| CTRI Number |
CTRI/2026/03/105508 [Registered on: 06/03/2026] Trial Registered Prospectively |
| Last Modified On: |
04/03/2026 |
| 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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Study examining how early relationship experiences and trust in others influence maladaptive independence among emerging adults aged 18-29 years. |
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Scientific Title of Study
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Relationship Between Attachment Styles, Dimensions of Epistemic Trust and Hyper-Independence Among Emerging Adults |
| 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 |
Ms Samridhi M Salian |
| Designation |
Student |
| Affiliation |
Manipal College of Health Professions MAHE |
| Address |
Department of Clinical Psychology fifth floor Manipal College of Health Professions MAHE Madhav Nagar Eshwar Nagar Manipal
Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India |
| Phone |
7259405731 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
samridhi.mchpmpl2023@learner.manipal.edu |
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Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
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| Name |
Dr Vaishalee S |
| Designation |
Assistant Professor Manipal College of health Professions MAHE |
| Affiliation |
Manipal College of Health Professions MAHE |
| Address |
Department of Clinical Psychology fifth floor Manipal College of Health Professions MAHE Madhav Nagar Eshwar Nagar Manipal
Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India |
| Phone |
9488615322 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
vaishalee.s@manipal.edu |
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Details of Contact Person
Public Query
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| Name |
Ms Samyukta Vaidyanathan |
| Designation |
Assistant Professor Manipal College of Health Professions MAHE |
| Affiliation |
Manipal College of Health Professions MAHE |
| Address |
Department of Clinical Psychology fifth floor Manipal College of Health Professions MAHE Madhav Nagar Eshwar Nagar Manipal
Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India |
| Phone |
8939372782 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
samyukta.v@manipal.edu |
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Source of Monetary or Material Support
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| Manipal College of Health Professions MAHE Madhav Nagar Eshwar Nagar Manipal Udupi Karnataka India 576104 |
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Primary Sponsor
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| Name |
Manipal College of Health Professions MAHE |
| Address |
Madhav Nagar Eshwar Nagar Manipal 576104 Udupi Karnataka India |
| Type of Sponsor |
Research institution |
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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 |
| Samridhi M Salian |
Manipal College of Health Professions MAHE |
Madhav Nagar Eshwar Nagar Manipal 576104
Udupi
KARNATAKA |
7259405731
samridhi.mchpmpl2023@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 |
attachment styles
dimensions of epistemic trust
hyperindependence |
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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 |
29.00 Year(s) |
| Gender |
Both |
| Details |
Emerging adults between 18 and 29 years of age
Lived with primary caregivers for the first 10 years of life
Functional fluency in English, including the ability to read, write and speak
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| ExclusionCriteria |
| Details |
Clinically diagnosed mental health condition
They are currently taking psychiatric medication
They have undergone more than five structured psychotherapy sessions
Those who are dependent on caregivers for day-to-day functioning
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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 |
To examine the relationship between attachment styles dimensions of epistemic trust and
hyperindependence among emerging adults |
8 weeks |
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Secondary Outcome
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| Outcome |
TimePoints |
If significant relationship exists then to investigate how dimensions of epistemic trust mediate
the relationship between attachment styles & hyper-independence in emerging adults |
8 weeks |
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Target Sample Size
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Total Sample Size="1224"
Sample Size from India="1224"
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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17/03/2026 |
| 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="6"
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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The study aims To examine the relationship between attachment styles, dimensions of epistemic trust, and hyper-independence among emerging adults and If significant relationship exists then, to investigate how dimensions of epistemic trust mediate the relationship between attachment styles and hyper-independence in emerging adults. Approval from the Departmental Scientific Committee has been obtained first, followed by approval from the Institutional Research Committee. Permission for using the assessment tools has been given from the authors. Following this, ethical clearance has been attained from the Institutional Ethics Committee. After this, the study will be registered with the Clinical Trial Registry- India. Henceforth, the data collection will be initiated after approval from the Institutional Ethics Committee and CTRI registration. Recruitment of emerging adults will be carried out through flyers sent online to students across the MAHE campus with brief descriptions about the purpose, inclusion criteria, and contact details. Individuals who are interested and meet the criteria would be given further study details and prior attaining of informed consent will be ensured before participating in the study. Eligible participants will be identified and provided with an overview of the study. They will be assured that their participation is entirely voluntary. Data collection can be effectively achieved by starting with one-on-one collection where the researcher is present, or by approaching small groups (such as peers in a library orneighborhood) to introduce the study and facilitate on-site completion. Finally, researchers should maintain personal weekly targets (e.g., 150 forms per person) to ensure the completion of the proposed sample size of the study. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 26 to analyze data, “Anderson-Darling Test” to test “Normality”, “Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation” to examine the relationship between attachment styles, epistemic trust, and hyper-independence, “Multiple Linear Regression Analysis” used to investigate how dimensions of epistemic trust mediate the relationship between attachment styles and hyper-independence. Criteria for proceeding with mediation analysis require statistically significant evidence that suggests that the indirect path is non-zero. Bootstrapping method will be used to test the significance of the indirect effect. p < 0.05 set as the ‘level of significance’ for all analyses. Study will adopt a cross-sectional design. |