| CTRI Number |
CTRI/2026/04/107976 [Registered on: 09/04/2026] Trial Registered Prospectively |
| Last Modified On: |
08/04/2026 |
| Post Graduate Thesis |
Yes |
| Type of Trial |
Observational |
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Type of Study
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Cross Sectional Study |
| Study Design |
Single Arm Study |
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Public Title of Study
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Making and testing a simple screening tool for screen exposed autism in teen school student participants-A group expert consensus study. |
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Scientific Title of Study
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Development,reliability and validity of a screening tool for virtual autism in school going adolescents-A modified Delphi study |
| 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 |
Dr Dipti Sambhajirao Kadam |
| Designation |
Assistant Professor |
| Affiliation |
Dr.D.Y.Patil College of Physiotherapy,Pimpri,Pune |
| Address |
Physiotherapy OPD, Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Physiotherapy,Sant Tukaram Nagar, Pimpri, Pune-411018 Maharashtra, India.
Pune
MAHARASHTRA
411018
India |
| Phone |
07768933845 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
dipti.kadam@dpu.edu.in |
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Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
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| Name |
Dr Shilpa Khandare |
| Designation |
Professor |
| Affiliation |
Professor at Dr.D.Y.Patil College of Physiotherapy,Pimpri,Pune |
| Address |
Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pimpri, Pune. Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Physiotherapy,Sant Tukaram Nagar, Pimpri, Pune-411018 Maharashtra, India.
Pune
MAHARASHTRA
411018
India |
| Phone |
8149853651 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
shilpa.khandare@dpu.edu.in |
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Details of Contact Person
Public Query
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| Name |
Dr Dipti Sambhajirao Kadam |
| Designation |
Assistant Professor |
| Affiliation |
Assistant professor at Dr.D.Y.Patil College of Physiotherapy,Pimpri,Pune |
| Address |
Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pimpri, Pune. Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Physiotherapy,Sant Tukaram Nagar, Pimpri, Pune-411018 Maharashtra, India.
Pune
MAHARASHTRA
411018
India |
| Phone |
07768933845 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
dipti.kadam@dpu.edu.in |
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Source of Monetary or Material Support
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| Dr. D.Y.Patil College of Physiotherapy, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra, India-411018 |
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Primary Sponsor
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| Name |
NIL |
| Address |
NIL |
| Type of Sponsor |
Other [No Sponsor] |
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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 |
| Dipti Sambhajirao Kadam |
Dr.D.Y.Patil College of Physiotherapy |
Sant Tukaram Nagar, Pimpri, Pune-411018
Maharashtra, India.
Pune
MAHARASHTRA |
07768933845
dipti.kadam@dpu.edu.in |
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Details of Ethics Committee
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| No of Ethics Committees= 1 |
| Name of Committee |
Approval Status |
| Dr D Y Patil vidyapeeth pimpri pune |
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 |
Virtual Autism |
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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 |
10.00 Year(s) |
| Age To |
15.00 Year(s) |
| Gender |
Both |
| Details |
School going adolescents
Both genders male and female
Participants who ready for participation in study
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| ExclusionCriteria |
| Details |
History of any psychiatric disorder or genetic or Neurodevelopmental disorder
Recent physical injury
Medically unstable at the time of screening or assessment
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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 |
| screening tool for a virtual autism |
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="125"
Sample Size from India="125"
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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10/06/2026 |
| 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="3"
Months="0"
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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This study aims to develop and evaluate the validity and reliability of a screening tool for identifying Virtual Autism among school going adolescents With the increasing exposure of adolescents to digital devices and screen based activities concerns have been raised about behavioral and developmental patterns resembling autism spectrum features often referred to as Virtual Autism Currently there is a lack of standardized screening tools to identify such patterns in adolescents This research will employ a modified Delphi method to develop the screening tool through expert consensus The tool will be refined across multiple Delphi rounds involving experts in relevant fields Following the development phase the screening tool will be administered to a sample of 125 school going adolescents to assess its psychometric properties including validity and reliability The findings of this study are expected to contribute to early identification of virtual autism-related behavioral patterns in adolescents and provide a standardized screening instrument that can be used in school and community settings for early detection and intervention |