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CTRI Number  CTRI/2018/12/016726 [Registered on: 19/12/2018] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 18/12/2018
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   Cross Sectional Study 
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   A research study to understand the possible psychological and social reasons why people attempt suicide by interviewing patients who were admitted for Intentional Self Harm in a tertiary level hospital in Udupi, Karnataka. 
Scientific Title of Study   Psychosocial factors of patients admitted for Intentional Self Harm at a tertiary level hospital in Udupi District, Karnataka: A cross sectional study 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Alen Chandy Alexander 
Designation  M.Phil. Psychiatric Social Work Research Scholar 
Affiliation  Kasturba Medical College, Manipal 
Address  Department of Psychiatry Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Udupi, Karnataka

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  8884843986  
Fax    
Email  alenalex33@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Sanjeev Kumar 
Designation  Assistant Professor, Psychiatric Social Work 
Affiliation  Kasturba Medical College, Manipal 
Address  Department of Psychiatry Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Udupi, Karnataka

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  8884843986  
Fax    
Email  sanjeeva222@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Sanjeev Kumar 
Designation  Assistant Professor, Psychiatric Social Work 
Affiliation  Kasturba Medical College, Manipal 
Address  Department of Psychiatry Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Udupi, Karnataka

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  8884843986  
Fax    
Email  sanjeeva222@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
T. C. Alexander F/o Alen Chandy Alexander Thengumpallil (H) Punnaveli P. O. (Via Tiruvalla) 689589 Nedumkunnam, Kottayam 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Alen Chandy Alexander 
Address  Department of Psychiatry Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Udupi, Karnataka 576104 
Type of Sponsor  Other [Self] 
 
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 
Alen Chandy Alexander  Kasturba Medical College and Kasturba Hospital, Manipal  Kasturba Medical College, Manipal 576104
Udupi
KARNATAKA 
884843986

alenalex33@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Kasturba Medical College and Kasturba Hospital Institutional Ethics Committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: X71-X83||Intentional self-harm,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  75.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Admitted for ISH who will give their informed consent to participate in the study. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details   
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To identify if there is any relationship between Suicidal Intent, Life Events, Family Interaction, Coping Styles, Social Support & Quality of Life with the event of intentional self harm.  After data collection has reached saturation point. 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To provide primary psychosocial interventions for patients if needed.  As soon as subjects report any psychosocial or behavioral indicators towards need for intervention. 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="50"
Sample Size from India="50" 
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)   21/12/2018 
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="2"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   None yet. 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Brief Summary  
The study is a purposive, cross sectional research assessing psychosocial factors such as suicidal intent, family environment, stressful life events, perceived social support, coping styles and quality of life of patients admitted for Intentional Self Harm in a tertiary level hospital in Udupi, Karnataka state of India. Scales such as Suicide Intent Scale (Beck, Herman & Schuyler, 1973), Family Interaction Pattern Scale (Bhatti, R. S, Krishna, D. K. S. & Ageira, B. L., 1986),  Presumptive Stressful Life Events Scale Singh et. al, 1984), COPE Inventory (Carver, C. S., Scheier, M. F. & Weintraub, J. K., 1989), Multi-Dimensional Scale for Perceived Social Support (Zimet, Dahlem, Zimet & Farley, 1988) & WHO Quality of Life – Bref (World Health Organisation) will be used for data collection and the data shall be analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences to study correlation between the variables.
 
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