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RecruitingNCT07886203Updated Oct 21, 2026

Evaluation of a Point-of-Care, AI-Powered Spectroscopy Device for Triage of Suspicious Vulvar Lesions: A Pilot Study

An observational study in Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia, HPV-Independent, Vulvar Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Vulvar Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion, HPV-Associated, sponsored by Mayo Clinic. Recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to female participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-10-21.

Sponsored by Mayo Clinic · Observational

Updated Oct 21, 2026Newly registeredGo to Updates ↓
Study type
Observational
Model
Case-only
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrollment
20
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
Female
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Study summary

This purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility of using the DermaSensor™ device on vulvar skin.

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Conditions studied

  • Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia, HPV-Independent
  • Vulvar Squamous Cell Carcinoma
  • Vulvar Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion, HPV-Associated
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In context

Lead sponsor

Mayo Clinic is the lead sponsor of 3,263 studies on the registry; 670 are open to participants now.

Of its 450 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 318 (71%) have results posted.

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
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Patients with vulvar squamous cell carcinoma and intraepithelial or invasive neoplasms

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Inclusion criteria

  • Age ≥ 18
  • Biopsy proven diagnosis of vulvar squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated VIN 3, or HPV-independent differentiated vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN) planning surgical excision at Mayo Clinic in Rochester
  • Ability to provide informed consent, including with the assistance of an in-person or virtual interpreter
  • Multiple distinct lesions on the same patient may be included as distinct device applications, up to two non-contiguous lesions

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnancy
  • Incarceration
  • Lesion proximal to the hymen (no vaginal or peri-urethral mucosal lesions)
  • Lesions at the anal verge
  • Absence of residual lesion beyond prior biopsy or surgical site (device cannot be applied on a healing biopsy site or surgical scar)
  • Lesion covered with excessive crust, erosion, or ulceration
  • Previous treatment with CO2 laser, cavitational ultrasonic surgical aspiration (CUSA), cryotherapy, or other ablative techniques at the site of device application
  • Previous treatment with vulvar radiation therapy at the site of device application
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Study design

Observational model
Case-only
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrollment
20 participants (estimated)

Groups and cohorts

  • Observational

    Patients undergo DermaSensor™ device recordings as well as photography of sites of device use during standard of care surgical excision. Patients also have their medical records reviewed on study.

    Other: Non-Interventional Study

Interventions

  • OtherNon-Interventional Study

    Non-interventional study

    Also known as: Non-Interventional Observational Study, Noninterventional (Observational) Study

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Device output and clinical gold standard

    Will assess diagnostic triage performance of DermaSensor™ on vulvar skin by comparing device reading to clinical gold standard (histopathology for diseased site and clinician expert visual inspection for control site). Descriptive statistics will be utilized to broadly analyze the sample.

    Time frame: Baseline (at the time of planned surgery)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Feasibility of device application on vulvar skin

    Will conduct qualitative interviews to assess surgeon experience with device use, including ease of use and feasibility. Will use thematic analysis to identify potential barriers for device application in this novel setting.

    Time frame: Baseline (at the time of planned surgery)

Other outcomes

  1. Descriptive analyses of risk of malignancy

    Device output provides a digital display of a binary outcome: "monitor" vs "investigate further," with those lesions classified as "investigate further" being additionally stratified on a scale of 1 to 10 for their spectral similarity to malignant lesions. Risk of malignancy will be reported based on the 1 to 10 result for lesions marked as "investigate further" (1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10).

    Time frame: Baseline (at the time of planned surgery)

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Mayo Clinic in Rochester
    Rochester, Minnesota 55905, United States
    • OBGYN Research Team · Contact · 507-422-3902
    • Kelly H. Bruce, MD, MS · Principal investigator
    Recruiting
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References and documents

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Timeline

1 registry update since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Started Oct 2026 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Sep 2027, 11 months after the start.

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

Registered
Oct 14, 2026
First posted
Oct 21, 2026
StartActual
Oct 6, 2026
Primary completionEst.
Sep 30, 2027
CompletionEst.
Sep 30, 2027
Last update
Oct 21, 2026
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.
Registered
First appeared on the registry. No changes since
Oct 21, 2026
Show all 1 update
  1. Oct 21, 2026
    First appeared on the registry

From the registry record's own update history. This site started tracking changes on Sep 25, 2026; for anything earlier, see the record history on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT07886203
Lead sponsor
Mayo Clinic
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 21, 2026
Start date
Oct 6, 2026
Primary completion
Sep 30, 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Sep 30, 2027 (estimated)
Last update
Oct 21, 2026

Study contacts

Clinical Trials Referral Office
Contact
mayocliniccancerstudies@mayo.edu
855-776-0015
OBGYN Research Team
Contact
507-422-3902
Kelly H. Bruce, MD, MS
principal investigator · Mayo Clinic in Rochester

Oversight

FDA-regulated device
Yes
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