Status:
UNKNOWN
Oral Cancer Screening in Mumbai, India by Primary Health Care Workers
Lead Sponsor:
Tata Memorial Hospital
Collaborating Sponsors:
American Cancer Society, Inc.
Emory University
Conditions:
Oral Cancer
Precancerous Conditions
Eligibility:
MALE
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
A feasibility study to compare the test characteristics of three different oral cancer screening techniques performed by trained primary health care workers:1)Unaided Visual Inspection, 2)VelScope Ass...
Detailed Description
Oral cancer is the most common cancer among men in India mainly due to the habit of using smokeless tobacco. Pre-cancerous lesions like leukoplakia, melanoplakia, erythroplakia,oral submucous fibrosis...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- The study participants will be apparently healthy males with tobacco habit ( present tobacco users and those who have quit within past six months),
- above 18 years of age,
- attending Preventive Oncology clinic.
Exclusion
- Participants with frank oral cancers will not be recruited in the study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
329 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00655421
Start Date
April 1 2008
End Date
September 1 2009
Last Update
July 3 2009
Active Locations (1)
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Tata Memorial Hospital
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 400012