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CTRI Number  CTRI/2018/01/011408 [Registered on: 18/01/2018] Trial Registered Retrospectively
Last Modified On: 27/01/2019
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Biological
Preventive 
Study Design  Non-randomized, Multiple Arm Trial 
Public Title of Study   A study on the protective effect of local application of butter in oral cavity problems caused by radiotherapy in Head and Neck cancer patients. 
Scientific Title of Study   A study on the protective effect of topical administration of butter on radiation induced oral mucositis in Head and Neck cancer patients. 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Remya koikkara 
Designation  junior resident  
Affiliation  k s hegde hospital 
Address  k s hegde hospital department of ENT deralakatta

Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA
575018
India 
Phone  9035922369  
Fax    
Email  rkoikkara@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Rajeshwary A 
Designation  HOD &professor 
Affiliation  k s hegde hospital 
Address  k s hegde hospital department of ENT deralakatta

Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA
575018
India 
Phone  9448150448  
Fax    
Email  hod.ent.kshema@nitte.edu.in  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Remya koikkara 
Designation  junior resident  
Affiliation  k s hegde hospital 
Address  k s hegde hospital department of ENT deralakatta


KARNATAKA
575018
India 
Phone  9035922369  
Fax    
Email  rkoikkara@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
k s hegde hospital,deralkatte ,mangalore 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  K S Hegde hospital 
Address  k s hegde charitable hospital,deralkatte mangalore,karnataka pin 575018 
Type of Sponsor  Private 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 Remya koikkara  K .S .Hegde   room no 14 department of ent
Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA 
918242204476

rkoikkara@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
institutional ethics committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied
Modification(s)  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: C140||Malignant neoplasm of pharynx, unspecified, patients undergoing radiotherapy for head and neck malignancy,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Amul butter  Amul butter -manufactured by amulfed diary  
Comparator Agent  nil  nil 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  8.00 Year(s)
Age To  80.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1.patients undergoing radiotherapy for head and neck malignancy 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1.Patients having food allergy.
2.Patients not willing for the study.
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
degree of radiation induced mucositis in head and neck malignancy is less with topical application of cows butter  every 7 th day of radiation therapy 
 
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   Phase 1/ Phase 2 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   15/08/2017 
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)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Open to Recruitment 
Publication Details   none yet 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Brief Summary   Radiation induced mucositis is a common complication of radiation in head and neck cancer therapy .They are painful and affectnurtion and quality of the life of the patient .No approach has been demonstrated to be effective in the prevention or treatment of oral mucositis.This study is undertaken with an objective of to assess the effect of application of cows butter in prevention of oral mucositis among subjects undergoing chemoradiotherapy for head and neck cancers . 
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