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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/02/080814 [Registered on: 18/02/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 11/02/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Behavioral 
Study Design  Non-randomized, Placebo Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   A clinical study to assess effectiveness of counselling intervention on aggression and quality of life among patients with alcohol abuse 
Scientific Title of Study   Effectiveness of brief intervention on aggression and quality of life among patients with Alcohol dependence syndrome 
Trial Acronym  nil 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  LIJI E 
Designation  Post graduate 
Affiliation  KUHS 
Address  Mental health nursing Department Government college of nursing Gandhinagar kottayam
Mental health nursing Department Government college of nursing Gandhinagar kottayam
Kottayam
KERALA
686008
India 
Phone  9074009840  
Fax    
Email  lijiantny@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  LIJI E 
Designation  Post graduate 
Affiliation  KUHS 
Address  Mental health Nursing Department Government college of nursing Gandhinagar PO kottayam
Mental health Nursing Department Government college of nursing Gandhinagar PO kottayam
Kottayam
KERALA
686008
India 
Phone  9074009840  
Fax    
Email  lijiantny@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Lini P Luke 
Designation  Assistant professor 
Affiliation  KUHS 
Address  Mental health nursing Department Government college of nursing Gandhinagar PO kottayam
Mental health nursing Department Government college of nursing Gandhinagar PO kottayam
Kottayam
KERALA
686008
India 
Phone  9497666608  
Fax    
Email  linipluke@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
This clinical trial is self-funded by me (Liji E) and I do not have any external Financial or Material support. 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Liji E 
Address  Mental health nursing Department Government College of Nursing, Gandhinagar PO Kottayam 686008 
Type of Sponsor  Other [self budget] 
 
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 
Liji E  Government Medical College Hospital  Ward 4 Psychiatry department
Kottayam
KERALA 
09074009840

lijiantny@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
GOVT.COLLEGE OF NURSING, KOTTAYAM INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS COMMITTEE  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: H||Substance Abuse Treatment,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Brief intervention  It refers to a structured client-client-centered non-judgemental counseling technique given to clients with alcohol dependence syndrome to motivate them to abstinence. It includes 4 counseling sessions of 20 minutes duration and psycho-education on areas like complications to alcoholism, anger management, and improving quality of life for 4 consecutive days 
Comparator Agent  Nil  Nil 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  68.00 Year(s)
Gender  Male 
Details  Patients with alcohol dependence syndrome
between age group 18-68
having a score of 29-126 on the Bussperry aggression scale
able to understand Malayalam 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Patients with alcohol dependence syndrome who;
Have a comorbid psychiatric disorder
Are in a state of delirium tremens
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Other 
Method of Concealment   Other 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Outcome Name: Median change in aggression score, Time-points: 3 weeks.
Outcome name: Median change in Quality of life score, Time-points: 3 weeks 
The outcome will be assessed at 3 weeks after the implementation of the brief intervention. 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
reduction in aggression & improvement in quality of life  3 weeks 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="37"
Sample Size from India="37" 
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)   22/02/2025 
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="1"
Days="14" 
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   a quasi-experimental study to assess the effectiveness of brief intervention on aggression and quality of life among patients with alcohol dependence syndrome. The study follows a nonpurposive sampling technique and includes 37 samples who belong to the inclusion criteria. the brief intervention is a nonjudgmental counseling technique that include four sessions of counseling for four consecutive days. A  pre-test uses the Bussperry aggression tool and WHOQOL BREF 26. The post-test is done after 21 days and the effectiveness is assessed using the same tool. 
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