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NCT02507141Recruiting

Reflectance Confocal Microscopy of Oral Cancers in Vivo: a Preliminary Trial Comparing Intra-oral Imaging With Pathology

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 4 Aug 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The purpose of this study is to get images (pictures) of oral lesions, which occur inside the mouth, before the patient's surgery using a special camera. These pictures will be used in our research to evaluate a new technology that uses a laser and takes pictures of the microscopic structure of tissue. The technology is called "reflectance confocal microscopy." We would like to compare what the camera sees to biopsies (pathology) of the same area. We will evaluate the pictures obtained from the patient to determine whether this technology may be useful in the future. We hope this technology can be used as a tool for early diagnosis of oral cancers and for guiding surgery.

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
140 (estimated)
First submitted
22 Jul 2015
Start date
21 Jul 2015
Primary completion date
31 Jul 2027
Lead sponsor
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
NCT number
NCT02507141

What you commit to

  • Study type: Observational
  • Planned participants: 140
  • From 21 Jul 2015 to the primary completion date, 31 Jul 2027
  • 5 sites in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Other illness

  • Cancer located on a site that may not be convenient or accessible for imaging with the current version of the RCM device (gingivobuccal region, back of the oral cavity, back of the tongue, floor of the mouth, deep under the tongue, etc.).

Other

  • Inability to give informed consent.

Who the study is looking for

  • Patients with biopsy-proven oral SCC who are scheduled to undergo surgery in the MSK Head and Neck Service.
  • Ability to sign informed consent.
  • Age ≥ 18 years.

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (5)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Consent Only)
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Basking RidgeUnited StatesRecruiting
Memorial Sloan Kettering West Harrison (consent only)
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HarrisonUnited StatesRecruiting
Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Consent Only)
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MiddletownUnited StatesRecruiting
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
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New YorkUnited StatesRecruiting
Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Consent Only)
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UniondaleUnited StatesRecruiting

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