| CTRI Number |
CTRI/2025/08/093741 [Registered on: 27/08/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively |
| Last Modified On: |
26/08/2025 |
| Post Graduate Thesis |
Yes |
| Type of Trial |
Interventional |
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Type of Study
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Other (Specify) [Educational intervention ] |
| Study Design |
Randomized, Parallel Group Trial |
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Public Title of Study
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To compare the Effectiveness of Active and Passive Educational interventions on the Prevention of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia guidelines on the Knowledge, compliance, and Barriers among Nurses |
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Scientific Title of Study
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Effect of Active versus Passive Educational Intervention on Prevention of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia guidelines on the Knowledge, compliance, and Barriers among Nurses |
| 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 |
kanagavalli K |
| Designation |
Senior Nursing Officer |
| Affiliation |
Safdarjung hospital |
| Address |
Ward one Safdarjung hospital, New Delhi
Chitkara School and Health Sciences, Chitkara University, Punjab.
South
DELHI
110029
India |
| Phone |
9313252043 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
kanagaf116@gmail.com |
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Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
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| Name |
Dr. Meesala Krishna Murthy |
| Designation |
Assistant Professor |
| Affiliation |
Chitkara University |
| Address |
Chitkara School and Health Sciences, Chitkara University, Punjab.
Patiala
PUNJAB
140401
India |
| Phone |
8787315302 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
meesala.murthy@chitkara.edu.in |
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Details of Contact Person
Public Query
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| Name |
kanagavalli K |
| Designation |
Senior Nursing Officer |
| Affiliation |
Safdarjung hospital |
| Address |
Ward one Safdarjung hospital, New Delhi
Chitkara School and Health Sciences, Chitkara University, Punjab.
South
DELHI
110029
India |
| Phone |
9313252043 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
kanagaf116@gmail.com |
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Source of Monetary or Material Support
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| Safdarjung Hospital, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi. Pin 110029 |
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Primary Sponsor
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| Name |
Chitkara School of Health Sciences |
| Address |
Chitkara University
Chandigarh-Patiala National Highway
Rajpura Patiala, Punjab-140401 India
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| Type of Sponsor |
Other [University] |
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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 = 3 |
| Name of Principal
Investigator |
Name of Site |
Site Address |
Phone/Fax/Email |
| Dr Meesala Krishna Murthy |
Chitkara University |
4th Floor Galileo block Chitkara school of Health and allied sciences
Patiala
PUNJAB |
08787315302
meesala.murthy@chitkara.edu.in |
| Dr Vandana Talwar |
Safdarjung Hospital |
Room no 502 Dean IP University Professor Critical care Medicine.
South
DELHI |
9811352251
drvandanatalwar@gmail.com |
| Kanagavalli K |
Safdarjung hospital |
Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi Pin 110029
South
DELHI |
9313252043
kanagaf116@gmail.com |
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Details of Ethics Committee
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| No of Ethics Committees= 2 |
| Name of Committee |
Approval Status |
| Institutional Human Ethical Committee |
Approved |
| Institutional Human Ethical 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 |
Nurses are working in intensive care units. |
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Intervention / Comparator Agent
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| Type |
Name |
Details |
| Intervention |
Active intervention |
Educational training will be given for 3 hours, and a poster installation will be near every ICU bed in the active intervention group regarding the prevention of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia. |
| Comparator Agent |
Passive intervention |
The poster installation will be near every ICU bed in the passive intervention group regarding the prevention of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia |
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Inclusion Criteria
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| Age From |
22.00 Year(s) |
| Age To |
55.00 Year(s) |
| Gender |
Both |
| Details |
1. Nurses who have done a diploma, a graduate, or a higher degree
2. Those who are working in general ICUs
3. At least 3 months of experience in ICUs
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| ExclusionCriteria |
| Details |
1. Those who are not willing to participate
2. Those who are working in other ICUs
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Method of Generating Random Sequence
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Coin toss, Lottery, toss of dice, shuffling cards etc |
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Method of Concealment
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An Open list of random numbers |
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Blinding/Masking
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Open Label |
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Primary Outcome
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| Outcome |
TimePoints |
The Effect of the intervention on intensive care unit nurses’ knowledge and compliance improvement regarding ventilator-associated pneumonia prevention guidelines.
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Baseline, 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 6 Weeks |
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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="102"
Sample Size from India="102"
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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09/09/2025 |
| 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 |
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Estimated Duration of Trial
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Years="1"
Months="2"
Days="10" |
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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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This study is a true experimental design. This study aims to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of active versus passive educational interventions in the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia guidelines on the knowledge, compliance, and barriers among intensive care unit nurses. This study will be carried out in Delhi, India. This is a single-center study. The primary outcomes are improvement in knowledge and compliance with VAP prevention guidelines and identifying barriers to the implementation of these guidelines. |