NCT00994240

Cure Rates of Superficial Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC) EDC

Cure Rates of Superficial Basal Cell Carcinoma Following 1 Versus 3 Cycles of Electrodessication & Curettage: A Randomized Prospective Study

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 85 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Madison · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This is a prospective, randomized clinical trial conducted at the Unviersity of Wisconsin (UW) Dermatology Clinic located at 1 S. Park Street, Madison, WI 53715. There are no controls. Subjects meeting eligibility criteria are randomly divided into one of two treatment groups (ED\&C x 1 cycle or ED\&C x 3 cycles) using computer generated random numbers. One cycle of ED\&C is defined according to standard technique currently employed. It involves scraping away the tumor with a curette (ring- shaped instrument) and then burning the curetted site with a small electric needle (electrodessication). During Visit 1, the surgical site is marked, local numbing medication is injected, and 1 or 3 cycles of ED\&C is/are performed by board-certified dermatologists or a dermatology resident under the direct supervision of a board certified dermatologist. All follow-up visits (3, 6, 9, and 12 months after Visit 1) include skin evaluations by the physician who performed the ED\&C. The lesion site is examined, measured, and photographed for clinical evidence of recurrence, as defined by a new lesion within the previously treated site. If there is evidence of possible tumor recurrence at the treated surgical site during Visit 2, 3, 4 or 5, then the lesion will be biopsied using a shave procedure.

Conditions

• Superficial Basal Cell Carcinoma

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Electrodessication & Curettage	Electrodessication \& Curettage 1 or 3 cycles

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-05-01
• Primary completion: 2013-08-01
• Completion: 2013-09-01
• First posted: 2009-10-14
• Last updated: 2015-02-27
• Results posted: 2015-02-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States