Who is eligible for clinical trial NCT04744935?

Participants must meet protocol criteria for Basal Cell Carcinoma. Confirm exact inclusion and exclusion requirements with the study coordinator.

Does clinical trial NCT04744935 provide travel or cost reimbursement?

Check with the site coordinator at the participating facility for travel and lodging stipend availability, and for which routine-care costs are covered.

🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-03-19

Optical Coherence Tomography Guided Laser Treatment of Basal Cell Carcinoma (NCT04744935)

🔵 Active, Not Recruiting Observational / Diagnostic ⚙️ Medical Device Protocol Sponsor: Christopher Zachary

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

Optical coherence tomography guided laser treatment of basal cell carcinoma

Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (3 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (7 items).

Location: UCI Health Dermatology Clinic — Irvine, California

📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener

Instant Checklist

Check every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).

Ability to understand and carry out subject instructions or be represented by a legally authorized guardian or representative
Ages 18 and older
Seeks and is scheduled for treatment of a BCC previously confirmed with biopsy

Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:

Exclusion Criteria: Any of the following will exclude participation in the study:
Inability to understand and/or carry out instructions
Patients with a BCC lesion that requires excision. This would include relatively large lesions (\>2.5 cm diameter), lesions that penetrate deep into the skin beyond the depth of the OCT image capture, high risk lesions as defined by the American Academy of Dermatology as recurrent and sclerosing subtype BCC, or metastases.
Patients with periocular BCCs which might expose the patient to risk of damage to eyes from the laser.
BCCs on legs due to their tendency towards poor wound healing.
Pregnancy
Patients unable to follow-up for the full 12 months.

🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)

UCI Health Dermatology Clinic — Irvine, California

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.

🏛️ View Official NIH Record ↗