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CTRI Number  CTRI/2024/10/074782 [Registered on: 04/10/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 20/09/2024
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   Effect of Methylene blue oral rinse in treating pain related to cancer treatment in mouth 
Scientific Title of Study   A Comparative study on assesing efficacy and safety of methylene blue oral rinse vs Standard therapy for treating pain from Oral Mucositis, related to cancer treatment in a tertiary care hospital-A Randomised Open labelled Prospective study. 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Viswanath S 
Designation  Postgraduate Pharmacology 
Affiliation  Tamilnadu Dr MGR Medical university  
Address  Department of Pharmacology,Second floor,Government Kilpauk medical college,Poonamalle high road,Kilpauk, Chennai
Tamilnadu Dr MGR Medical university, Anna Salai road, Guindy, Chennai-32 Chennai-32
Chennai
TAMIL NADU
600010
India 
Phone  9150301578  
Fax    
Email  sviswanath7298@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr T Aruna  
Designation  Professor & Head of Department-Pharmacology 
Affiliation  Tamilnadu Dr MGR Medical university  
Address  Department of Pharmacology,Second floor,Government Kilpauk medical college,Poonamalle high road,Kilpauk, Chennai
Tamilnadu Dr MGR Medical university,Anna Salai road, Guindy, Chennai-32 Chennai-32
Chennai
TAMIL NADU
600010
India 
Phone  9444276923  
Fax    
Email  arunabala511@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr T Aruna  
Designation  Professor & Head of Department-Pharmacology 
Affiliation  Tamilnadu Dr MGR Medical university  
Address  Department of Pharmacology,Second floor,Government Kilpauk medical college,Poonamalle high road,Kilpauk, Chennai
Tamilnadu Dr MGR Medical university,Anna Salai road, Guindy, Chennai-32 Chennai-32

TAMIL NADU
600010
India 
Phone  9444276923  
Fax    
Email  arunabala511@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Government Kilpauk Medical College,Poonamalle High Road,Kilpauk,Chennai-600010,Tamilnadu,India 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Government Kilpauk Medical College 
Address  Government Kilpauk Medical College,Poonamalle High Road,Kilpauk,Chennai-600010,Tamilnadu,India 
Type of Sponsor  Government medical college 
 
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 Viswanath S  Government Royapettah hospital  Room number 10,Department of Medical Oncology, Radiotherapy, Oncology block
Chennai
TAMIL NADU 
9150301578

sviswanath7298@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Government Kilpauk Medical College  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: K123||Oral mucositis (ulcerative),  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Methylene Blue Oral rinse(0.1%)  One mouthful (5–10 mL) of Methylene blue solution(0.1%) and hold it at the painful sites for 5 min. To be used every 6hours for 2days duration 
Comparator Agent  Salt Water Oral rinse  One mouthful (5–10 mL) of Salt water solution and hold it at the painful sites for 5 min. To be used every 6hours for 2days duration.  
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  60.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  clinically diagnosed with Oral mucositis receiving chemotherapy/Radiotherapy for malignancy 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Patients with known history of hypersensitivity to methylene blue, pregnancy, breastfeeding mothers, cognitive impairment, not able to give consent, known documented history of G6PD deficiency, asymptomatic cases, pain due to oral ulcers /growth which are diagnosed to be malignancy 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   An Open list of random numbers 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Numerical rating scale pain score will be assesed   At baseline, day1 ,day 2 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Oral functioning burden(OFB) will be assesed  at baseline, day 1,day2 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="68"
Sample Size from India="68" 
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)   10/10/2024 
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="0"
Months="3"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
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   To assess the efficacy and safety of Methylene blue oral rinse (0.1%) in comparison with Standard therapy for treating pain from oral mucositis related to cancer treatment (Chemotherapy/Radiotherapy/both) in a tertiary care hospital. Participants satisfying the inclusion and exclusion criteria will be randomised into 2arms.Informed consent will be obtained. Study arm will receive methylene blue oral rinse(0.1%) every 6hours for 2days.Control arm will receive salt water rinse every 6hours for 2days.Numerical rating scale and Oral Functioning burden will be assesed at baseline,day1 and day2.participants will be monitored for any adverse events. 
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