NCT02280889Recruiting
Quality of Life and Stigmatization in Children With Congenital Melanocytic Nevi Before and After Nevus Excision
Quality of Life and Experience of Stigmatization in Children With Congenital Melanocytic Nevi Before and After Nevus Excision: a Prospective Study
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 4 Mar 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
Congenital melanocytic nevi (CMN) are a quite common congenital disorder. Over years, surgical excision was proposed to the patients because transformation into a malignant skin tumor (melanoma) was feared. Recent data proof that the risk for malignancy was overestimated. Nowadays still a lot of patients express their wish for surgical removal out of aesthetic reasons and psychological impacts. Many patients and families experience stigmatization because of the nevus. To proof a medical indication for surgical removal the investigators want to evaluate the quality of life and stigmatization before and after nevus surgery.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 100 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 13 Oct 2014
- Start date
- May 2013
- Primary completion date
- Dec 2031
- Lead sponsor
- University Children's Hospital, Zurich
- NCT number
- NCT02280889
What you commit to
- Study type: Observational
- Planned participants: 100
- From May 2013 to the primary completion date, Dec 2031
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Prior treatment
- previous therapies done for the CMN (dermabrasion, surgery, laser)
Other
- mental retardation of the child
- insufficient knowledge of the German language of both parents
- severe comorbidities
Who the study is looking for
- patients with a congenital melanocytic nevi of at least 2 cm2 that will be removed surgically
- age between 9 months and 16 years
Age in the registry: 9 months to 16 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Children's Hospital Zurich, Division of Pediatric Plastic and reconstructive Surgery Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Zurich | Switzerland | Recruiting |
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