| 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 |
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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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Health seeking pattern among the patients attending National Institute of Siddha |
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Scientific Title of Study
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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 |
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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 |
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 |
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| Email |
ssknis@gmail.com |
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Details of Contact Person Scientific Query
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| 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 |
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| Email |
ssknis@gmail.com |
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Details of Contact Person Public Query
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| 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 |
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| Email |
ssknis@gmail.com |
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Source of Monetary or Material Support
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| National institute of Siddha,
Tambaram sanatorium, chennai- 047 |
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Primary Sponsor
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| Name |
Not applicable |
| Address |
Not applicable |
| Type of Sponsor |
Other [Not applicable] |
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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 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 |
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Details of Ethics Committee
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| No of Ethics Committees= 1 |
| Name of Committee |
Approval Status |
| Institutional Ethics Committee, National Institute of Siddha |
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 |
| Patients |
(1) ICD-10 Condition: M00-M99||Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue, |
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Intervention / Comparator Agent
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| Type |
Name |
Details |
| Intervention |
NIL |
NIL |
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Inclusion Criteria
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| 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 |
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| ExclusionCriteria |
| Details |
Patient who are not willing to give consent for 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 |
| To assess the Health Seeking Behavior of patients attending NIS through structured questionnaire. |
Baseline 0th day |
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Secondary Outcome
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| Outcome |
TimePoints |
| To assess the knowledge about siddha system of medicine through structured questionnaire |
Baseline 0th day |
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Target Sample Size
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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" |
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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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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 |
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Estimated Duration of Trial
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Years="1" Months="6" Days="0" |
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Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
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Not Yet Recruiting |
| Recruitment Status of Trial (India) |
Not Yet Recruiting |
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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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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. |