A study to understand the causes for the high Esophageal(food pipe) Cancer in Northeast India
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/07/043958
- Lead Sponsor
- ational Cancer Grid
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Cases:
All cases of biopsy proven primary esophageal squamous carcinoma, arising from below the cricopharynx up to the gastroesophageal junction. Controls: (ratio of 3:1)
a.Visitors of patients being treated at the hospital for other ailments, who have no symptoms of esophageal disease
b.Patients visiting the hospital for minor ailments
c.Healthy volunteers from the community
a. Patients/Controls who are unwilling to participate in the study.
b. Patients with recurrent esophageal cancers.
c. Patients with other histology like adenocarcinoma/neuroendocrine tumors/sarcoma/benign tumors of esophagus.
d. Patients who are unable to provide personal history due to ill-health, language barrier, etc.
e. Patients/Controls with history of prior injury/illness/surgery of the esophagus.
f. Subjects who are less than 18 years of age.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method