| CTRI Number |
CTRI/2026/02/103971 [Registered on: 16/02/2026] Trial Registered Prospectively |
| Last Modified On: |
11/02/2026 |
| 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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A study to understand how organizational tolerance and psychological safety influence attitude towards reporting sexual harassment among IT professionals in India. |
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Scientific Title of Study
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Relationship between Organizational Tolerance, Psychological Safety and Attitude towards Reporting Sexual Harassment among Information Technology professionals |
| 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 |
Payal |
| Designation |
Student |
| Affiliation |
Manipal College of Health Professions |
| Address |
Department of Clinical Psychology
Manipal College of Health Professions
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Manipal
Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India |
| Phone |
9741639078 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
payal.mchpmpl2022@learner.manipal.edu |
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Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
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| Name |
Dr Navyashree GC |
| Designation |
Assistant Professor |
| Affiliation |
Manipal College of Health Professions |
| Address |
Department of Clinical Psychology
Manipal College of Health Professions
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Manipal
Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India |
| Phone |
9964834502 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
navyashree.gc@manipal.edu |
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Details of Contact Person
Public Query
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| Name |
Dr Emarson VP |
| Designation |
Assistant Professor |
| Affiliation |
Manipal College of Health Professions |
| Address |
Department of Clinical Psychology
Manipal College of Health Professions
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Manipal
Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India |
| Phone |
8847521527 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
emarson.vp@manipal.edu |
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Source of Monetary or Material Support
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| Manipal College of Health Professions
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Manipal, Udupi, Karnataka
India
576104 |
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Primary Sponsor
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| Name |
Payal |
| Address |
Department of Clinical Psychology
Manipal College of Health Professions
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Manipal, Udupi, Karnataka
India
576104 |
| 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 |
| Payal |
Manipal College of Health Professions |
Department of Clinical Psychology
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
Udupi, Karnataka, India 576104
Udupi
KARNATAKA |
9741639078
payal.mchpmpl2022@learner.manipal.edu |
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Details of Ethics Committee
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| No of Ethics Committees= 1 |
| Name of Committee |
Approval Status |
| Kasturba Medical College and Kasturba Hospital Institutional Ethics Committee - 2 (Student Research) |
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 |
NIL |
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Intervention / Comparator Agent
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| Type |
Name |
Details |
| Intervention |
Nil |
Nil |
| Intervention |
Nil |
Nil |
| Intervention |
Nil |
Nil |
| Intervention |
Nil |
Nil |
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Inclusion Criteria
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| Age From |
25.00 Year(s) |
| Age To |
45.00 Year(s) |
| Gender |
Both |
| Details |
Aged between 25-45 years
Identify as male or female
Currently employed on a full-time basis
Working on-site
Have minimum two years of work experience in Information Technology Sector
A resident of, and working in India.
Be able to read and write English.
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| ExclusionCriteria |
| Details |
Currently involved in any sexual harassment case (legal case/formal complaint)
Have had 5 or more structured sessions of psychotherapy and/or have been on psychiatric medication in the past 6 months
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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 |
Psychological Safety
Organisational Tolerance
Attitude towards reporting sexual harassment |
8 weeks
8 weeks
8 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="466"
Sample Size from India="466"
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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26/02/2026 |
| 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="0"
Months="4"
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 is a cross sectional study seeking to examine the relationship between organisational tolerance, psychological safety and attitude towards reporting sexual harassment among male and female employees from the Information Technology sector of India. It also aims to assess the gender difference across organisational tolerance, psychological safety and attitude towads reporting sexual harassment. Data will be collected across India using standardized questionnaires and will be statistically analysed to determine the coefficient of correlation between the variables as well as the difference between participants across gender. |