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CTRI Number  CTRI/2024/07/070280 [Registered on: 09/07/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 09/07/2024
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   Cross Sectional Study 
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   Exploring Pre Hospital Emergency Service Use And Healthcare Seeking Behaviour Of Patients In Emergency Department Of A Tertiary Care Hospital In Southern India 
Scientific Title of Study   Evaluating the Pre-Hospital Emergency Services Healthcare-Seeking Behaviour Amongst the Patients Reporting to The Emergency Medicine Department Of A Tertiary Care Hospital In Southern India 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Devika J L 
Designation  Postgraduate student 
Affiliation  Manipal College of Health Professions 
Address  LH 9 6th floor Department of Emergency Medical Technology MCHP MAHE Manipal

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  9740583374  
Fax    
Email  devika1.mchpmpl2023@learner.manipal.edu  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Sachin Nayak Sujir 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  Kasturba Medical College and Kasturba Hospital 
Address  Department of Emergency Medicine Kasturba Medical College and Kasturba Hospital MAHE Manipal

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  9449111397  
Fax    
Email  sachin.sujir@manipal.edu  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Sachin Nayak Sujir 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  Kasturba Medical College and Kasturba Hospital 
Address  Department of Emergency Medicine Kasturba Medical College and Kasturba Hospital MAHE Manipal

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  9449111397  
Fax    
Email  sachin.sujir@manipal.edu  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Department of Emergency Medicine Kasturba Medical College Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Udupi - 576104, Karnataka, India 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Kasturba Medical College Manipal Academy of Higher Education 
Address  Kasturba Medical College and Hospital Tiger Circle Road Madhava Nagar Manipal Udupi Karnataka PIN- 576104 
Type of Sponsor  Research institution and hospital 
 
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 Sachin Nayak Sujir  Kasturba Hospital Manipal  Department of Emergency Medicine Kasturba Medical College Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Udupi
KARNATAKA 
9449111397

sachin.sujir@manipal.edu 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Kasturba Medical College and 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: R688||Other general symptoms and signs,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  NIL  NIL 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  99.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  All patients who come in Ambulance or Private Vehicles and are Categorized into P1 P2 P3 based on the Emergency Severity Index Triage system 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  All patients who have been admitted in another hospital and subsequently transferred to Kasturba Hospital 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Factors contributing to the use of Ambulance/ EMS
Public Awareness about Emergency Medical Services in India
Development and Validation of questionnaire about EMS awareness 
At baseline 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Recommendations for positioning an ambulance in an areas where ambulance access is challenging thereby reducing EMS dispatch time  At baseline 
 
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)   07/08/2024 
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="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
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   The study will be conducted after obtaining IRC and IEC approval and CTRI registration. After IRC, IEC and CTRI registration, following the addressal of patients primary complaint and the delivery of emergency care, patient (if possible), bystander/ family members will be explained about the study and informed consent will be obtained and they will be given with the questionnaire. Acquired data will be analyzed by JAMOVI statistics software version 2.4.11. The questionnaire validation will be done by administering to the subject matter experts and specializing in questionnaire development and validation. 
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