Screening for Cancers in the Oral CAvity

Screening for Cancers in the Oral CAvity Targeting Tobacco Users in Somme, France

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01958762

Acronym

IDECAB

Enrollment

100

Registered

2013-10-09

Start date

2013-10-31

Completion date

2028-12-31

Last updated

2023-02-08

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

Conditions

Oral Cavity Cancer

Keywords

Screening, Cancer, Tobacco, General Practitioner, Precancerous Lesion, Dysplasia, Tobacco vendor

Brief summary

In the Somme region of France, cancer registry data showed an increasing incidence of oral cancer. The Incidence Rates in Somme as compared to the national rates for Lip, Oral Cavity and Pharynx Cancer were in 2010: 31,4/100 000 Standard population versus 18,2 /100 000 for male and 8,2/100 000 versus 5,5/100 000 for female, disaster area where action to improve early detection for smokers will be assessed. This target population consults late (as 70% of oral cavity cancers are diagnosed at a late stage (T3 or T4). This project is an innovative incentive strategy for screening among general practitioners based on unusual information vectors (tobacconist, local media). The main objective of this study is a screening of oral cavity cancers in tobacco users aged 30-75 years in the Somme region of France.

Detailed description

Methodology: * Education and alerting physicians to the early detection of cancers of oral cavity and coordination of networks involved for 1 year. * Incentive period for the screening by the tobacconist who distributes with every package of cigarettes bought a flyer of invitation to the screening. * Carrying out screening examinations by general practitioners with completion of the customized examination forms, orientation towards a specialist, data collection and evaluation.

Interventions

OTHERInvitation for oral cavity cancer screening

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

30 Years to 75 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Any smoker who buys a pack of cigarettes over a period of two weeks in a tobacco shop located on the territory of the Somme * lives in somme departement

Exclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Participation rate to the screening of the target patients.	03 months after the start of the incentive period	Numbers of people who benefit from a screening exam by a physician of the Somme region in comparison, with the target population of the Somme region. This rate will be also calculated according the different of age and sex.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
The participation rate of the physicians.	03 months after the start of the incentive period	Number of physicians who send back at least one clinical form compared to the numbers of physician of the Somme.
The participation rate of the tobacco venders.	15 days after the start of the incentive period	The number of tobacco venders who gave at least 01 Flyer in comparison to the numbers of tobacco venders of the Somme.

Countries

France

Contacts

Primary ContactBernard DEVAUCHELLE, MD, phD

devauchelle.bernard@chu-amiens.fr033 3 22 66 83 25

Backup ContactStéphanie DAKPE, MD

dakpe.stephanie@chu-amiens.fr033 3 22 66 83 25

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026