Clinical trial · Observational
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
NCT06535867CI-TRIAL-00112344recruitingClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
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
Conditions
Conditions (8)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcohol Drinking | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Betel Chewer's Mucosa | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Smokeless Tobacco Hyperkeratosis | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Smoking | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Smoking, Cigarette | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Smoking, Tobacco | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Tobacco Smoking | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Tobacco Use | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| mHealth | Diagnostic Test | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- label
- Participants from Varanasi
- description
- Participants will be recruited from Varanasi.
- interventionNames
- Diagnostic Test: mHealth
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Comparison of mHealth with conventional oral cancer screening
- timeFrame
- Up to 5 years
- description
- To compare the efficacy of conventional screening with mHealth in identification of oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs) / oral cancer.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: Positive for any one or more of the following: * 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 Exclusion Criteria: * 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
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