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Evaluating Oral Visual Inspection in the Control of Oral Cancer

NCT04494620 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 191873

Last updated 2020-07-31

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Summary

Cluster-randomized controlled trial in Trivandrum district, Kerala, India to evaluate the effect of triennial screening for oral cavity cancer using visual inspection on oral cancer mortality.

Conditions

  • Oral Cancer

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Visual Inspection of Oral Cavity for Precancers and Cancer

Participants were invited for 3 rounds of oral cavity cancer screening, conducted 3-years apart. Screening was conducted by health workers trained to perform visual inspection of the oral mucosa and identify potential precancerous lesions or oral cancer. Lesions found were referred to a weekly clinic for further evaluation by dentists and oncologists with experience in the diagnosis of oral lesions. Oral precancerous lesions were surgically excised whenever possible and those with confirmed oral cancer were referred for appropriate treatment with surgery, radiotherapy, and/or chemotherapy.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum, India

    collaborator OTHER

  • International Agency for Research on Cancer

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kunnambath Ramadas, MD, PhD · Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum, India

  • Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan, MD · International Agency for Research on Cancer

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SCREENING
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
35 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1996-01-01
Primary Completion
2004-12-31
Completion
2014-12-31

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