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Testing the accuracy and reliability of Berry.care, an AI based Oral Cancer Screening tool in community settings

POCTRN Point of Care Technologies for Nutrition Infection and Cancer for Global Health PORTENT Study AI based Oral Cancer Screening - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/01/078863
Enrollment
1500
Registered
2025-01-16
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-02-03

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

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Oral cancer screening by community health workers using Berry.care mobile app: Berry.care, an AI based oral cancer screening mobile app will be used by an onsite community health care w

Sponsors

NIH National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Male and female participants from factory settings who attend dental camps for screening in Bangalore (Karnataka) and krishnagiri (Tamil Nadu) districts

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Individuals with previously diagnosed and treated oral cancer will be excluded to focus on the effectiveness of the app in supporting screening processes for premalignant or early cancerous lesions. 2.Persons who fail the trismus test (unable to open their mouth sufficiently to insert 3 fingers), because appropriate images cannot be captured. 3.Persons with any major trauma / medical condition / major surgeries / facial nerve palsies/ deformity or any other condition affecting acquisition of images from the oral cavity

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Validity (sensitivity and specificity) of the Berry.care app in identifying oral potentially malignant disordersTimepoint: Individuals will undergo oral cancer screening once at the time of recruitment

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Usability of the berry.care app - metrics of user satisfaction, ease of use, and time on task as well as insights for design improvements to the berry.care app will be obtained from usability tests with end usersTimepoint: Healthcare workers will perform usability tests on the berry.care app once at the time of recruitment.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Ryan Fernandez

St Johns Research Institute

verghese.t@sjri.res.in08049467000

Outcome results

None listed

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