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CTRI Number  CTRI/2018/12/016770 [Registered on: 21/12/2018] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 24/05/2019
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   Prospective Observational study 
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   Identifying the factors which contributes to the incidences of needle prick injuries among healthcare workers of a tertiary care hospital. 
Scientific Title of Study   Exploring the contributors of needle stick injuries at a tertiary care hospital. 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Nahima Akthar 
Designation  B.Sc. Nursing, MHA 2nd year student 
Affiliation  Manipal Academy of Higher Education 
Address  Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Madhav Nagar, Manipal.

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  9945652904  
Fax  08202570062  
Email  nahimaakthar24@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Usha Rani 
Designation  Assistant Professor 
Affiliation  Manipal Academy of Higher Education 
Address  Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Madhav Nagar, Manipal
Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Madhav Nagar, Manipal-576104.
Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  9480980246  
Fax  08202570062  
Email  usha.rani@manipal.edu  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Naveen Kumar P 
Designation  Professor and Head of the Department 
Affiliation  Manipal Academy of Higher Education 
Address  Department of Hospital Administration, Kasturba Medical College Manipal, Madhav Nagar, Manipal.

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  9019164899  
Fax  08202570062  
Email  naveen.kumar@manipal.edu  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Kasturba Hospital Manipal. 
Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education. 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Nahima Akthar 
Address  Prasanna School of Public Health, MAHE, Manipal-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 
Nahima Akthar  Kasturba Hospital, Manipal.  Casualty, Intensive Care Units, Operation theatres, Surgical wards of Kasturba Hospital, Madhav Nagar, Manipal.
Udupi
KARNATAKA 
9945652904

nahimaakthar24@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Kasturba Medical College and Kasturba Hospital Institutional Ethics Commitee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Healthy Human Volunteers  Needle stick injuries 
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  60.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Healthcare workers with needle stisk injuries 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Healthacre workers with needle stick injury denying to give consent for participation 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Age:18-30years, Experience:Fresher, Working Unit:Casuality, ICU, OT, Working hours:9am to 6pm,Disposal or handling of needles as per protocol or not   Age:18-30years, Experience:Fresher, Working Unit:Casuality, ICU, OT, Working hours:9am to 6pm,Disposal or handling of needles as per protocol or not  
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To identify the prevalence of needle stick injuries and to explore and prioritise the contributors of needle stick injuries.  Starting from January 2019 till June 2019. 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="40"
Sample Size from India="40" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "44"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="44" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   01/01/2019 
Date of Study Completion (India) 30/04/2019 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   Nil 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Brief Summary   Aim: Exploring the contributors of needle stick injuries at a tertiary care hospital. 
Objectives: To identify the prevalence of needle stick injuries, to explore and prioritize the contributors of needle stick injuries.
Description of the primary purpose of the protocol: The study invoves healthcare workers with injuries reporting to the Hospital Infection Control Committee of Kasturba Hospital, Manipal. A self-generated data collection form is used as a study tool. This tool is used for Root Cause analysis which is to explore the contributors of needle stick injuries. The written consent of all participants in the local language will be obtained before providing the data collection form. The participant will be informed about the pupose and procedures of the study by providing participant information sheet. The total confidentiality of the iformation ismaintained by not using any identifiers of the participants. The information obtained from the study will help to manage healthcare workers with needle stick injury in future. The Hospital Infection Control Committee can take up this and future actions will be taken to prevent needle stick injuries.
 
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