| CTRI Number |
CTRI/2025/07/090432 [Registered on: 08/07/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively |
| Last Modified On: |
07/07/2025 |
| Post Graduate Thesis |
Yes |
| 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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The study participants are pediatric occupational therapists and through the administration of a survey questionnaire, the study aims to gain an understanding of how pediatric occupational therapists use and view telehealth to provide occupational therapy services in India. |
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Scientific Title of Study
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Practices and Perspectives of Telehealth Among Paediatric Occupational
Therapists in India: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| 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 |
Ann Treesa Sebastian |
| Designation |
Post Graduate student |
| Affiliation |
Manipal college of health professions |
| Address |
3rd floor, department of occupational therapy,MCHP,MAHE, Manipal
Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India |
| Phone |
7306369880 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
anntreesa.mchpmpl2024@learner.manipal.edu |
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Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
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| Name |
Asish Das |
| Designation |
Assistant professor |
| Affiliation |
Manipal college of health professions |
| Address |
3rd floor, department of occupational therapy,MCHP,MAHE, Manipal
Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India |
| Phone |
7675892113 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
asish.das@manipal.edu |
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Details of Contact Person
Public Query
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| Name |
Asish Das |
| Designation |
Assistant professor |
| Affiliation |
Manipal college of health professions |
| Address |
3rd floor, department of occupational therapy,MCHP,MAHE, Manipal
Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India |
| Phone |
7675892113 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
asish.das@manipal.edu |
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Source of Monetary or Material Support
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| Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Madhav nagar ,Manipal-576104, Karnataka, India |
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Primary Sponsor
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| Name |
Manipal college of health professions |
| Address |
Manipal college of health professions,MAHE, Madhav nagar ,Manipal-576104, Karnataka, India |
| Type of Sponsor |
Research institution and hospital |
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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 |
| Asish Das |
Manipal college of health professions |
3rd floor ,department of occupational tehrapy,Manipal college of helath professions,MAHE,Madhav nagar,Manipal-576104,Karnataka
Udupi
KARNATAKA |
7675892113
asish.das@manipal.edu |
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Details of Ethics Committee
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| No of Ethics Committees= 1 |
| Name of Committee |
Approval Status |
| Kasturba Medical College and Kasturba Hospital Institutional Ethics Committee-2 |
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 |
| Healthy Human Volunteers |
NIL |
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Intervention / Comparator Agent
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| Type |
Name |
Details |
| Intervention |
Nil |
Nil |
| Comparator Agent |
NIL |
NIL |
| Intervention |
Nil |
Nil |
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Inclusion Criteria
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| Age From |
23.00 Year(s) |
| Age To |
90.00 Year(s) |
| Gender |
Both |
| Details |
Occupational therapists working in India,
Occupational therapists provide services to children aged 18 years or younger,
Participants of either gender will be included.
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| ExclusionCriteria |
| Details |
Occupational therapist with less than 1 year of experience working with the paediatric population.
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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 |
1.To develop and validate the survey questionnaire.
2.To identify the extent of telehealth practices among paediatric occupational therapists in India.
3.To understand various perspectives of telehealth practitioners regarding telehealth practices in their clinical setting.
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10-15 mins |
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Secondary Outcome
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| Outcome |
TimePoints |
| NIL |
NIL |
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Target Sample Size
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Total Sample Size="127"
Sample Size from India="127"
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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10/08/2025 |
| 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="0"
Days="0" |
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Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
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Not Applicable |
| 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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After obtaining the CTRI registration. The finalized versions of the survey questionnaire,
consent form, and demographic profile form will be formatted in Microsoft Forms. The finalized versions of the survey questionnaire,
consent form, and demographic profile form will be formatted in Microsoft Forms. Participants will be recruited initially through
occupational therapy networks, online forums, and professional associations. The
participants will be asked to refer to other eligible OTs in India to ensure
diversity across regions and practice settings. Upon receiving the participants’ consent, they
will proceed to fill out the demographic profile form, subsequently, they will
be presented with a study questionnaire that addresses the study objectives. The respondents’
data will be collected anonymously. The estimated sample size is 127, and the questionnaire will take approximately 10-15 minutes to fill out the questionnaire.
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