| CTRI Number |
CTRI/2025/12/099552 [Registered on: 19/12/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively |
| Last Modified On: |
08/12/2025 |
| 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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Prevalence of Multimorbidity and Polypharmacy Among the age group greater than or equal to 60 years in a Rural Area of Delhi |
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Scientific Title of Study
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Prevalence of Multimorbidity and Polypharmacy Among the Geriatric population in a Rural Area of Delhi |
| 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 |
Madakasira Pavan Kumar |
| Designation |
Junior Resident |
| Affiliation |
Maulana Azad Medical College |
| Address |
Department of Community Medicine,
Maulana Azad Medical College,
New Delhi,
India
Central
DELHI
110002
India |
| Phone |
8919361768 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
madakasirapavankumar@gmail.com |
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Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
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| Name |
Dr. Rajesh Kumar |
| Designation |
Director Professor |
| Affiliation |
Maulana Azad Medical College |
| Address |
Department of Community Medicine,
Maulana Azad Medical College,
New Delhi,
India
Central
DELHI
110002
India |
| Phone |
01123239271-74/216 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
prtickle@rediffmail.com |
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Details of Contact Person
Public Query
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| Name |
Madakasira Pavan Kumar |
| Designation |
Junior Resident |
| Affiliation |
Maulana Azad Medical College |
| Address |
Department of Community Medicine,
Maulana Azad Medical College,
New Delhi,
India
Central
DELHI
110002
India |
| Phone |
8919361768 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
madakasirapavankumar@gmail.com |
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Source of Monetary or Material Support
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Primary Sponsor
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| Name |
Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi |
| Address |
Department of Community Medicine,
Maulana Azad Medical College,
New Delhi
110002 |
| Type of Sponsor |
Government medical college |
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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 |
| Dr Madakasira Pavan Kumar |
Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi |
Room no 339,
Department of Community Medicine,
Maulana Azad Medical College,
New Delhi,
India
Central
DELHI |
8919361768
madakasirapavankumar@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, Maulana Azad Medical College And Associated Hospitals, New Delhi |
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 |
| Patients |
(1) ICD-10 Condition: I10||Essential (primary) hypertension, (2) ICD-10 Condition: E11||Type 2 diabetes mellitus, (3) ICD-10 Condition: J44||Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, (4) ICD-10 Condition: M15-M19||Osteoarthritis, |
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Intervention / Comparator Agent
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| Type |
Name |
Details |
| Intervention |
Nil |
Nil |
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Inclusion Criteria
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| Age From |
60.00 Year(s) |
| Age To |
99.00 Year(s) |
| Gender |
Both |
| Details |
Geriatric population in the age group 60 years and above |
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| ExclusionCriteria |
| Details |
Individuals who are unable to respond to the questionnaire.
Individuals who are critically ill and do not have any respondents available for interview
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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 |
| The proportion of multimorbidity in study subjects |
At the time of survey |
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Secondary Outcome
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| Outcome |
TimePoints |
| The proportion of polypharmacy in study subjects |
At the time of survey |
| The proportion of co-occurrence of multimorbidity and polypharmacy in study subjects |
At the time of survey |
| Association of factors such as age, sex, education level, socioeconomic status, risk factors with multimorbidity and polypharmacy proportion |
At the time of survey |
| Mean scores of each domain of quality of life (4 domains: physical health, psychological, social relationship, environment |
At the time of survey |
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Target Sample Size
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Total Sample Size="308"
Sample Size from India="308"
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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03/01/2026 |
| 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 Yet Recruiting |
| 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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This study aims to estimate the prevalence of multimorbidity and polypharmacy among the geriatric population in a rural area of Delhi. It is a community based cross sectional observational study conducted in the field practice area of Rural Health Training Centre Barwala under the Department of Community Medicine Maulana Azad Medical College New Delhi. Elderly individuals aged 60 years and above residing in the area for at least six months will be included. Data will be collected using a pre designed structured questionnaire along with review of prescriptions and medical records. The primary outcome will be the proportion of multimorbidity among the study subjects. Secondary outcomes will include the proportion of polypharmacy and the co-occurrence of multimorbidity and polypharmacy.
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