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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/02/080964 [Registered on: 20/02/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 21/02/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   Cross Sectional Study 
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   Prevalence of Modifiable Risk Factors for Dementia among Middle-Aged in Dakshina Kannada 
Scientific Title of Study   Prevalence of Modifiable Risk Factors for Dementia among Middle-Aged People in Dakshina Kannada: A Cross-Sectional 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  Dr Sherley Immaculate DAlmeida 
Designation  Post Graduate Student 
Affiliation  K.S.Hegde Medical Academy 
Address  Department of Public Health, K.S.Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte (Deemed to be University)

Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA
575018
India 
Phone  8951512651  
Fax    
Email  sherleydalmeida@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Mackwin Dmello 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  K.S.Hegde Medical Academy 
Address  Department of Public Health, K.S.Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte (Deemed to be University)

Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA
575018
India 
Phone  9844460590  
Fax    
Email  mackwin@nitte.edu.in  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Mackwin Dmello 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  K.S.Hegde Medical Academy 
Address  Department of Public Health, K.S.Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte (Deemed to be University)

Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA
575018
India 
Phone  9844460590  
Fax    
Email  mackwin@nitte.edu.in  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support
Modification(s)  
Department of Public Health, K.S.Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte (Deemed to be University) Dakshina Kannada KARNATAKA 575018 India  
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Dr Sherley Immaculate DAlmeida 
Address  Department of Public Health, K S Hegde Medical Academy, Deralakatte, Mangaluru - 575018 
Type of Sponsor  Other [Principal investigator] 
 
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 Sherley DAlmeida  K.S.Hegde Medical Academy  Department of Public Health, Deralakatte post, Nithyananda nagar, Mangalore - 575018
Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA 
8951512651

sherleydalmeida@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committee of K.S.Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Healthy Human Volunteers  Healthy 
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  NIL  NIL 
Comparator Agent  NIL  NIL 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  45.00 Year(s)
Age To  65.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Women and Men aged between 45 and 65 years who are verbally able to communicate
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  people with Psychiatric disabilities and people who are Diagnosed with any Dementia
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Coin toss, Lottery, toss of dice, shuffling cards etc 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
The prevalence of modifiable risk factors for dementia  8 weeks 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
The association of modifiable risk factors for dementia & cognitive impairment score  8 Weeks 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="1755"
Sample Size from India="1755" 
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)   03/03/2025 
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="0"
Months="2"
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   This is a descriptive cross-sectional study which will be conducted in the Rural and Urban areas of Dakshina Kannada, with a sample size of 1755. This study aims to determine the prevalence of the modifiable risk factors for dementia among the people of age group 45-65 years and to determine the cognitive impairment of these individuals using Addenbrookes cognitive examination questionnaire and to find the association of modifiable risk factors for dementia and cognitive impairment score. A mobile based application (Epicollect5) and paper forms will gather data. Informed consent will be obtained before participation. Data analysis will be done using statistical Software SPSS version 29 or Jamovi software version 2.3.28. Categorical data will be expressed as frequency and percentage. Quantitative data will be expressed as mean or median. The chi-square test or fischers exact test will be used to find the association between modifiable risk factors and cognitive impairment score. p value <0.05 will be considered statistically significant. 
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