| CTRI Number |
CTRI/2025/09/095216 [Registered on: 22/09/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively |
| Last Modified On: |
20/09/2025 |
| Post Graduate Thesis |
Yes |
| Type of Trial |
Observational |
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Type of Study
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Pre-Post experimental study |
| Study Design |
Other |
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Public Title of Study
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Understanding Indoor Air Pollution: A Study on Awareness Among Health Science Students Before and After an Educational Session |
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Scientific Title of Study
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Assessing Indoor Air Pollution Knowledge in Allied Health Sciences Students: A Pre –Post Experimental Study |
| Trial Acronym |
Nil |
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Secondary IDs if Any
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| Secondary ID |
Identifier |
| YEC-4/2025/082 |
Protocol Number |
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Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)
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| Name |
Nandana Santhosh |
| Designation |
Student |
| Affiliation |
Yenepoya (Deemed to be University) |
| Address |
M.Sc.Respiratory Therapy Student
Department of Respiratory Therapy
Yenepoya School of Allied Health Sciences,
Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Manglore, Karnataka
Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA
574153
India |
| Phone |
9207984624 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
nandanasanthosh09@gmail.com |
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Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
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| Name |
MrLouin Jose |
| Designation |
Assistant Professor Stage-II |
| Affiliation |
Yenepoya (Deemed to be University) |
| Address |
Department of Respiratory Therapy
Yenepoya School of Allied Health Sciences,
Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Manglore, Karnataka
Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA
574153
India |
| Phone |
9620192074 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
louinjose@yenepoya.edu.in |
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Details of Contact Person
Public Query
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| Name |
MsAnjali Kotian |
| Designation |
Assistant Professor |
| Affiliation |
Yenepoya (Deemed to be University) |
| Address |
Department of Respiratory Therapy
Yenepoya School of Allied Health Sciences,
Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Manglore, Karnataka
Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA
574153
India |
| Phone |
7026751960 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
anjalikotian@yenepoya.edu.in |
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Source of Monetary or Material Support
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| Yenepoya School of Allied Health Sciences, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University ) |
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Primary Sponsor
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| Name |
Nandana Santhosh |
| Address |
M.Sc.Respiratory Therapy Student,
Department of Respiratory Therapy, Yenepoya School of Allied Health Sciences, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Manglore Karnataka |
| Type of Sponsor |
Other [SELF] |
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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 |
| Nandana Santhosh |
Yenepoya School of Allied Health Sciences |
Yenepoya School of Allied Health Sciences, 7th floor Classroom number -702, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Manglore, Karnataka, India
Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA |
9207984624
nandanasanthosh09@gmail.com |
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Details of Ethics Committee
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| No of Ethics Committees= 1 |
| Name of Committee |
Approval Status |
| Yenepoya Ethics Committee -4 |
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 |
Healthy individuals |
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Intervention / Comparator Agent
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| Type |
Name |
Details |
| Intervention |
Nil |
Nil |
| Intervention |
Nil |
Nil |
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Inclusion Criteria
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| Age From |
18.00 Year(s) |
| Age To |
25.00 Year(s) |
| Gender |
Both |
| Details |
Undergraduate Students of Allied Health Sciences (Yenepoya School of Allied Health Sciences)
Age 18-25 years.
Willing and able to provide informed consent and participate in the study. |
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| ExclusionCriteria |
| Details |
1.Students who do not consent to participate in the awareness program or withdraw at any stage of the study.
2.Extensive prior knowledge of indoor air pollution.
Incomplete pre or post-test. |
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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 |
| Educational program improves awareness of indoor air pollution among allies health sciences students. |
Baseline |
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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="54"
Sample Size from India="54"
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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01/10/2025 |
| 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="4"
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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Indoor Air Pollution is the air quality contamination within and around buildings and structures. All healthcare providers should be aware of indoor air pollution and its health effects. The hypothesis of the study is that educational programs improve awareness of indoor air pollution among allied health students. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of educational programs in enhancing awareness of indoor air pollution among students in allied health sciences. Scientific Review Board and Institutional Ethics Committee approval will be obtained before the commencement of the study. Informed consent will be obtained by the Principal Investigator from the study participants in a language that the participants fully understand. A Participant Information Sheet will be provided, detailing the study’s purpose and procedures. The informed consent will be taken from the Yenepoya School of Allied Health Science college classroom. Data will be collected using the Indoor Air Pollution Questionnaire. Initial Awareness and knowledge will be assessedusing this questionnaire before the educational program (Interactive audio-visual presentation), which will be provided right before the educational program. The educational program will be conducted, and a post-assessment will be done after the educational program using the same questionnaire, which will be distributed right after the educational program. The questionnaire will consist of 20 questions, with ten questions designed to assess awareness and the other ten to assess knowledge. The duration to fill out both questionnaires will be 20 minutes each. The total time duration required to complete the questionnaire and to conduct the educational session ranges between 50 minutes to one hour.
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