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CTRI Number  CTRI/2024/05/066875 [Registered on: 06/05/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 29/05/2025
Post Graduate Thesis   
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   investigator-initiated POC 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Placebo Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study
Modification(s)  
An investigator-initiated POC Ph 2 study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of VT-1953 topical gel in advanced cancer patients with malodorous malignant fungating wounds.  
Scientific Title of Study
Modification(s)  
An investigator-initiated POC Ph 2 study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of VT-1953 topical gel in advanced cancer patients with malodorous malignant fungating wounds.  
Trial Acronym  malignant fungating wounds. 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Prashant P Lad 
Designation  MBBS,DNB(Gen.Surgery) 
Affiliation  Om Sai onco Surgery Center . 
Address  Om Sai onco Surgery Center R.S.no 457110 C Dr. Lad Colony Sugar Mill Corner main road Kasaba Bawada Kolhapur Maharashtra India 4 I 6006
Om Sai onco Surgery Center R.S.no 457110 C Dr. Lad Colony Sugar Mill Corner main road Kasaba Bawada Kolhapur Maharashtra India 4 I 6006
Kolhapur
MAHARASHTRA
416006
India 
Phone  8237772626  
Fax    
Email  omsaicr17@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Prashant P Lad 
Designation  MBBS,DNB(Gen.Surgery) 
Affiliation  Om Sai onco Surgery Center . 
Address  Om Sai onco Surgery Center R.S.no 457110 C Dr. Lad Colony Sugar Mill Corner main road Kasaba Bawada Kolhapur Maharashtra India 4 I 6006
Om Sai onco Surgery Center R.S.no 457110 C Dr. Lad Colony Sugar Mill Corner main road Kasaba Bawada Kolhapur Maharashtra India 4 I 6006
Kolhapur
MAHARASHTRA
416006
India 
Phone  8237772626  
Fax    
Email  omsaicr17@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Prashant P Lad 
Designation  MBBS,DNB(Gen.Surgery) 
Affiliation  Om Sai onco Surgery Center . 
Address  Om Sai onco Surgery Center R.S.no 457110 C Dr. Lad Colony Sugar Mill Corner main road Kasaba Bawada Kolhapur Maharashtra India 4 I 6006
Om Sai onco Surgery Center R.S.no 457110 C Dr. Lad Colony Sugar Mill Corner main road Kasaba Bawada Kolhapur Maharashtra India 4 I 6006
Kolhapur
MAHARASHTRA
416006
India 
Phone  8237772626  
Fax    
Email  omsaicr17@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
investigator study  
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Dr. Prashant Prakash Lad  
Address  Dr LAD Colony Sugar Mill Corner Main Road Kasaba Bawada Kolhapur Maharashtra 416006 
Type of Sponsor  Private hospital/clinic 
 
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 Prashant P Lad   Om Sai Onco Surgery multispeciality center   Dr LAD Colony Sugar Mill Corner Main Road Kasaba Bawada Kolhapur Maharashtra 416006
Kolhapur
MAHARASHTRA 
8237772626
-
omsaicr17@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee
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No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
OmSaiOncoInstitutionalEthicsCommittee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: L99||Other disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue in diseases classified elsewhere,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  topical gel   deoxyribonucleic acid gyrase/topoisomerase IV inhibitor and immunomodulatory agent 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  9.00 Day(s)
Age To  75.00 Day(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1 Male or female subjects aged above 9 years old with a diagnosis of malodorous malignant fungating wound malodor corresponding to 0,1 and 2 on the TELER odor scale where 0 Malodor detected upon entering room above 3m or above 10ft with dressing on 1 Malodor detected at above 2m above 3m between 6 to 10ft distance from patient with dressing on and 2 Malodor detected at 1m or arm s length to the patient with dressing on, as judged by the investigators
2 Signed informed consent for adults For subjects under 16 years of age a parent or legal guardian of each subject must provide written informed consent and sign the HIPAA form or equivalent if applicable, approved by the appropriate Institutional Review Board (IRB)/Ethical Committee (EC) Whenever practical and appropriate per local requirements a child’s assent should also be sought before inclusion into the study
3 An Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of ≤3;
4 An anticipated survival of above 3 months
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  5 Patients who are likely to respond to chemotherapy or radiation therapy.
6 Patients with current bleeding in wounds.
7 Subjects currently being treated with any antibiotic for bacterial infections or suffering from any infection that may require systemic antibiotic.
8 Patient is above 9 years of age at the time of informed consent
9 Life expectancy of below 3 months.
10 The patient is not an appropriate candidate for participation in this clinical study for any other reason as deemed by the investigator.
11 Subjects with known hypersensitivity to fluoroquinolones
12 Patients with serious cardiovascular diseases hemodyscrasia predisposition to arrhythmias (eg QT-interval prolongation, uncorrected hypokalemia or hypomagnesemia, significant bradycardia)
13 Subjects who, in the opinion of the investigator, would be unable to adhere to the study protocol
14 Nursing mothers pregnant women
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Other 
Method of Concealment   Other 
Blinding/Masking
Modification(s)  
Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Primary Efficacy Endpoint:
1. Mean score of malodor associated with malignant fungating
wounds (scored by investigators) using a 6 point TELER
Scale on Day 14. 
Primary Efficacy Endpoint:
1. Mean score of malodor associated with malignant fungating
wounds (scored by investigators) using a 6 point TELER
Scale on Day 14. 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Key Secondary Efficacy Endpoints:
5. Mean score of malodor scored by the patient at Day 7 and 14
using a TELER Component scale.
6. Mean score of malodor associated with malignant fungating
wounds (scored by investigators) using a 6-point TELER
Scale at Day 7. 
Key Secondary Efficacy Endpoints:
5. Mean score of malodor scored by the patient at Day 7 and 14
using a TELER Component scale.
6. Mean score of malodor associated with malignant fungating
wounds (scored by investigators) using a 6-point TELER
Scale at Day 7. 
 
Target Sample Size
Modification(s)  
Total Sample Size="15"
Sample Size from India="15" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "15"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="15" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)
Modification(s)  
20/07/2024 
Date of Study Completion (India) 13/05/2025 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial
Modification(s)  
Years="0"
Months="10"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Completed 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details
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N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Response - NO
Brief Summary
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This is an open label, investigator-initiated study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of VT-1953 Topical Gel in advanced cancer patients with malodorous malignant fungating wounds.

First 10 patients will receive VT-1953 while next 5 patients will receive Vehicle control. All subjects will be treated twice daily (BID) for 2 weeks.

 
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