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association between P.gingivalis strains in mouth and those in oral cancer and oesophageal cancer tissues

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Health Condition 1: C159- Malignant neoplasm of esophagus, unspecifiedHealth Condition 2: C069- Malignant neoplasm of mouth, unspecified
Registration Number
CTRI/2020/04/024835
Lead Sponsor
INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

Patients suffering from Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Patients suffering from Oesophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Patients who have not yet undergone any Surgical therapy/ Chemotherapy/ Radiotherapy for treatment of the carcinoma

Patients willing to give informed consent

Patients with minimum 20 teeth

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with any malignancy other than squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity/ esophagus

Patients undergoing any treatment for carcinoma or its recurrence

History of antibiotic use in the previous three months

Pregnant or lactating females

Patients who received periodontal treatment within the last 6 months

Patients who require antibiotic prophylaxis before examination

Patients unwilling to participate in the study

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Arbitrarily primed polymerase chain reaction (AP-PCR) fingerprinting of P. gingivalis isolates from dental plaque, saliva, healthy and tumour tissue in patients with Oral/ Oesophageal cancersTimepoint: baseline
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Correlation of P. gingivalis strain with periodontal health statusTimepoint: baseline;Correlation of the prevalence rate of P.gingivalis in saliva with that in dental plaque samples and tumour tissuesTimepoint: baseline;Estimation of prevalence rate of P. gingivalis in healthy and tumour tissue of patients with Oral/ Oesophageal cancers using MALDI-TOF MS.Timepoint: baseline;Estimation of prevalence rate of P. gingivalis in saliva & dental plaque of patients with Oral/ Oesophageal cancers using MALDI-TOF MSTimepoint: baseline;To estimate the prevalence of Periodontal disease in patients suffering from Oral/ Oesophageal cancers by recording the Periodontal status of all subjects <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Timepoint: BASELINE
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