Testing the effectiveness of treatment of oral leukoplakia with dry ice and lasers

COMPARISON OF EFFICACY OF CRYOSURGERY AND LASER THERAPY IN THE TREATMENT OF ORAL LEUKOPLAKIA

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2018/05/014283

Enrollment

Registered

2018-05-31

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Oral Leukoplakia

Interventions

Intervention1: laser therapy: laser therapy for oral leukoplakia Control Intervention1: cryosurgery: cryosurgery for oral leukoplakia

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with age above 20 years. 2. Lesions greater than 1 cm in diameter. 3. Patients willing to cease tobacco and alcohol habits.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients diagnosed with systemic diseases that can interfere with healing.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Healing of the lesionTimepoint: Healing of the lesion using Wound healing assessment score	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Comfortability of the patient after the treatment Recurrence of the lesionTimepoint: Comfortability of the patient after the treatment using VAS score Recurrence of the lesion seen for 3 months	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr R Sudhakara Reddy

Vishnu Dental College

sudhakarareddyomr@gmail.com9848599049

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026