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Trial Title:
Oral Cancer Awareness in Egypt
NCT ID:
NCT05604105
Condition:
Oral Cancer
Conditions: Official terms:
Mouth Neoplasms
Lip Neoplasms
Study type:
Observational
Overall status:
Unknown status
Study design:
Time perspective:
Cross-Sectional
Intervention:
Intervention type:
Other
Intervention name:
Questionnaire
Description:
The questionnaire includes a section for socio-demographic data, a section to detect
their general awareness of oral cancer as a disease, a section about their awareness of
its signs and symptoms and lastly, a section about its risk factors and habits.
Arm group label:
Sample of the Egyptian population
Summary:
Oral cancer is a fatal disease with high prevalence and poor survival rate. Most oral
cancer cases can be detected by the patients themselves. So, when a patient is aware of
oral caner, the patient would realize its signs and symptom and seek early medical care;
therefore, improving the prognosis.
To our knowledge, the level of awareness of oral cancer has not been investigated in
Egyptian population. Therefore, this study is planned to be a pilot study as a first
study in Egypt.
Detailed description:
Cancer of the oral cavity is considered a global health burden. According to GLOBOCAN
report of 2012, the incidence of oral cancer in Egypt was 1,687 per 10,000 per annum;
while the mortality was 659 per 10,000 per annum. Statistically, the rates are expected
to increase as to reach 2,658 per 10,000 incidence and 1,069 per 10,000 mortality by the
year 2030.
Fortunately, 85% of head and neck cancers are visible. Therefore, the patient does not
always need to visit a specialist for a special test to check for oral cancer. Instead,
if the patients have basic knowledge about oral cancer, its signs and symptoms and its
risk factors, they can detect the change themselves.
As a first step to reach this amazing goal, the level of awareness of the general
population needs to be detected.
To the best of our knowledge, the awareness of oral cancer has not been assessed in the
general population of Egypt before. As awareness of oral cancer is mandatory for dental
practitioners, our study targets the general population other than those working in the
dentistry field.
Criteria for eligibility:
Study pop:
This cross-sectional study aims to quantify the awareness of Egyptian population to oral
cancer. The study will be undertaken in the city of 6th of October in Giza governorate.
It is a city of population 368,650 inhabitants.
Sampling method:
Non-Probability Sample
Criteria:
Inclusion criteria:
- Adult individuals (Age>18 years).
Exclusion criteria:
- Dental students or dental practitioners; as awareness of the disease is an integral
part of their profession.
- Oral cancer patients: Individuals who experience currently or previously having oral
cancer.
- Individuals with mental or communication disabilities.
Gender:
All
Minimum age:
18 Years
Maximum age:
N/A
Healthy volunteers:
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Start date:
December 2022
Completion date:
July 2023
Lead sponsor:
Agency:
Ayat Gamal-AbdelNaser
Agency class:
Other
Collaborator:
Agency:
Ahram Canadian University
Agency class:
Other
Source:
Cairo University
Record processing date:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this data on November 12, 2024
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov page:
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05604105
