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To determine the levels of Supari nut ingredients in current and past Suapri users

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: R888- Abnormal findings in other body fluids and substancesHealth Condition 2: K117- Disturbances of salivary secretion
Registration Number
CTRI/2021/01/030290
Lead Sponsor
AIIMS Intramural Research Section
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Open to Recruitment
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

Current users

1 Subjects with self -reported current history of consuming betel nut and betel nut containing products

2 The duration of consumption of betel nut and betel nut containing products is more than 1 month.

3 Subjects willing to participate in the study

Past users

1 Subjects with self -reported past history of consuming betel nut and betel nut containing products

2 The duration of abstinence from of betel nut and betel nut containing products is more than 1 month.

3 Subjects willing to to participate in the study

Control group

1 Subjects with no self ââ?¬â?? reported past/ current history of consuming betel nut and betel nut containing products, smoking/ smokeless tobacco and alcohol

2 Subjects without any oral potentially malignant disorder

Exclusion Criteria

Current / Past users and Control group

1 Subjects with presence / history of previous treatment for any suspicious malignant oral lesions or any other malignancies

2 Subjects with significant serious uncontrolled systemic disorders

3 History of using any medications affecting salivary composition and flow.

4 Patients with recent history of using any common medications affecting salivary flow and composition like antihypertensives,antihistamines, antidepressants, antipsychotics, antiemetics, antispasmotics, and anti-parkinsonian drugs. Any systemic illness affecting salivary flow and composition like diabetes/ endocrine disorders, xerostomia, burning mouth syndrome, radiation/ chemotherapy, auto immune disorders like sjogrens syndrome and salivary gland disorders.

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Concentration of Betel nut extracts in current and past betel nut users <br/ ><br>Corelation between Betel nut extracts and Pro-oncogenic cytokines in betel nut users <br/ ><br>Exfoliated mucosal cells as an alternative method for determination of Betel Nut extractsTimepoint: after 3 years
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
se of this method to determine success of Betel nut cessation programs <br/ ><br>Therapeutic interventions to change salivary pH and prevent entrapment of Betel nut extracts in oral tissue banks and expedite their secretion in salivaTimepoint: at 5 years
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