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 · NCT06535867
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Key facts
- Compensation
- Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
- Who can join
- Ages 18+ · All sexes
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Study type
- Observational
- Target enrollment
- 5122
- US sites recruiting
- 1
- Study start
- July 30, 2024
- Record last updated
- May 22, 2026
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What the study is 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
Being studied: mHealth
Conditions: Smoking; Smoking, Cigarette; Smoking, Tobacco; Betel Chewer's Mucosa; Tobacco Use; Tobacco Smoking; Alcohol Drinking; Smokeless Tobacco Hyperkeratosis
Eligibility criteria
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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
Recruiting US locations
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All protocol activites)
New York, NY 10065
Site contact: Milind Rajadhyaksha, PhD · 646-608-2364
Study contacts (from the official record)
- Milind Rajadhyaksha, PhD · 646-608-2364 · rajadhym@mskcc.org
- Aditi Sahu · 646-608-1935 · sahua@mskcc.org
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