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CTRI Number  CTRI/2010/091/001205 [Registered on: 12/08/2010]
Last Modified On: 21/07/2014
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study
Modification(s)  
Screening 
Study Design  Cluster Randomized Trial 
Public Title of Study   Early Detection of Common Cancers in Women in India  
Scientific Title of Study   Early Detection of Common Cancers in Women in India  
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NCT00632047  ClinicalTrials.gov 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)
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Name  Dr Surendra S Shastri 
Designation  Professor and Head 
Affiliation  Department of Preventive Oncology 
Address  Department of Preventive Oncology
Tata Memorial Hospital
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400012
India 
Phone  00912224154379  
Fax  00912224146937  
Email  shastri@vsnl.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query

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Name  Dr Surendra S Shastri 
Designation  Professor and Head 
Affiliation  Department of Preventive Oncology 
Address  Department of Preventive Oncology
Tata Memorial Hospital
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400012
India 
Phone  00912224154379  
Fax  00912224146937  
Email  shastri@vsnl.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query

Modification(s)  
Name  Dr Surendra S Shastri 
Designation  Professor and Head 
Affiliation  Department of Preventive Oncology 
Address  Department of Preventive Oncology
Tata Memorial Hospital
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400012
India 
Phone  00912224154379  
Fax  00912224146937  
Email  shastri@vsnl.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
RO1 Grant National Cancer Institute (NCI), USA 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Tata Memorial Hospital Parel, Mumbai-400012,India  
Address   
Type of Sponsor   
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
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. Surendra S Shastri  Tata Memorial Hospital  Department of Preventive Oncology,Tata Memorial Hospital-400012
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA 
+91-22-24154379
+91-22-24146937
shastri@vsnl.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee
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No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Review Board - I  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI
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Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied
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Health Type  Condition 
Healthy Human Volunteers  Breast and Cervix cancer in Indian women 
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Breast Cancer screening by clinical breast exam (CBE) and cervical cancer screening by visual inspection with acetic acid  Screening for Breast cancer by Clinical breast examination and screening for cervical cancer by visual inspection after application of 5% acetic acid,provided by trained primary health workers  
Comparator Agent  Cancer Education   Health education on breast and cervical cancer risks and early symptoms  
 
Inclusion Criteria
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Age From  35.00 Year(s)
Age To  64.00 Year(s)
Gender  Female 
Details  1) Women between the ages of 35 and 64 years,
2) Who were living in the selected araes for more than one year and,
3) Who had no previous history of cancer.

 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1) Women below 35 years and above 64 years. 2) Women who were staying in the area for less than a year 3) Women who had previous history of cancer 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Other 
Method of Concealment   On-site computer system 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1)Estimation of the downstaging 2)Mortality reduction 3)Screening participation rates 4)Participation rates for cancer education programs in the control group 5)Compliance rates to diagnostic confirmation and treatment acceptance and completion 6)Estimation of CBE and VIA positivity rates 7)Agreement rates between the FPHWs and expert physician for screening test performance   1)at the end of four rounds of screening 2)after completion of the study 3)every 24 months 4)at the end of first 24 months 5)every 24 months 6)every 24 months 7)every 24 months  
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1) Cost-effectiveness analysis 2)Assessment of behavioral, cultural and psychological factors affecting participation of women in the trial   
 
Target Sample Size
Modification(s)  
Total Sample Size="151538"
Sample Size from India="151538" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= ""
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)
Modification(s)  
24/05/1998 
Date of Study Completion (India) Date Missing 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  24/05/1998 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="16"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Completed 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details
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1. Mittra I, Mishra GA, Singh S, Aranke S, Notani P, Badwe RA, Miller AB, Daniel EE, Gupta S, Uplap P, Thakur M, Ramani S, Kerkar R, Ganesh B, Shastri SS. A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of Cervix and Breast Cancer Screening in Mumbai, India: Methodology and Interim Analysis after Three Round of Screening, Int. J. Cancer 2010;126,4:976-84. 2. Dinshaw K, Mishra G, Shastri S, Badwe R, Kerkar R, Ramani S, Thakur M, Uplap P, Kakade A, Gupta S, Ganesh B. Determinants Of Compliance In A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial On Screening Of Breast And Cervix Cancer In Mumbai, India. Compliance to Screening. Oncology 2007;73:145-153. 3. Dinshaw K, Mishra G, Shastri S, Badwe R, Kerkar R, Ramani S, Thakur M, Uplap P, Kakade A, Gupta S, Ganesh B. Determinants Of Compliance In A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial On Screening Of Breast And Cervix Cancer In Mumbai, India. Compliance to Referral and Treatment. Oncology 2007;73:154-161.  
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Brief Summary
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The primary aim of this ongoing cluster randomized controlled trial, in urban slum women, aged 35-64 years, in Mumbai, India, is to investigate the efficacy of cancer education and screening, using affordable, sustainable and culturally acceptable techniques, i.e. Clinical Breast Examination (CBE) and Visual Inspection with 4% Acetic Acid (VIA), performed by trained female primary health workers (FPHWs) in the: 1) Early detection of breast and cervical cancer, 2) Downstaging of breast and cervical cancer, 3) Reduction in breast and cervical cancer mortality, 4) Reduction in cervical cancer incidence. The secondary aims of this trial are: 1) To estimate the cost and resource needs for conducting community-based cancer education and screening for breast and cervical cancers by CBE and VIA, 2) To study the behavioral, cultural and psychological factors affecting participation of women in such programs. 
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