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CTRI Number  CTRI/2019/05/019063 [Registered on: 13/05/2019] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 11/05/2019
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   Follow Up Study 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   To assess the rate of Hypothyroidism in patients of Head and Neck Cancer receiving Radiotherapy amongst the people of North East India 
Scientific Title of Study   Incidence of Hypothyroidism in Patients of Head and Neck Cancer Receiving External Beam Radiotherapy amongst the People of North East India 
Trial Acronym  BBCIRT03 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Biswajit Sarma 
Designation  Post Graduate Trainee 
Affiliation  Dr. B Borooah Cancer Instute, Guwahati 
Address  OPD Number 12 Dr. B Borooah Cancer Institute Gopinath Nagar, Guwahati

Kamrup
ASSAM
781016
India 
Phone  9085063653  
Fax    
Email  drbiswasarma@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Apurba Kumar Kalita 
Designation  Prof & HOD Department of Radiation Oncology 
Affiliation  Dr. B Borooah Cancer Instute 
Address  OPD No 12 Dr. B Borooah Cancer Institute Gopinath Nagar, Guwahati

Kamrup
ASSAM
781016
India 
Phone  9864035015  
Fax    
Email  akkalita@yahoo.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Biswajit Sarma 
Designation  Post Graduate Trainee 
Affiliation  Dr. B Borooah Cancer Instute 
Address  OPD Number 12 Dr. B Borooah Cancer Institute Gopinath Nagar, Guwahati

Kamrup
ASSAM
781026
India 
Phone  9085063653  
Fax    
Email  drbiswasarma@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Dr. B Borooah Cancer Institute 
self financed 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Dr Biswajit Sarma 
Address  OPD No 12 Dr. B Borooah Cancer Institute Gopinath Nagar,Guwahati 
Type of Sponsor  Research institution and hospital 
 
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 Biswajit Sarma  Dr B Borooah Cancer Institute  BBCI Gopinath Nagar Guwahati pin 781016
Kamrup
ASSAM 
9085063653

drbiswasarma@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
BBCI Medical Ethics Committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: C138||Malignant neoplasm of overlappingsites of hypopharynx, (2) ICD-10 Condition: C108||Malignant neoplasm of overlappingsites of oropharynx, (3) ICD-10 Condition: C118||Malignant neoplasm of overlappingsites of nasopharynx, (4) ICD-10 Condition: C008||Malignant neoplasm of overlappingsites of lip, (5) ICD-10 Condition: C12||Malignant neoplasm of pyriform sinus, (6) ICD-10 Condition: C048||Malignant neoplasm of overlappingsites of floor of mouth, (7) ICD-10 Condition: C131||Malignant neoplasm of aryepiglottic fold, hypopharyngeal aspect, (8) ICD-10 Condition: C098||Malignant neoplasm of overlappingsites of tonsil,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  70.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Karnoffskys performance score >70.
Biopsy proven carcinoma of head and neck.
Head and neck cancer receiving radical radiotherapy.
Stage I, II, III, IVa. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  no history of prior thyroid dysfunction before starting treatment or no history of taking any kind of thyroid hormone medication
any distant metastasis
prior irradiation, surgery, chemotherapy to head and neck area
patients with serious co-morbidities like myocardial infarction, chronic kidney disease, diabetes mellitus, cns disorders, disorders of GI tract, hepatobiliary tract or other significant cardiac disease
previous history of malignancy or co existing malignancy of any other part
Inability to sign consent from 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
to assess the incidence of hypothyroidism in patients of head and neck cancer receiving external beam radiation therapy   one year 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
this study will help in diagnosing hypothyroidism at an early state  till patient comes for follow up 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="60"
Sample Size from India="60" 
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 2/ Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   13/05/2019 
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 Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   not available at present 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Brief Summary   In this study I will assess the incidence of Hypothyroidism in patients of head and neck cancer receiving external beam radiotherapy. A tertiary hospital based single institutional study in North East India 
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