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NCT Number: NCT02368769

Assessment of Tele-expertise for Frozen Section Diagnosis

The purpose of the study is to assess whether performing a frozen section diagnosis off site with virtual slides would be as quick and accurate as usual technique.

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Key information

Conditions

Frozen Sections

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Service d'Anatomie pathologique. Hôpital Antoine Béclère, Clamart, France

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • All patients

Exclusion criteria

  • None

Treatment and study plan

During Tele-expertise

Device

Primary outcomes

  1. Proportion of delay under 30 minutes between the sample extraction and the communication of the result to the surgeon

    Time frame: 30 minutes after the sample extraction

Secondary outcomes

  1. Delay between extraction of the sample and the diagnosis given to the surgeon

    Time frame: 24h after procedure

  2. Number of frozen section diagnosis among surgical procedures in need of frozen section diagnosis

    Time frame: Once a month

  3. Overall cost of a frozen section diagnosis

    Time frame: 6 months after the first patient enrollment

    Sum of the durations of the professionals immobilization for performing a diagnosis x wages + costs of the telemedicine solution development and implementation.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Other

Collaborators

  • Agence Regionale de Sante d'Ile de France

Registry information

Official study title

Multidimensional Assessment of Tele-expertise for Frozen Section Diagnosis

Acronym: Télé-extempo

Important dates

Study start
2013
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Feb 23, 2015
Registry last updated
Dec 9, 2015

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