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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/11/098085 [Registered on: 25/11/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 21/11/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Behavioral 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   A study to evaluate the effect of nurse-directed intervention on depression, craving and severity of withdrawal symptoms among alcohol dependent patients taking treatment from out patient department of selected hospital of Bhubaneswar, Odisha . 
Scientific Title of Study   Effect of nurse led intervention on depression ,craving and withdrawal severity among alcohol dependent patients attending OPD in selected hospitals. 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Mrs Sanjukta Dixit 
Designation  Assistant Professor 
Affiliation  Kalinga Institute Of Nursing Sciences ,KIIT DU 
Address  Kalinga Institute Of Nursing Sciences, KIMS,KIIT Deemed To Be University,Campus-5 ,Patia, Bhubaneswar.

Khordha
ORISSA
751024
India 
Phone  9337800632  
Fax    
Email  sanjuktadixit@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Mrs Sanjukta Dixit 
Designation  Assistant Professor 
Affiliation  Kalinga Institute Of Nursing Sciences ,KIIT DU 
Address  Kalinga Institute Of Nursing Sciences, KIMS,KIIT Deemed To Be University,Campus-5 ,Patia, Bhubaneswar.

Khordha
ORISSA
751024
India 
Phone  9337800632  
Fax    
Email  sanjuktadixit@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Muthuvenkatachalm Srinivasan 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  College Of Nursing, AIIMS Mangalagiri 
Address  College Of Nursing, AIIMS Mangalagiri, Guntur ,Andhra Pradesh

Guntur
ANDHRA PRADESH
522503
India 
Phone  9410366146  
Fax    
Email  muthu.venky@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Psychiatric OPD, Ground floor, Pradyumna Bal Memorial Hospital, Kalinga Institute Of Medical Sciences,Campus-5,Patia, Bhubaneswar -751024, Odisha ,India 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Mrs Sanjukta Dixit 
Address  Asst. Professor, Kalinga Institute Of Nursing Sciences, KIIT Deemed to be University, Campus-5, Patia, Bhubaneswar-751024, Odisha, India. 
Type of Sponsor  Other [] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  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 Udit Panda  Pradymna Bal Memorial Hospital,KIMS   Psychiatric OPD, Ground floor, PBMH,KIMS ,Campus-5,Patia, Bhubaneswar-751024 ,Odisha .
Khordha
ORISSA 
7978961817

uditpanda@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committee KIMS  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: F10-F19||Mental and behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Nurse led intervention   The intervention will include sessions on Risk benefit analysis , relapse prevention strategies and coping skill training. which will be delivered in 6 sessions in 6 weeks. Each session will be for 35 mins and will include lecture as well as activity sessions. 
Comparator Agent  Treatment as usual  Standard treatment provided at the OPD  
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  99.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  The study will include alcohol dependent patients
• willing to participate
• Of age 18 years and above
• scoring less than 12 as assessed by AUDIT
• receiving the session completely 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  The study will exclude alcohol dependent patients who will be having Concurrent presence of other substance dependence, suffering from any significant physical or mental illness requiring intensive medical/surgical management, undergoing any external counselling session and who will not receive the intervention completely.
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Depression as assessed by Beck Depression Inventory ,
Craving as assessed by Penn Alcohol Craving Scale. 
2 weeks ,1month and 2months. 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Withdrawal severity as assessed by Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment Alcohol Scale Revised   2 weeks,1month and 2 months 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="104"
Sample Size from India="104" 
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)   15/01/2026 
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 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="8"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
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   This study is a randomised controlled open-label  trial conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of nurse-directed intervention on alcohol, craving and withdrawal severity among alcohol dependent patients availing treatment from the outpatient psychiatric department of PBMH KIMS. 104 participants will be selected according to the eligibility criteria and will be divided into 2 parallel groups. Participants of the experimental group will receive the intervention in 6 sessions  , 1 session per week for 35 minutes. The primary outcome measures will be assessment of mean Beck depression score and  mean craving score measured at 2 weeks , 1month and 2months by using Beck depression inventory and Penn’s alcohol Craving Scale. The secondary outcome measure will be assessment of withdrawal severity score measured at 2 weeks , 1month and 2months by using Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol- Revised . 
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