Spots Global Cancer Trial Database for High- and Low-risk Actinic Keratosis Referrals to Secondary Care

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Trial Identification

Brief Title: High- and Low-risk Actinic Keratosis Referrals to Secondary Care

Official Title: High- and Low-risk Actinic Keratosis Referrals to Secondary Care. Implementation of the General Practitioners Guidelines for Actinic Keratosis Patients.

Study ID: NCT05976061

Conditions

Actinic Keratoses

Interventions

Study Description

Brief Summary: This study evaluates the implementation of the General Practitioners guidelines 'Suspicious Skin Lesions' and investigated whether their publication and implementation has led to a reduction in the proportion of referrals of low-risk patients with actinic keratosis to secondary care, after publication of the General Practitioners guidelines and implementation activities.

Detailed Description: In the Dutch healthcare system, patients are first examined by the general practitioner who decides whether a referral to a dermatologist is indicated. Both general practitioners and dermatologists can diagnose and treat patients with actinic keratosis. Therefore, it is necessary to distinguish which patients the general practitioner should refer to a dermatologist and which patients are suitable to be treated by the general practitioner. This retrospective data study evaluates the proportion of low risk actinic keratosis patients in 2019 en 2018.