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The Effect of their Own Mouth Examination in knowing Mouth Changes in Early Cancer Stages and Before Cancer Stages

EFFICACY OF MOUTH SELF-EXAMINATION FOR ORAL MUCOSAL CHANGES IN POPULATION AT RISK OF ORAL POTENTIALLY MALIGNANT DISORDERS AND ORAL CANCER

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/12/038554
Enrollment
600
Registered
2021-12-09
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-02-21

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Health education: Will be provided to the participants in the form of charts containing pictures of oral precancerous lesions for comparison. Control Intervention1: Not Applicable: Not

Sponsors

Narayana dental college and hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients who are having tobacco smoking and/or chewing habits in the past 3 years. 2. patients who are able to read and understand the instructions and pictorials on the charts.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who have associated habit of alcohol consumption along with Tobacco smoking and/or chewing habit. 2. Patients who are not willing to participate in the study. 3. Participants who are mentally challenged. 4. Patients who are diagnosed with/ under treatment of precancer and cancer.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
participants able to detect oral mucosal changes regarding oral premalignant and cancer by using charts so early detection of oral cancer is possibleTimepoint: 1 month—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NILTimepoint: NIL—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Bhumireddy Likitha

Narayana dental college and hospital

rmannae@rediffmail.com9398571259

Outcome results

None listed

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