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CTRI Number  CTRI/2024/06/068360 [Registered on: 05/06/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 04/07/2026
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   Cohort Study 
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   Study of New-onset Diarrhea in ICU patients. 
Scientific Title of Study   Incidence, Risk factors and Consequences of New-onset Diarrhea in Intensive care unit patients: A prospective observational 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  Kiran Kuraning 
Designation  DrNB superspeciality trainee, Critical care medicine department 
Affiliation  Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta Road, Opposite to IIMB, Bengaluru , 560076 
Address  Department of Critical Care medicine, 3rd floor Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta road, Opposite to IIMB, Bengaluru
Department of Critical Care medicine, 3rd floor Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta road, Opposite to IIMB, Bengaluru
Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560076
India 
Phone  8951587113  
Fax    
Email  kirankuraning@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Kiran Kuraning 
Designation  DrNB superspeciality trainee, Critical care medicine department 
Affiliation  Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta Road, Opposite to IIMB, Bengaluru , 560076 
Address  Department of Critical Care medicine, 3rd floor Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta road, Opposite to IIMB, Bengaluru
Department of Critical Care medicine, 3rd floor Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta road, Opposite to IIMB, Bengaluru
Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560076
India 
Phone  8951587113  
Fax    
Email  kirankuraning@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Kiran Kuraning 
Designation  DrNB superspeciality trainee, Critical care medicine department 
Affiliation  Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta Road, Opposite to IIMB, Bengaluru , 560076 
Address  Department of Critical Care medicine, 3rd floor Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta road, Opposite to IIMB, Bengaluru
Department of Critical Care medicine, 3rd floor Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta road, Opposite to IIMB, Bengaluru
Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560076
India 
Phone  918951587113  
Fax    
Email  kirankuraning@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta Road, Opposite to IIMB, Bengaluru 560076 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Fortis Hospital 
Address  Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta Road, Opposite to IIMB, Bengaluru 560076 
Type of Sponsor  Private hospital/clinic 
 
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 Kiran Kuraning  Fortis Hospital  Department of critical care medicine, 3rd floor, Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta Road, Opposite to IIMB, Bengaluru 560076
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
8951587113

kirankuraning@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Fortis Hospital Institutional Ethics Committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: R197||Diarrhea, unspecified,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  nil  nil 
Comparator Agent  nil  nil 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  99.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. Age ≥ 18 years
2. Patients admitted to Intensive care unit for ≥ 48 hours
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Second and subsequent admission of same patient during study period
2. Patients with post-Gastrointestinal surgery / with colostomy
3. Patients with prior Gastrointestinal disease
4. Decompensated Chronic Liver disease (DCLD) patients with therapeutic targets of 3-4 stools /day
5. Patients with diarrhea on admission  
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
(i) To estimate the incidence of new-onset diarrhea in Intensive Care Unit   From 48 hours of ICU admission till the time patient is in ICU 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
(i)To assess the risk factors of diarrhea in ICU
(ii)To describe the association with pharmacological agents
(iii)To find proportion of infective diarrhea in ICU
(iv)To explore the consequences of diarrhea and associated ICU outcome
 
From 48 hours of ICU admission till the time patient is in ICU  
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="173"
Sample Size from India="173" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "173"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="173" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   16/06/2024 
Date of Study Completion (India) 29/06/2026 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) 29/06/2026 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Completed 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
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
Modification(s)  
This is a prospective observational study. This study includes all the patients â‰¥ 18 years admitted in Medical ICU during study period satisfying the inclusion and exclusion criteria after taking informed consent. Aim of our study is to estimate the incidence of new-onset diarrhea in Medical ICU. In this study, our other objectives are to assess the risk factors of diarrhea in ICU, to describe the association with pharmacological agents, to find proportion of infective diarrhea in ICU and to explore the consequences of diarrhea and associated ICU outcome. The details will be filled as per the proforma and entered in Excel sheet. Results will be noted after statistical analysis.  
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