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CTRI Number  CTRI/2024/05/067571 [Registered on: 17/05/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 09/05/2024
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Other (Specify) [Green Tea(Camellia sinensis) Based Mouthwash]  
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   Effectiveness of green tea based mouth rinse on oral health status, pain and Quality of life 
Scientific Title of Study   A study to assess the effectiveness of green tea (Camellia sinensis) based mouth rinse on oral health status, pain and quality of life among advanced head and neck cancer patients in a tertiary care centre. — Randomized controlled trial 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Meghmaa Roy 
Designation  Msc. Nursing Student (Oncology) 
Affiliation  AIIMS, NEW DELHI 
Address  Porta Cabin 1 College of Nursing AIIMS NEW DELHI Ansari Nagar

South West
DELHI
110029
India 
Phone  8927588861  
Fax    
Email  meghmaa.17@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Meghmaa Roy 
Designation  Msc. Nursing Student 
Affiliation  AIIMS, NEW DELHI 
Address  Porta Cabin 1 College of Nursing AIIMS NEW DELHI Ansari Nagar

South West
DELHI
110029
India 
Phone  8927588861  
Fax    
Email  meghmaa.17@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr. Ujjwal Dahiya 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  AIIMS NEW DELHI 
Address  Room No 3 College of Nursing AIIMS NEW DELHI Ansari Nagar

South West
DELHI
110029
India 
Phone  9899770134  
Fax    
Email  ujjwaldahiya3@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
BRA IRCH, AIIMS NEW DELHI Ansari Nagar, Pin 110029 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  AIIMS NEW DELHI 
Address  College of Nursing AIIMS NEW DELHI  
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 Rakesh Garg  BRA IRCH AIIMS NEW DELHI  Palliative Care unit, ground floor, Room No 60, IRCH, AIIMS NEW DELHI
South West
DELHI 
9810394950

drrgarg@hotmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institute Ethics Committee For Post Graduate Research , AIIMS New Delhi  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: C00-C14||Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Green Tea (Camellia sinensis) based mouth rinse   Green tea bags will be provided to patients to make mouth rinse at home. They will rinse their mouth 3 times per day after 3 major meal for 6 weeks. Needed Tea bags will be provided at 2 weeks interval when they will come for follow up. The tag containing the brand name of the tea bag will be covered by the researcher.In this way patients will be blinded to the brand name of green tea bag. 
Comparator Agent  Standard care   Standard care includes maintaining a good oral hygiene. An informational video regarding routine oral care will be provided to patients. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  19.00 Year(s)
Age To  80.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Advanced head and neck cancer patients aged more than 18 years old
Receiving palliative chemotherapy or radiotherapy 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Patients suffering from any mental illness

Not willing to participate in the study 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Permuted block randomization, variable 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Oral Health Status of advanced head and neck cancer patients   At time of enrollment then every 2 weekly upto 6 weeks 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Pain
Quality Of Life 
At time of enrollment then every 2 weekly upto 6 weeks 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="64"
Sample Size from India="64" 
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 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   01/08/2024 
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="0"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
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   The study titled " A study to assess the effectiveness of Green Tea (Camellia sinensis) based mouth rinse on oral health status, pain and quality of life among advanced head and neck cancer patients in a tertiary care centre- Randomized controlled trial" is an experimental study. It will be conducted to know if green tea has any role or not on improving oral health status, oral health related quality of life and decreasing pain among advanced head and neck cancer patients. 
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