A study to assess the burden of ill effects of tobacco abuse and oral precancer in rural areas of Sangli district
Phase 1
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2017/11/010515
- Lead Sponsor
- Maharashtra University Of Health Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 2500
Inclusion Criteria
1) Subjects with habit of chewing tobacco or areca nut, smoking tobacco, or alcohol consumption or any other habit
2) having signs of Oral premalignant lesions and conditions like leukoplakia, erythroplakia, oral submucus fibrosis and lichen planus
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with white or red lesions other than oral premalignant lesions and conditions
Patients with oral cancer
Subjects not willing to participate in the study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Incidence and prevalence of oral precancer lesions and conditionsTimepoint: Period of 4 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method epidemiological study of oral precancer in western maharashtraTimepoint: 2 years