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CompletedNCT00571363

A Randomised Study Comparing Tissue Conservation in Conventional Versus Mohs' Surgery of Basal Cell Carcinoma

Status
Completed
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
30 (actual)
Sponsor
NHS Tayside · Other Government
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

We have compared to types of surgery to assess which one leaves the smaller surgical defect.

Detailed description

Patients with a clinical diagnosis of a nodular basal cell carcinoma of less than 1 centimetre and 1 centimetre away from eyes, nose and ears were either randomized to undergo Mohs Micrographic Surgery or standard surgical excision. After the tumour had been removed the defect was measured.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
PROCEDUREstandard surgeryexcision with 4 mm margins
PROCEDUREMohs micrographic surgeryexcision of basal cell carcinoma with 2 mm margins and immediate examination of margins for residual tumour. residual tumour was excised until complete tumour removal was achieved.

Timeline

Start date
2004-01-01
Completion
2006-12-01
First posted
2007-12-12
Last updated
2007-12-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00571363. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.