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

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK)

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Smoking, Cigarette; Smoking, Tobacco; Tobacco Smoking; Smokeless Tobacco Hyperkeratosis; Smoking; Betel Chewer's Mucosa; Tobacco Use; Alcohol Drinking

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: mHealth

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06535867

24-148

Details and patient eligibility

About

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

Enrollment: 5,122 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

5,122 participants in 1 patient group

Participants from Varanasi

Description:

Participants will be recruited from Varanasi.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: mHealth