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CTRI Number  CTRI/2024/05/068183 [Registered on: 31/05/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 22/05/2024
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   Cross Sectional Study 
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   Impact of free health care scheme on ICU bed utilization. A prospective observational study in a tertiary care medical college hospital 
Scientific Title of Study   Impact of free health care scheme on ICU bed utilization. A prospective observational study in a tertiary health care Centre. 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Tapan Biswas 
Designation  DM Resident 
Affiliation  IMS and SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Kalinga Nagar 
Address  IMS and SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Kalinga Nagar

Khordha
ORISSA
751013
India 
Phone  9830747182  
Fax    
Email  tapan.biswas75@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Prof.(dr.) Sanghamitra Mishra 
Designation  Dean 
Affiliation  IMS and SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Kalinga Nagar 
Address  IMS and SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Kalinga Nagar

Khordha
ORISSA
751013
India 
Phone  8847867034  
Fax    
Email  dean.ims@soa.ac.in  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Tapan Biswas 
Designation  DM Resident 
Affiliation  IMS and SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Kalinga Nagar 
Address  IMS and SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Kalinga Nagar

Khordha
ORISSA
751013
India 
Phone  9830747182  
Fax    
Email  tapan.biswas75@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
IMS and SUM hospital, Kalinga Nagar,Bhubaneswar, odissa, Pin 751003 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Sanghamitra Mishra 
Address  IMS and SUM Hospital, Kalinga Nagar, Bhubaneswar, Orissa. Pincode 750003 
Type of Sponsor  Private medical college 
 
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 
Tapan Biswas  Medical ICU, Critical Care Medicine  Department Of CCM,IMS and SUM Hospital, Kalinga Nagar, Bhubaneswar, PIN 751003
Khordha
ORISSA 
9830747182

tapan.biswas75@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethical Committee, IMS and SUM Hospital  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: J22||Unspecified acute lower respiratory infection,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  NIL  NIL 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  90.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  All the patients admitted to ICU above 18years. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Those who are die within 24hors
2. Those who are shifted out within 24hours
3. Those who are agreed to give consent for this study. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To compare over-stay between two groups namely free health care group versus conventional group/paid group
2. To compare the length of ICU stay between two groups 
4weeks 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1.TO compare the average APACHE score between two group
2. To compare daily SOFA score between two groups
3. To compare ICU mortality rate between the two groups. 
At 4weeks 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="500"
Sample Size from India="500" 
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)   10/06/2024 
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 Yet Recruiting 
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 - YES
  1. What data in particular will be shared?
    Response (Others) -  all the data

  2. What additional supporting information will be shared?
    Response -  Study Protocol
    Response - Clinical Study Report
    Response (Others) -  study protocol
  3. Who will be able to view these files?
    Response (Others) -  any one

  4. For what types of analyses will this data be available?
    Response (Others) -  any purpose

  5. By what mechanism will data be made available?
    Response - Proposals should be directed to [tapan.biswas75@gmail.com].

  6. For how long will this data be available start date provided 30-04-2025 and end date provided 30-04-2026?
    Response (Others) -  after the publications

  7. Any URL or additional information regarding plan/policy for sharing IPD? 
    Additional Information - no
Brief Summary   ICU is a highly specialized part of a hospital  where very sick patients are treated. ICUs have the capacity to provide immediate, lifesaving care to patient and without this care patient may die immediately or eventually.   Care of critically ill patients is an integral part of hospital care, but ICU beds are  not only  limited  but also a costly resource, specially in a populous country like India.  It is a matter of concern that during covid pandemic, many patients died due to unavailability of ICU beds.  It has also been observed that not only in pandemic but also in others times,  there is unavailability of ICU beds. A 10 day pilot study  conducted  in" IMS and Sum hospital" found that  there was an average15 refusal per day(1). This ICU bed scarcity might have occured  because of patients who could have been managed in intermidiatary set ups, were probably  occupying the ICU bed. A10 day pilot study conducted  found that 10% of patient 
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