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Mobile phone in oral cancer detection in rural settings

Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Leukoplakia and other disturbancesof oral epithelium, including tongue, (2) ICD-10 Condition: K135||Oral submucous fibrosis,
Registration Number
CTRI/2023/09/057181
Lead Sponsor
National Institutes of Health, United States
Brief Summary

Oral cancer is the most common cancer in India, accounting for 40% of all cancers overall and accounting for one-third of the world burden. The poor survival rate in India is mainly due to late diagnosis and the resultant progression of disease to an advanced stage at diagnosis. Therefore, there exists an urgent need for low-cost, easy to use imaging device that enables oral cancer screening and triage patients in Low- Resource Settings (LRS). The major goal of the study is to validate a low cost dual mode mobile intraoral imaging system for oral cancer detection in LRS. This project provides early detection of oral lesions and timely patient referral to specialists can avoid disease progression, reduce morbidity and mortality. The successful demonstration of this mobile dual mode intra-oral imaging screening system will lead to a sustainable solution for early detection of oral cancers in community settings, eventually improving oral cancer detection rates, treatment outcomes, and quality of life of patients in LRS.

The project team has developed mobile imaging platform that specifically addresses critical barriers to improve oral cancer screening and management in LRS. The mobile imaging platform consists of a smart phone, mobile App, intraoral imaging probe, cloud computing, and web application. More than 5,000 patients in three locations in India (cancer center, dental school, and remote region) were screened to demonstrate the performance. Remote specialists using the mobile oral cancer screening data achieved diagnostic sensitivities and specificities of 92% and 85% respectively vs. the standard-of-care (SOC). A convolutional neural network (CNN) based deep learning method for classifying oral images and achieved sensitivity of 87% and specificity of 87%, for delineating oral cancer and pre-cancer lesions. The aim of this research

is to modify the dual mode mobile imaging platform (prototype) for real time clinical use in low resource setting.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Not Yet Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
350
Inclusion Criteria

ALl individuals above 18 years and having Clinically suspicious oral lesions which are indicated for biopsy.

Exclusion Criteria
  • Individuals less than 18 years 2.
  • Pregnant women 3.
  • Individuals currently undergoing treatment for malignancy 4.
  • Individuals having acute illness or undergoing treatment for tuberculosis.

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
(2) enable automatic, accurate, & objective in situ diagnosis; & in screening program1. Optimize a mobile imaging system for low-resource setting in year 1 | 2. Develop mobile based deep learning image classification in year 1 | 3. Validate the clinical usefulness of the mobile imaging system in year 2
settings or nodal center settings, the device will triage suspicious or non-suspicious1. Optimize a mobile imaging system for low-resource setting in year 1 | 2. Develop mobile based deep learning image classification in year 1 | 3. Validate the clinical usefulness of the mobile imaging system in year 2
lesions.1. Optimize a mobile imaging system for low-resource setting in year 1 | 2. Develop mobile based deep learning image classification in year 1 | 3. Validate the clinical usefulness of the mobile imaging system in year 2
The proposed dual mode intraoral imaging system will deliver new & imperatively1. Optimize a mobile imaging system for low-resource setting in year 1 | 2. Develop mobile based deep learning image classification in year 1 | 3. Validate the clinical usefulness of the mobile imaging system in year 2
needed capabilities to the end users in low resource setting. This artificial intelligence1. Optimize a mobile imaging system for low-resource setting in year 1 | 2. Develop mobile based deep learning image classification in year 1 | 3. Validate the clinical usefulness of the mobile imaging system in year 2
integrated system will: (1) detect suspicious regions with high sensitivity & specificity;1. Optimize a mobile imaging system for low-resource setting in year 1 | 2. Develop mobile based deep learning image classification in year 1 | 3. Validate the clinical usefulness of the mobile imaging system in year 2
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Final outcome of the study is to achieve Diagnostic sensitivity & specificity of: 1) 95% for distinguishing OSCC from healthy sites; (2) 90% for distinguishing OPML from

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

KLE Societys Institute of Dental Sciences

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Bangalore, KARNATAKA, India

Mazumdar Shaw Medical Center

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Bangalore, KARNATAKA, India

Mazumdar Shaw Medical Foundation

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Bangalore, KARNATAKA, India

KLE Societys Institute of Dental Sciences
🇮🇳Bangalore, KARNATAKA, India
Dr Praveen Birur N
Principal investigator
09845136960
praveen.birur@gmail.com

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