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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/06/089435 [Registered on: 24/06/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 28/03/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   Cross Sectional Study 
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   Health seeking pattern among the patients attending National Institute of Siddha 
Scientific Title of Study   A cross sectional study to assess the reason for Health Seeking Behavior among the patients attending Ayodhidass Pandithar Hospital, National Institute of Siddha 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  S Sivakkumar 
Designation  Professor Department of Gunapadam 
Affiliation  National institute of siddha 
Address  OPD No 11 and 12 National Institute of Siddha Tambaram sanatorium, Chennai
National Institute of Siddha Tambaram sanatorium Chennai
Chennai
TAMIL NADU
600047
India 
Phone  09962528338  
Fax    
Email  ssknis@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  S Sivakkumar 
Designation  Professor 
Affiliation  National institute of siddha 
Address  Department of Gunapadam OPD 11 and 12 National Institute of Siddha Tambaram sanatorium, Chennai
National Institute of Siddha Tambaram sanatorium Chennai
Chennai
TAMIL NADU
600047
India 
Phone  09962528338  
Fax    
Email  ssknis@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  S Sivakkumar 
Designation  Professor 
Affiliation  National institute of siddha 
Address  OPD 11 and 12 Department of Gunapadam National Institute of Siddha Tambaram sanatorium, Chennai
National Institute of Siddha Tambaram sanatorium Chennai
Chennai
TAMIL NADU
600047
India 
Phone  09962528338  
Fax    
Email  ssknis@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
National institute of Siddha, Tambaram sanatorium, chennai- 047 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Not applicable 
Address  Not applicable 
Type of Sponsor  Other [Not applicable] 
 
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 S Sivakkumar  National Institute of Siddha  Department of Gunapadam OPD 11 and 12 National Institute of Siddha Tambaram sanatorium Chennai 47
Chennai
TAMIL NADU 
9962528338

ssknis@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committee, National Institute of Siddha  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: M00-M99||Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  NIL  NIL 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  80.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Participants who are willing to give consent for the study and who are willing to provide proper interactions in filling the validated questionnaire 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Patient who are not willing to give consent for the study 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To assess the Health Seeking Behavior of patients attending NIS through structured questionnaire.  Baseline 0th day 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To assess the knowledge about siddha system of medicine through structured questionnaire  Baseline 0th day 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="1000"
Sample Size from India="1000" 
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)   05/07/2025 
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="1"
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 - NO
Brief Summary  

Traditional and Complementary Medicine plays a vital role in keeping our population healthy. Most countries regard their Traditional Medicine Systems with pride and consider them a precious part of their heritage . As we all know, the Alma Ata declaration of 1978 that sought to provide Health for All also mentions the role of TM and its practitioners in primary health care in different Member States of WHO. Yet, it is a fact that the role of Traditional Systems of Medicine in public health is often overlooked at the policy level in most countries. Consequently, these systems are often not able to perform to their potential in addressing public health challenges, globally. It is estimated that over one-third of the population in developing countries lacks access to essential medicines . But a significant feature, according to the World Health Organization, is that traditional medicine meets the primary healthcare needs of almost 80% of the developing world’s rural population. Traditional medicines and plant-based products have succeeded in keeping the humankind healthy and improving their quality of life for thousands of years. Though modern medicine has brought great relief to our species by controlling communicable diseases, it does not offer satisfactory solutions for a wide variety of health challenges relating to chronic ailments, lifestyle and ageing. Moreover, improving quality of life of patients have become a big challenge . The strengths of traditional and alternative medical systems include their holistic approach, affordability, considering persons as integrated, feeling and active beings, not just biological organisms. Siddha medicine  is gaining prominence among public in recent years. Many patients and general public  believe that Siddha medicines are natural and therefore safe. Recently integrative medicine approach recently came  forward with the optimism of providing an affordable and practical solution to the global healthcare crisis, especially in developing countries like India. Department of AYUSH, under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare proposed a new approach by integrating of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani, and homoeopathy with Allopathic system to ensure health for all citizens across the country. The success of the new, ‘integrative’, approach will lie in its capability to identify the respective values, beliefs, fundamentals, practices, strengths, and weaknesses of all the systems. China has effectively incorporated practices from both traditional and modern medicine through a bottoms up approach.  Siddha system of medicine a widely accepted traditional medical system in India which has its roots in Tamil Nadu and is providing health care facilities through apex institutes like National Institute of Siddha, Chennai with a  total running OPD cases of 30,00338(2004 – 2021). Hence the present study was undertaken to ascertain the Health Seeking Behavior of a sample of patients attending Ayodhidoss Pandithar Hospital , NIS.
 
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