| CTRI Number |
CTRI/2024/09/073186 [Registered on: 02/09/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively |
| Last Modified On: |
10/03/2025 |
| Post Graduate Thesis |
Yes |
| Type of Trial |
Observational |
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Type of Study
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Cross Sectional Study |
| Study Design |
Other |
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Public Title of Study
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Opinion of General People and Pharmacists on Jan Aushadi Kendra in Udupi Taluk |
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Scientific Title of Study
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Perception of Public and Pharmacists on Jan Aushadhi Kendra in Udupi Taluk |
| Trial Acronym |
NIL |
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Secondary IDs if Any
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| Secondary ID |
Identifier |
| NIL |
NIL |
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Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)
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| Name |
Dr Sonal Sekhar M |
| Designation |
Associate Professor |
| Affiliation |
Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education |
| Address |
Dept. of Pharmacy Practice, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India |
| Phone |
7411338846 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
sonal.sekhar@manipal.edu |
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Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
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| Name |
Sneha Bhat |
| Designation |
5th PharmD |
| Affiliation |
Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education |
| Address |
Dept. of Pharmacy Practice, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India |
| Phone |
6363625481 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
snehabhat0210@gmail.com |
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Details of Contact Person
Public Query
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| Name |
Dr Sonal Sekhar M |
| Designation |
Associate Professor |
| Affiliation |
Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education |
| Address |
Dept. of Pharmacy Practice, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India |
| Phone |
7411338846 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
sonal.sekhar@manipal.edu |
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Source of Monetary or Material Support
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| Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education(MAHE), Manipal, Udupi, Karnataka, India-576104 |
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Primary Sponsor
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| Name |
NIL |
| Address |
NIL |
| Type of Sponsor |
Other [Research facility] |
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Details of Secondary Sponsor
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Countries of Recruitment
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India |
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Sites of Study
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| No of Sites = 1 |
| Name of Principal
Investigator |
Name of Site |
Site Address |
Phone/Fax/Email |
| Dr Sonal Sekhar M |
Kasturba Hospital |
Dept. of Pharmacy Practice, 4th floor, MCODS, via new OPD Block, Kasturba Hospital
Udupi
KARNATAKA |
7411338846
sonal.sekhar@manipal.edu |
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Details of Ethics Committee
Modification(s)
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| No of Ethics Committees= 1 |
| Name of Committee |
Approval Status |
| Kasturba Medical College and Kasturba Hospital Institutional Ethics Committee-2(Student Research) |
Approved |
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Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI
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Health Condition / Problems Studied
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| Health Type |
Condition |
| Healthy Human Volunteers |
General Population/Academic Pharmacists |
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Intervention / Comparator Agent
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| Type |
Name |
Details |
| Comparator Agent |
NIL |
NIL |
| Intervention |
NIL |
NIL |
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Inclusion Criteria
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| Age From |
18.00 Year(s) |
| Age To |
60.00 Year(s) |
| Gender |
Both |
| Details |
1)Public(Aged 18 and above irrespective of gender, purchasing medicines from Jan Aushadhi Kendra)
2)Registered Academic Pharmacists. |
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| ExclusionCriteria |
| Details |
Any pharmacist or public not willing to participate in the study |
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Method of Generating Random Sequence
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Not Applicable |
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Method of Concealment
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Not Applicable |
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Blinding/Masking
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Not Applicable |
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Primary Outcome
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| Outcome |
TimePoints |
| This study will help understand the perception of the major stakeholders-public and pharmacists on Jan Aushadhi Medicines |
Single Point(Baseline) |
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Secondary Outcome
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| Outcome |
TimePoints |
Barriers to visit the pharmacy
Factors influencing to utilize the pharmacy facilities
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Single Point(Baseline) |
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Target Sample Size
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Total Sample Size="361"
Sample Size from India="361"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "368"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="368" |
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Phase of Trial
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N/A |
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Date of First Enrollment (India)
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10/09/2024 |
| Date of Study Completion (India) |
07/12/2024 |
| Date of First Enrollment (Global) |
Date Missing |
| Date of Study Completion (Global) |
Date Missing |
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Estimated Duration of Trial
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Years="0"
Months="9"
Days="0" |
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Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
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Not Applicable |
| Recruitment Status of Trial (India) |
Completed |
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Publication Details
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N/A |
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Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement
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Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?
Response - NO
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Brief Summary
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This is a cross sectional survey study conducted in Udupi taluk aiming to obtain the perception of the public and pharmacists on Jan Aushadhi Kendra. The primary objectives of the study include; understanding the public and pharmacists’ perception on Jan Aushadhi Kendras, identifying barriers and factors that encourage people to purchase medicines from Jan Aushadhi Kendras. For this study, the sample size is calculated to be 222 for pharmacists and 139 for public using statistical methods. The methodology for this study would include firstly, informing the participants about the study and their voluntary participation. Following this, a written informed consent will be obtained from all the participants. In addition, the participants will be given a questionnaire and the responses will be collected. The collected data will be analyzed using SPSS 20.0. We believe that the outcome generated from this study will help understand the perception of the two major stakeholders, that is the public and pharmacists on Jan Aushadhi medicines. |