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To compare the efficacy of Oral cancer screening by mHealth application Vs Conventional screening by healthcare workers in rural Varanasi.

"The efficacy of conventional screening versus mHealth screening in early detection of oral potentially malignant disorders and oral cancer amongst the rural population of Varanasi: A Prospective and blinded study.â??

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/02/031306
Enrollment
20000
Registered
2021-02-16
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

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: NA: NA Control Intervention1: NA: NA

Sponsors

Biocon Foundation
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Positive for any one or more of the following: All individuals aged above 18 years positive for habits (smoking and smokeless tobacco, chewing betel leaf, areca nut, paan masala, and/or regular use of alcohol) Clinical signs/symptoms (non-healing ulcers, white/ red/red & white patches in the mouth, restriction of mouth opening and swelling of the neck) All individuals aged above 40 irrespective of habit/oral lesions

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Individuals already diagnosed with oral cancer and undergoing treatment for oral cancer Under treatment for tuberculosis or suffering from any acute illness/ debilitating systemic disorders

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
A. Baseline data collection B. Data Analysis : Concordance index (CI) and Akaike information criterion (AIC) will be used to calculate the predictive accuracy of the both screening methods taking onsite specialist as the standard reference. C. Follow up- of all the patients will be 1 year (Monitoring the progression of lesions with electronic health records for 3 yearsTimepoint: A. At the time of screening B. 2 years C. 1 year (Monitoring the p

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NilTimepoint: Nil

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactBhavesh P Bandekar

Tata Memorial Hospital

chaturvedi.pankaj@gmail.com9869486912

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 1, 2026