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CTRI Number  CTRI/2024/06/069096 [Registered on: 18/06/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 14/06/2024
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Preventive
Dentistry 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   Comparison of two Indian based chemical agents for caries removal 
Scientific Title of Study   Comparative evaluation of clinical effectiveness of two indigenous papain based chemomechanical caries removal agents – A randomized controlled trial 
Trial Acronym  CMCR- Chemo mechanical caries removal RCT- randomized controlled trial 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Lakshmi Priya 
Designation  II Year Post graduate 
Affiliation  Meenakshi Ammal Dental College and Hospital 
Address  Room No -4, Second floor Department of Public Health Dentistry Meenakshi Ammal Dental College and Hospital, Chennai

Chennai
TAMIL NADU
600095
India 
Phone  9566072388  
Fax    
Email  lakshmipriyasrinivasan97@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Shyam Sivasamy 
Designation  Professor 
Affiliation  Meenakshi Ammal Dental College and Hospital, 
Address  ROOM NO-4, SECOND FLOOR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College and Hospital, Chennai

Chennai
TAMIL NADU
600095
India 
Phone  9884542249  
Fax    
Email  shyamsivyog@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Shyam Sivasamy 
Designation  PROFESSOR 
Affiliation  Meenakshi Ammal Dental College and Hospital 
Address  Room No -4 , Second Floor, Department of Public Health Dentistry,, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College and Hospital, Chennai

Chennai
TAMIL NADU
600095
India 
Phone  9884542249  
Fax    
Email  shyamsivyog@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
NIL 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Dr Shyam Sivasamy 
Address  Meenakshi Ammal Dental College and Hospital, Alapakkam main road , Maduravoyal, Chennai 
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 Lakshimipriya   Meenakshi Ammal Dental College and Hospital  Room No -4, Second floor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College and Hospital, Chennai
Chennai
TAMIL NADU 
9566072388

lakshmipriyasrinivasan97@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethical Committee of Meenakshi Ammal Dental College& Hospital  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Healthy Human Volunteers  APPARENTLY HEALTHY HUMAN SUBJECTS WITH NO CONGENITAL OR SYSTEMIC ILLNESS HAVING DENTAL CARIES ON POSTERIOR TEETH WITH NO PULPAL INVOLVEMENT 
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Indigenous papain based CMCR agent (Cariefix)  The carious tooth selected will be treated with Cariefix and will be left for 1 minute then excess will be removed with a cotton piece and will be restored using GIC and the total duration of the procedure will be around 10 minutes  
Intervention  Indigenous papain based CMCR agent (V-CarieSolv)   The carious tooth selected will be treated with V-CarieSolv and will be left for 1 minute then excess will be removed with a cotton piece and will be restored using GIC and the total duration of the procedure will be around 10 minutes  
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  5.00 Year(s)
Age To  9.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Children with bilateral carious lesions not
extending beyond the inner one third of dentin in
radiograph
Children of parents who give consent for
participation in the study
Children who give assent 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Children who have multiple deep caries lesions
which require pulp therapy or treatment under
general anesthesia
Children with special needs
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Coin toss, Lottery, toss of dice, shuffling cards etc 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Participant Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To compare the clinical effectiveness of two indigenous
papain based chemomechanical caries removal agents
among Children  
baseline , 3 months, 6 months,9 months and 12 months 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Survival rates of restorative material placed after caries removal
Incidence of secondary caries  
3,6,9,12 months 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="20"
Sample Size from India="20" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 4 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   17/07/2024 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Yet Recruiting 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Response - NO
Brief Summary   Patients of the required eligibility  criteria will be selected and participants will be randomized and will be grouped into intervention and control groups and the outcomes will be assessed at the end of 3,6,9 and 12 months 
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