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CTRI Number  CTRI/2024/02/062590 [Registered on: 13/02/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 15/06/2024
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   Comparitive study 
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   Usefulness of Artificial Intelligence in the detection of skin surface fungal infections  
Scientific Title of Study   Comparative Trial Of Manual Vs Automated Artificial Intelligence Assisted Detection Of Fungal Elements In Patients With Dermatophytic And Pityriasis Versicolor Infection Using KOH Smear And Direct Blue Is Dye In A Tertiary Care Hospital 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Madhukara J 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  St. John’s Medical College 
Address  :Department of Dermatology, St. John’s medical college hospital,Bangalore , India

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560034
India 
Phone  08022065029  
Fax    
Email  madhukara.j@stjohns.in  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Prathibha JP 
Designation  Assistant Professor 
Affiliation  St. John’s Medical College 
Address  Department of Dermatology, St. John’s medical college hospital, Bangalore , India

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560034
India 
Phone  08022065029  
Fax    
Email  prathibha.jp@stjohns.in  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Prathibha JP 
Designation  Assistant Professor 
Affiliation  St. John’s Medical College 
Address  Department of Dermatology, St. John’s medical college hospital, Bangalore , India


KARNATAKA
560034
India 
Phone  08022065029  
Fax    
Email  prathibha.jp@stjohns.in  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Bigtec Pvt Ltd, Bangalore 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Bigtec Pvt Ltd, Bangalore 
Address  2nd Floor, Golden Heights, 59th C Cross, 4th M Block, Rajajinagar, Bangalore - 560010 
Type of Sponsor  Other [Industrial] 
 
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 Madhukara J  St. John’s Medical College Hospital  St. John’s medical college hospital, Bangalore , India 560034
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
08022065029

madhukara.j@stjohns.in 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committee St. John’s Medical College & Hospital  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: B359||Dermatophytosis, unspecified,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  8.00 Year(s)
Age To  90.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  To compare the sensitivity of manual (using it as gold standard) vs automated AI assisted method to detect fungal elements in patients with signs and symptoms suggestive of dermatophytic and Pityriasis Versicolor infection using smears stained with KOH stain
Compare the sensitivity of manual vs automated AI assisted method in the detection of fungal elements using smear stained with Direct Blue IS dye.
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  None 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Proportion of positive detection of fungal elements by the method utilizing Artificial Intelligence compared to that of manual detection of fungal elements  18 months 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Not Applicable  Not Applicable 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="315"
Sample Size from India="315" 
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)   01/03/2024 
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="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
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   In this study we intend to evaluate the performance of Artificial intelligence in the detection of skin surface fungal infections from the KOH smear of skin, hair and nail scraping materials which are used for  confirmation of dermatophytic infection and pityriasis versicolor in clinically  suspected  patients. 
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