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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/10/096506 [Registered on: 28/10/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 01/11/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   Cohort Study 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   To study the pattern of drain output following Head and Neck surgeries. 
Scientific Title of Study   A prospective cohort study to look for pattern of surgical drain output following Head and Neck surgeries 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Malavika M 
Designation  Fellow in Head and Neck and Skull base surgery 
Affiliation  Kasturba Medical College and hospital, MAHE, Manipal 
Address  Department of Head and Neck Surgery, ENT OPD, 4th Floor, New OPD block, Sharada Madhav Pai OPD.

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  7012338352  
Fax    
Email  malavika.kmcmpl2024@learner.manipal.edu  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Gurukeerthi B 
Designation  Assistant Professor 
Affiliation  Kasturba Medical College and hospital, MAHE, Manipal 
Address  Department of Head and Neck Surgery, ENT OPD, 4th Floor, New OPD block, Sharada Madhav Pai OPD.

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  9854981942  
Fax    
Email  gurukeerthi.b@manipal.edu  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Malavika M 
Designation  Fellow in Head and Neck and Skull base surgery 
Affiliation  Kasturba Medical College and hospital, MAHE, Manipal 
Address  Department of Head and Neck surgery, ENT OPD, 4th floor, New OPD block, Sharada Madhav Pai OPD.

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  7012338352  
Fax    
Email  malavika.kmcmpl2024@learner.manipal.edu  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Kasturba Medical College and Hospial, MAHE, Manipal 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  nil 
Address  nil 
Type of Sponsor  Other [nil] 
 
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 MALAVIKA M  Kasturba Medical college and Kasturba Hospital, Manipal  Department of ENT and Head and Neck surgery, 4th floor, new opd block, Sharada Madhav Pai OPD.
Udupi
KARNATAKA 
7012338352

malavika.kmcmpl2024@learner.manipal.edu 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS COMMITTEE  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: C148||Malignant neoplasm of overlappingsites of lip, oral cavity and pharynx,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Nil  Nil 
Intervention  Nil  Nil 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Day(s)
Age To  90.00 Day(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  ALL PATIENTS WHO UNDERWENT HEAD AND NECK SURGERIES
ALL PATIENTS FOR WHOM SUCTION DRAIN WAS PLACED 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  PATIENTS WITHOUT DRAIN PLACEMENT
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
to quantify the cervical drain output following head and neck surgery.

Identify factors predisposing to the increase the cervical drain output

To identify the factors which increase the duration of hospital stay 
to quantify the cervical drain output following head and neck surgery.

Identify factors predisposing to the increase the cervical drain output

To identify the factors which increase the duration of hospital stay 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
nil  nil 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="100"
Sample Size from India="100" 
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)   14/11/2025 
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="0"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
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   This is a prospective study to study the pattern of drain output in patients of head and neck cancers. The drain output will be measured every 8th hourly in all patients who underwent surgery and the data will be noted. Along with this other factors like intra-operative blood loss, BMI of the patient, albumin and comorbidities will be measured. The study will start recruiment after approval. 
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