The Efficacy of Conventional Screening Versus mHealth Screening in Early Detection of Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders and Oral Cancer Amongst the Rural Population of Varanasi: A Prospective and Blinded Study

ConditionsSmoking Smoking, Cigarette Smoking, Tobacco Betel Chewer's Mucosa Tobacco Use Tobacco Smoking Alcohol Drinking Smokeless Tobacco Hyperkeratosis

Trial statusRecruiting

Trial phaseNot listed

Trial typeObservational

Biological sexAll

Age18+

SponsorMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

About this trial

Mobile health (mHealth) will be used for early detection of oral cancer and pre-cancer lesions, and to improve awareness of oral cancer among the population and knowledge of oral cancer diagnosis among frontline health providers. This program is inclusive of long term surveillance to downstage oral cancer in India

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

All individuals aged above 18 years positive for habits (smoking and smokeless tobacco, chewing betel leaf, areca nut, paan masala, and/or regular use of alcohol)

Clinical signs/symptoms (non-healing ulcers, white/ red/red & white patches in the mouth, restriction of mouth opening and swelling of the neck)

All individuals aged above 40 irrespective of habit/oral lesions

Disqualifiers

Individuals already diagnosed with oral cancer and undergoing treatment for oral cancer

Under treatment for tuberculosis or suffering from any acute illness/ debilitating systemic disorders

Trial population

Field health personnel (FHP) with help of ASHA (a healthcare network in rural areas) will visit household and collect mobile phone numbers in Varanasi.

Trial design

Design model

Cohort

Time perspective

Prospective

Treatments tested in this trial

mHealth
Diagnostic test
The mobile health (mHealth) program will be used for early detection of oral cancer and pre-cancer lesions, and to improve awareness of oral cancer among the population and knowledge of oral cancer diagnosis among frontline health providers.

Treatment groups

5,122 Participants

are divided into 1 treatment group

Group A: Participants from Varanasi1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

Comparison of mHealth with conventional oral cancer screening

To compare the efficacy of conventional screening with mHealth in identification of oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs) / oral cancer.

Time frame

Up to 5 years

Sponsors and contacts

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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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