| CTRI Number |
CTRI/2025/07/092073 [Registered on: 31/07/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively |
| Last Modified On: |
30/07/2025 |
| Post Graduate Thesis |
Yes |
| Type of Trial |
Observational |
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Type of Study
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Follow Up Study |
| Study Design |
Other |
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Public Title of Study
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Effectiveness of Telementoring Community Health Nurses (CHNs) on Knowledge and Assessment Skills in Child and Adolescent Mental Health care |
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Scientific Title of Study
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Effectiveness of Telementoring Community Health Nurses (CHNs) on Knowledge and Assessment Skills in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Care |
| 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 |
Tamilpulavendran V |
| Designation |
Student |
| Affiliation |
National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences |
| Address |
Department of Nursing
Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560029
India |
| Phone |
8608584544 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
pulavan82@gmail.com |
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Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
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| Name |
Dr. Radhakrishnan G |
| Designation |
Additional Professor |
| Affiliation |
National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences |
| Address |
Department of Nursing
Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560029
India |
| Phone |
9342135545 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
dr.rk76@hotmail.com |
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Details of Contact Person
Public Query
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| Name |
Tamilpulavendran V |
| Designation |
Student |
| Affiliation |
National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences |
| Address |
Department of Nursing
Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560029
India |
| Phone |
8608584544 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
pulavan82@gmail.com |
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Source of Monetary or Material Support
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| National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka - 560029 |
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Primary Sponsor
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| Name |
Tamilpulavendran V |
| Address |
National Institute of Mental Health And Neuro Sciences, Banglore, Karnataka - 560029 |
| Type of Sponsor |
Other [Self] |
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Details of Secondary Sponsor
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| Name |
Address |
| NIMHANS |
Bangalore |
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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 |
| Mr Tamilpulavendran V PHD |
Primary Health Center and Sub Health Center |
Ayushman Arogya Mandir- Health and Wellness Centers, Puducherry
Pondicherry
PONDICHERRY |
8608584544
pulavan82@gmail.com |
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Details of Ethics Committee
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| No of Ethics Committees= 1 |
| Name of Committee |
Approval Status |
| Institutional Ethics Committee, Communication of the Decisions of Institutional Ethics Committee |
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 |
Community Health Nurses |
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Intervention / Comparator Agent
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| Type |
Name |
Details |
| Comparator Agent |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
| Intervention |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
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Inclusion Criteria
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| Age From |
21.00 Year(s) |
| Age To |
60.00 Year(s) |
| Gender |
Both |
| Details |
1) Nurses working in Primary Health Center, Sub Health Center- Health and Wellness Center,Ayushman Arokya Mandir(AAM).
2) Nurses who are professionally qualified Registered Nurses (RN) with GNM & Above
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| ExclusionCriteria |
| Details |
Nurses due for long leave more than two months from the working area. |
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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 |
| To assess the effectiveness of telementoring on improving the knowledge and assessment skills of Community Health Nurses (CHNs) in child and adolescent mental health care |
3 months |
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Secondary Outcome
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| Outcome |
TimePoints |
To find out the correlation between knowledge on Child & Adolescent Mental Health care of CHNs with Assessment skills.
To find out the association between knowledge & Assessment skills on child & adolescents mental health care with selected demographic variables like years of experience, previous training & educational level.
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3 months |
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Target Sample Size
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Total Sample Size="60"
Sample Size from India="60"
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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04/11/2025 |
| 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="0"
Months="6"
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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A Quasi Experimental study to assess the effectiveness of Telementoring Community Health Nurses (CHNs) on Knowledge and Assessment Skills in Child and Adolescent Mental Health care at Puducherry, This study aims to assess the effectiveness of Telementoring Community Health Nurses (CHNs) on Knowledge and Assessment Skills in Child and Adolescent Mental Health care. Hypothesis of this study is H1: There will be a significant difference in knowledge and Assessment skills on Child and Adolescent Mental Health care of CHNs between the pre and post-test of Training. H2: There will be a significant correlation exists between knowledge and Assessment skills on Child and Adolescent Mental Health care of CHNs. H3: There will be a significant association between CHNs’ knowledge of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Care and assessment skills with selected socio-demographic variables (such as age, years of experience, education level, and prior mental health training). |