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CTRI Number  CTRI/2024/05/067958 [Registered on: 27/05/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 28/12/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   OBSERVATIONAL STUDY 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   Exploring the patterns on the roof of the mouth (called palatal rugae) using a special camera that takes 3D pictures for Forensic Identification of Children. 
Scientific Title of Study   Analysis of palatal rugae pattern and its correlation with other intraoral features for forensic record keeping of children by using 3D intra oral scanner. 
Trial Acronym  Nil 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Bharath K 
Designation  Post graduate student 
Affiliation  Institute of Dental Studies and Technologies 
Address  IDST Dental college Kadrabad Modinagar Ghaziabad Uttar pradesh

Ghaziabad
UTTAR PRADESH
201201
India 
Phone  8722548770  
Fax    
Email  bharathranadeepan12345@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr. Nidhi Agarwal 
Designation  Professor and Head of Department 
Affiliation  Institute of Dental Studies and Technologies 
Address  Department of Pediatric and Preventive dentistry Institute of dental studies and technologies Kadrabad Modinagar Ghaziabad Uttar Pradesh

Ghaziabad
UTTAR PRADESH
201201
India 
Phone  8722548770  
Fax    
Email  doc.nagarwal@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Bharath K 
Designation  Post Graduate Student 
Affiliation  Institute of Dental Studies and Technologies 
Address  Department of Pediatric and Preventive dentistry Institute of dental studies and technologies Kadrabad Modinagar Ghaziabad Uttar Pradesh

Ghaziabad
UTTAR PRADESH
201201
India 
Phone  8722548770  
Fax    
Email  bharathranadeepan12345@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Institute of Dental Studies and Technologies  
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Bharath K 
Address  Post Graduate Student Department of Pediatric and Preventive dentistry Institute of dental studies and technologies Kadrabad Modinagar Ghaziabad Uttar Pradesh 201201 
Type of Sponsor  Other [Self] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Bharath K  Institute of Dental Studies and Technologies  Department of Pediatric and Preventive dentistry Institute of dental studies and technologies Kadrabad Modinagar Ghaziabad Uttar Pradesh 201201
Ghaziabad
UTTAR PRADESH 
8722548770

bharathranadeepan12345@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
IDST Ethics Committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Healthy Human Volunteers  SCREENING OF ORAL CAVITY 
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  nil   nil 
Intervention  nil  nil 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  13.00 Year(s)
Age To  16.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Children with complete permanent dentition. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Uncooperative physically and mentally challenged children not allowing to take intra oral scanner.
Children undergoing orthodontic treatment.
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Correlation seen between rugae pattern in males and females, correlation between rugae pattern with cusp of carebeli, parastylid and other intra oral parameters.  1 DAY 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Correlation seen between rugae pattern in males & females, correlation between rugae pattern with cusp of carebeli, parastylid & other intra oral parameters.  1 day 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="500"
Sample Size from India="500" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "0"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="0" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   27/05/2024 
Date of Study Completion (India) 13/11/2025 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="5"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - YES
  1. What data in particular will be shared?
    Response - All of the individual participant data collected during the trial, after de-identification.

  2. What additional supporting information will be shared?
    Response -  Study Protocol
    Response -  Statistical Analysis Plan
    Response - Informed Consent Form
    Response - Clinical Study Report

  3. Who will be able to view these files?
    Response - Anyone

  4. For what types of analyses will this data be available?
    Response - To achieve aims in the approved proposal.

  5. By what mechanism will data be made available?
    Response - Proposals should be directed to [bharathranadeepan12345@gmail.com].

  6. For how long will this data be available start date provided 22-06-2024 and end date provided 22-06-2025?
    Response - Immediately following publication. No end date.

  7. Any URL or additional information regarding plan/policy for sharing IPD? 
    Additional Information - nil
Brief Summary
Modification(s)  

Intra oral scans of the 378 children up to age of 16yrs will be recorded, palatal rugae will be studied in detail using Thomas and Kotze classification, along with other nine intra oral features, and all the data obtained will be correlated for the final outcome. All the scans will be stored in STL files in drive for indefinite recovery.


 
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