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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/08/092192 [Registered on: 01/08/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 30/07/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   Qualitative Study 
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   Living Together: A Phenomenological Study on the Experiences of Married Women Residing with In-Laws 
Scientific Title of Study   EXPLORING THE EXPERIENCES OF MARRIED WOMEN LIVING WITH IN-LAWS: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL APPROACH 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Sanya Dawar 
Designation  Student 
Affiliation  Department of Clinical Psychology, Manipal College of Health Professions 
Address  Manipal College of Health Professions, MAHE, Manipal, Udupi, Karnataka

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  7428774287  
Fax    
Email  sanya.mchpmpl2024@learner.manipal.edu  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Indu Toby 
Designation  Guide (Assistant Professor) 
Affiliation  Department of Clinical Psychology, Manipal College of Health Professions 
Address  Manipal College of Health Professions, MAHE, Manipal, Udupi, Karnataka

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  7428774287  
Fax    
Email  indu.toby@manipal.edu  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Sanya Dawar 
Designation  Student 
Affiliation  Department of Clinical Psychology, Manipal College of Health Professions 
Address  Manipal College of Health Professions, MAHE, Manipal, Udupi, Karnataka

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  7428774287  
Fax    
Email  sanya.mchpmpl2024@learner.manipal.edu  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Department of Clinical Psychology, Manipal College of Health Professions, MAHE, Manipal, Udupi, Karnataka 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Manipal College of Health Professions Kasturba Medical College MAHE Manipal 
Address  Madhav Nagar, Eshwar Nagar, Uudpi, Karnataka 
Type of Sponsor  Other [Allied Health Sciences College] 
 
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 Shwetha TS  Online (Virtual Interviews via Zoom/Google Meet/etc.)  Online – Participants interviewed remotely

 
98809 93080

shwetha.ts@manipal.edu 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Kasturba Medical College and Kasturba Hospital Institutional Ethics Committee - 2 (Student Research)  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Healthy Human Volunteers  NIL 
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Nil  Nil 
Intervention  Nil  Nil 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  25.00 Year(s)
Age To  40.00 Year(s)
Gender  Female 
Details  The household must include both the mother-in-law (MIL) and father-in-law (FIL), and they
must be the husband’s parents.
Married women between the ages of 25 to 40 years.
Been married for a minimum of 2 years.
Currently living in an urban/semi-urban area (1 year). 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Married Indian women living in a joint family set-up.
Presence of severe conditions like depression or psychosis in either the participant or their
in-laws.
Presence of dementia, chronic disability, or terminal illness affecting daily functioning in
either the participant or their in-laws.
Participants undergoing treatment for any medical condition.
A recent experience of any major life stressor, bereavement or any significant personal or
family crisis. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
The primary outcome will be the emergence of core themes that represent how married women perceive, interpret, and emotionally experience cohabitation with in-laws in joint family systems. These themes will capture lived experiences related to autonomy, conflict, support, communication, and cultural expectations, derived through in-depth qualitative analysis.  The outcome will be assessed at a single time point through one-time, in-depth interviews with married women who have been residing with their in-laws for a minimum of one year.

 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
NIL  NIL 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="25"
Sample Size from India="25" 
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)   15/08/2025 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  15/08/2025 
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 - YES
  1. What data in particular will be shared?
    Response - All of the individual participant data collected during the trial, after de-identification.

  2. What additional supporting information will be shared?
    Response -  Study Protocol
    Response - Informed Consent Form
    Response -  Analytic Code

  3. Who will be able to view these files?
    Response - Researchers whose proposed use of the data has been approved by an independent review committee identified for this purpose.

  4. For what types of analyses will this data be available?
    Response - To achieve aims in the approved proposal.

  5. By what mechanism will data be made available?
    Response - Proposals should be directed to [sanyadawar5@gmail.com].

  6. For how long will this data be available start date provided 01-06-2026 and end date provided 31-05-2031?
    Response - Beginning 3 months and ending 5 years following article publication.

  7. Any URL or additional information regarding plan/policy for sharing IPD? 
    Additional Information - NIL
Brief Summary  

This qualitative study explores the lived experiences of married Indian women residing with their in-laws using a phenomenological approach. It aims to understand key areas of conflict, the strategies employed to navigate in-law relationships, and factors that help reduce familial tensions. Through in-depth interviews conducted online with women aged 25–40 years, married for at least two years and living with their husband’s parents for at least one year, the study will use thematic analysis to identify core themes. The findings are expected to inform culturally sensitive therapeutic practices and premarital counselling interventions to promote healthier family dynamics in joint households.

 
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