Navigating Clinical Trials: Essential Knowledge for Dermatologists-Clinical Trials Photography Tips

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Iltifat Hamzavi and Mohsin Mukhtari present clinical photography tips for trials, emphasizing standardized camera use, patient positioning, and background selection. Key considerations include minimizing distractions, orienting images properly, and managing lighting to avoid shadows. Specific guidelines are provided for conditions like vitiligo, hydradenized suppurativa, atopic dermatitis, and psoriasis, highlighting the importance of cross-polarized lenses for erythema and using standardized image sets. Consent is crucial. Proper imaging enhances research reproducibility and improves patient care by effectively documenting and analyzing disease impacts.

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by Iltefat Hamzavi, MD, FAAD

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clinical photography

standardized imaging

cross-polarized lenses

patient consent

disease documentation