival tissue

A biopsy takes a small piece of tissue to examine. “Archival tissue” is a sample already taken, for example at diagnosis, and kept by the hospital.

Whether a stored sample will do depends on when it was taken, how much there is and what the study needs. Ask whether the study accepts your stored sample or needs a new biopsy.

Hypersensitivity

An allergy, or another reaction of the immune system, to a substance. “Hypersensitivity to the study drug” means a known allergic reaction to it — not every side effect a medicine can have.

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Study design

Observational model
Case-only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
300 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No
Biospecimen retention
Samples without dna

Groups and cohorts

  • Nevi undergoing biopsy per SOC

    Subjects with Nevi who will as part of their standard of care, will undergo biopsy.

    Diagnostic Test: Skin Fluorescent Imaging

Interventions

  • Diagnostic testSkin Fluorescent Imaging

    Application of reagents, then imaging and scoring

    Also known as: SFI 003 Imaging

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Establish the performance of SFI

    Establish the performance (sensitivity and specificity) for SFI in comparison to dysplasia.

    Time frame: 1year

Secondary outcomes

  1. To compare SFI to clinical diagnosis.

    Comparison of the SFI score ( 0 to 10) to the clinical diagnosis of the physician assessing and the pathologist

    Time frame: 1 year

  2. To establish the tolerability of SFI Testing by documenting minimal, transient events that occur with reagent application.

    Adverse events will be collected to ensure overall safety of reagents and imaging

    Time frame: 1 year

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Study locations

4 sites
  • Center for Dermatology Clinical Research, Inc
    Fremont, California 94538, United States
  • Quest Dermatology Research
    Northridge, California 91324, United States
  • Solano Dermatology Associates
    Vallejo, California 94590, United States
  • University of Utah
    Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Ran from Aug 2020 to primary completion in Jun 2023, 34 months.

Of 14 observational studies under Nevus, half reached primary completion within 34 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 21 and three quarters within 104. This study's 34 months is close to that.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Apr 20, 2020
First posted
Apr 29, 2020
StartActual
Aug 10, 2020
Primary completionActual
Jun 30, 2023
CompletionActual
Aug 31, 2023
Last update
Aug 7, 2025
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 7, 2025, 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
NCT04368247
Lead sponsor
Orlucent, Inc
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 29, 2020
Start date
Aug 10, 2020
Primary completion
Jun 30, 2023
Completion
Aug 31, 2023
Last update
Aug 7, 2025

Study contacts

Cathy Shachaf, PhD
study director · President

Oversight

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