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CTRI Number  CTRI/2024/02/062368 [Registered on: 07/02/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 30/06/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Dentistry 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   Comparison Of Caries Removal Efficacy using Gentle Hand instrument and Spoon Excavator In Primary Molars. 
Scientific Title of Study   Comparative Evaluation of Caries Excavation Efficacy of Gentle Hand Bur Systems and Spoon Excavator in Primary Molars: Randomized Control Study. 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Anuja Gaikwad 
Designation  Post Graduate Student 
Affiliation  K M Shah Dental College and Hospital,Waghodia 
Address  Room No.3,Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry,1st floor,K M Shah Dental College and Hospital,Waghodia 391760,Vadodara

Vadodara
GUJARAT
391760
India 
Phone  9403465374  
Fax    
Email  gaikwadanuja46@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr.Poonacha K.S. 
Designation  Professor and PG Guide 
Affiliation  K M Shah Dental College and Hospital,Waghodia 
Address  Room No.3 Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry,1st floor,K M Shah Dental College and Hospital,Waghodia 391760,Vadodara

Vadodara
GUJARAT
391760
India 
Phone  9725036673  
Fax    
Email  poochi2263@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Anuja Gaikwad 
Designation  Post Graduate Student 
Affiliation  K M Shah Dental College and Hospital,Waghodia 
Address  Room No.3 Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, 1st floor, K M Shah Dental College and Hospital,Waghodia 391760,Vadodara

Vadodara
GUJARAT
391760
India 
Phone  9403465374  
Fax    
Email  gaikwadanuja46@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
K.M.Shah Dental College and Hospital,Sumandeep Vidyapeeth,Waghodia-391760,Vadodara 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Anuja Gaikwad 
Address  K M Shah Dental College and Hospital,Waghodia 
Type of Sponsor  Other [Personal] 
 
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 Anuja Gaikwad  K.M.Shah Dental College and Hospital Waghodia-391760  Room Number-3,Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry,1st floor
Vadodara
GUJARAT 
9403465374

gaikwadanuja46@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Sumandeep Vidyapeeth Institutional Ethics Committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Healthy Human Volunteers  Children with dental caries 
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Gentle Hand Bur Systems  It contains four handles and used for the initial caries removal.The study will be conducted for 1 year 
Comparator Agent  Spoon Excavator  EXC18, Hu-Friedy Mfg.Co. Rockwell St. Chicago, USA. EXC 19, Hu-Friedy Mfg.Co. Rockwell St. Chicago, USA.The study will be conducted for duration of 1 year. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  4.00 Year(s)
Age To  9.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1.Occlusal carious lesions in maxillary or mandibular primary 1st and 2nd molars
2.Caries 1.2 according to Mount and Humes classification
3.Children whose parents give consent for study
4.Frankel behaviour rating scale 3 and 4 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1.Molars with one of the following signs and symptoms periodontal,pulpal pathology
2.Non vital teeth
3.Children with congenital abnormalities or systemic diseases  
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Outcome Assessor Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Gentle Hand bur systems will likely reduce the discomfort of patient during caries removal  The caries removal efficacy and pain will be assessed on the 1st day only 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Gentle hand bur systems will likely reduce the pain during caries excavation process   Modified Wong Bakers scale will be used to asses the pain & caries removal efficacy using caries dye will be assessed on 1st day  
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="60"
Sample Size from India="60" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "30"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="30" 
Phase of Trial   Post Marketing Surveillance 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   08/03/2024 
Date of Study Completion (India) 25/04/2025 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details
Modification(s)  
N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Response - NO
Brief Summary
Modification(s)  
Gradual evolution of caries excavation techniques have changed the concept of cavity preparation. Caries excavation with the use of conventional technique is associated with discomfort and pain to the patients so the new hand systems has been introduced named Gentle Hand Bur Systems  which claims to reduce the pain associated with the caries removal so this study aims to check the caries removal efficacy and pain reduction during caries excavation with the new system 
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