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Usefullness of a new tool for the assessment of severity of corrosive ingestion

Clinical utility of the Med-TU chart for the assessment of severity of corrosive ingestion.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/10/028247
Enrollment
98
Registered
2020-10-06
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: T286- Corrosion of esophagus Health Condition 2: T285- Corrosion of mouth and pharynx Health Condition 3: T287- Corrosion of other parts of alimentary tract

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education Research
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients aged 18 years or more with ingestion of corrosives presenting to emergency department, JIPMER

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who are severely injured and are unfit for endoscopy. Patients presenting more than 48 hours after the ingestion of corrosive. Patients with clinical or radiological suspicion of perforation or supra-glottic or epiglottic burns with edema.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Comparison of severity of corrosive ingestion between Med-TU chart and Endoscopy.Timepoint: 2 years

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Comparison of sociodemographic factors with the severity of corrosive ingestionTimepoint: 2 years

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactUday Shamrao Kumbhar

JIPMER

k26uday74@yahoo.co.in9940306513

Outcome results

None listed

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