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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/08/093189 [Registered on: 18/08/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 18/08/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   Phenomenological study 
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   Exploring experiences of first year students of Ayurveda as they learn philosophical concepts 
Scientific Title of Study   Exploring the lived experiences of first professional students of Ayurveda fraternity while they encounter philosophical concepts in the curriculum - A Phenomenological 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  Rupmanjari Guruprasad Shanbhag  
Designation  PG Scholar  
Affiliation  Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Ayurved and Research Centre, Pimpri, Pune-18  
Address  Department of Ayurveda Samhita Evam Sidddhant Dr D Y Patil College of Ayurved and Research Centre Pimpri Pune 18. Dr D Y Patil Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Sant Tukaram Nagar Pimpri Pune 18

Pune
MAHARASHTRA
411018
India 
Phone  9008009773  
Fax    
Email  rupmanjarishanbhag@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query  
Name  Dr Mrudula Vinayak Joshi  
Designation  Professor and HOD 
Affiliation  Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Ayurved and Research Centre, Pimpri, Pune-18  
Address  Department of Ayurveda Samhita Evam Sidddhant Dr D Y Patil College of Ayurved and Research Centre Pimpri Pune 18. Dr D Y Patil Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Sant Tukaram Nagar Pimpri Pune 18

Pune
MAHARASHTRA
411018
India 
Phone  9226279270  
Fax    
Email  mrudula.joshi@dpu.edu.in  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query  
Name  Rupmanjari Guruprasad Shanbhag  
Designation  PG Scholar  
Affiliation  Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Ayurved and Research Centre, Pimpri, Pune-18  
Address  Department of Ayurveda Samhita Evam Sidddhant Dr D Y Patil College of Ayurved and Research Centre Pimpri Pune 18. Dr D Y Patil Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Sant Tukaram Nagar Pimpri Pune 18

Pune
MAHARASHTRA
411018
India 
Phone  9008009773  
Fax    
Email  rupmanjarishanbhag@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
NIL 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Rupmanjari Guruprasad Shanbhag  
Address  Department of Ayurveda Samhita Evam Sidddhant Dr D Y Patil College of Ayurved and Research Centre Pimpri Pune 18. Dr D Y Patil Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Sant Tukaram Nagar Pimpri Pune 18 
Type of Sponsor  Other [Self] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
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 Rupmanjari Guruprasad Shanbhag   Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Ayurved and Research Centre, Pimpri, Pune-18   Department of Ayurveda Samhita Evam Sidddhant Fourth floor Dr D Y Patil College of Ayurved and Research Centre Pimpri Pune 18. Dr D Y Patil Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Sant Tukaram Nagar Pimpri Pune 18
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 		 9008009773

rupmanjarishanbhag@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committee   Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Healthy Human Volunteers  Healthy human volunteers ready to share their personal experiences 
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
snoIntervention/ComparatorTypeDrug-TypeProcedure NameDetails
Intervention  Nil  Nil 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  25.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. First professional students of Ayurveda fraternity within 6 to 10 month of course commencement.
2. Students willing to share personal experience and insights. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Individual with diagnosed psychosomatic disorders.
2. Students with prior background of Ayurveda. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To record experience of students as they encounter philosophical concepts of Ayurveda for the first time.  8 weeks 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1. Inside into improving pedagogical approaches for students of Ayurveda fraternity.
2. Motivation to design and implements structured orientation programme at the beginning of Ayurveda program.
3. Proposal to introduce basic concept of Ayurveda at Pre University levels. 		 1 day 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="15"
Sample Size from India="15" 
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)   01/09/2025 
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="3"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Yet Recruiting 
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   Student entering Ayurveda fraternity predominantly trained for medical entrance test which is characterized by biomedical orientation and reductionist thinking. When exposed to philosophical concept, they face a disjunct that can affect the cognition of the students. Thereby, this study AIIMS to document the perception doubt and reflection of student while the engage with the philosophical concepts in Ayurveda curriculum. 
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