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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/03/083126 [Registered on: 21/03/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 21/03/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   Cross Sectional Study 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   Oral cancer awareness survey 
Scientific Title of Study   Oral cancer awareness in geriatric population: knowledge and perception survey 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Radhika Kapoor 
Designation  student  
Affiliation  Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal 
Address  Department number 1, Oral Medicine and Radiology, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, Madhav Nagar, 576104, karnataka

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  9910533391  
Fax    
Email  radhikakapoor2003@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Vathsala  
Designation  reader 
Affiliation  Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal 
Address  department number 1, Oral Medicine and Radiology, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, Madhav Nagar, 576104, Karnataka

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  9742160484  
Fax    
Email  vathsala.mcods@manipal.edu  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Vathsala  
Designation  reader 
Affiliation  Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal 
Address  department number 1, Oral Medicine and Radiology, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, Madhav Nagar,576104, Karnataka

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  9742160484  
Fax    
Email  vathsala.mcods@manipal.edu  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, Madhav Nagar, 576104, Karnataka 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Radhika Kapoor 
Address  Room no. 308, NIH-A block, MAHE hostels, Manipal, Madhav Nagar, 576104, Karnataka  
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 Vathsala   Department number 1, Oral Medicine and Radiology  Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, Madhav Nagar, Karnataka
Udupi
KARNATAKA 
97421 60484

vathsala.mcods@manipal.edu 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Kasturba Medical College and Kasturba Hospital Institutional Ethics Committee-2 (Student Research)  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: R00-R99||Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  60.00 Year(s)
Age To  99.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  patients who give consent to participate in the study and patients who are 60 years and above visiting the Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  patients below 60 years of age.
patients who do not give consent to participate.  
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
This study will help us to understand the knowledge and perception
about oral cancer amongst the geriatric population. Studying and evaluation of all these factors
will help to plan out awareness sessions to these population. 
baseline-cross-sectional  
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
indirect benefits will be obtained via which evaluation & deep understanding of the
situation of the geriatric population’s knowledge & perception can be understood & further
improvement of the quality of the oral cancer care units & awareness can take place. 
baseline-cross-sectional  
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="500"
Sample Size from India="500" 
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   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   01/04/2025 
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)  Open to Recruitment 
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  
The survey will be conducted in the Oral Medicine and Radiology department of
MCODS, Manipal. Patients who are 60 years or above will be considered in this study, after
their consent. The patient’s data will be recorded by the PI, including the patient’s demographic
details like name, age, sex. Patients demographic details, oral hygiene practices, dental status
and their knowledge and perception about oral cancer will be assessed and evaluated via a
questionnaire.
 
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