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CTRI Number  CTRI/2020/07/026684 [Registered on: 20/07/2020] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 15/07/2021
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   Qualitative phenomenological study 
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   Exploring Perspectives of Occupational Therapists Regarding Rapport Development for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder 
Scientific Title of Study   Exploring occupational therapists perspectives regarding rapport development for children with autism spectrum disorder in the states of Kerala and Karnataka: a phenomenological study 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Shilpa Elizabeth Jacob 
Designation  Postgraduate student 
Affiliation  Manipal Academy of Higher Education 
Address  Department of Occupational Therapy 3rd floor Manipal College of Health Professions Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  9947201701  
Fax    
Email  shilpa22.11.94@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Sumita Rege 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  Manipal Academy of Higher Education 
Address  Department of Occupational Therapy 3rd floor Manipal College of Health Professions Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  9739131050  
Fax    
Email  sumita.rege@manipal.edu  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Sumita Rege 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  Manipal Academy of Higher Education 
Address  Department of Occupational Therapy 3rd floor Manipal College of Health Professions Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  9739131050  
Fax    
Email  sumita.rege@manipal.edu  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Aspire Child Development Centre KERALA Ernakulam Aspire Child Development Centre Ground floor Mulaykanpilil house Poyyechira Lane Seaport-airport road Near hotel Aryaas Kakkanad Cochin Kerala  
Jewel Autism Centre Karar buildings Behind Abhilash Theatre Market Link Road Kottayam 
National Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Kalletumkara p o Thrissur 680683 
Prayatna Cenre for Child Development 32/1393A Pipeline Road Palarivattom p.o Cochin 682025  
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Shilpa Elizabeth Jacob 
Address  Department of Occupational Therapy 3rd floor Manipal College of Health Professions Manipal Academy of Higher Education 
Type of Sponsor  Other [Self] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 4  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Shilpa Elizabeth Jacob  Aspire Child Development Centre  Director, Ground floor, Mulaykanpilil house Poyyechira Lane Seaport-airport road Near hotel Aryaas Kakkanad Cochin Kerala
Ernakulam
KERALA 
9947201701

shilpa22.11.94@gmail.com 
Shilpa Elizabeth Jacob  Jewel Autism Centre  Occupational Therapy Room No 3 Karar buildings Behind Abhilash Theatre Market Link Road Kottayam 686001
Kottayam
KERALA 
9947201701

shilpa22.11.94@gmail.com 
Shilpa Elizabeth Jacob  National Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation  Department of Occupational Therapy Third floor Kalletumkara p o Thrissur 680683
Thrissur
KERALA 
9947201701

shilpa22.11.94@gmail.com 
Shilpa Elizabeth Jacob  Prayatna centre for child development  Room No.8 Occupational Therapy Hall 32/1393A Pipeline Road Palarivattom p.o Cochin 682025
Ernakulam
KERALA 
9947201701

shilpa22.11.94@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 
Healthy Human Volunteers  Occupational Therapists working with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder 
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  20.00 Year(s)
Age To  60.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Occupational therapists with minimum of 2 years of experience working with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  No specific criteria dilineated 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence    
Method of Concealment    
Blinding/Masking    
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Perspectives of occupational therapists regarding rapport development with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder  Perspectives will be analysed at the end of data collection process. 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
N/A  N/A 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="40"
Sample Size from India="40" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "0"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="28" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   20/07/2020 
Date of Study Completion (India) 06/02/2021 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
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   This is a qualitative phenomenological study to explore Occupational Therapists’ perspectives regarding rapport development for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the states of  Kerala and Karnataka. Occupational therapists with minimum two years of experience working with children with Autism spectrum Disorder will be recruited with informed consent.Focus group discussions will be conducted with six to eight participants in each group, with the help of an interview guide. The sessions will be audio recorded and transcribed. The data obtained from the field notes and transcripts of the focus group discussions will be analysed through an iterative thematic analysis process. Results of the study might help in formulating appropriate measures to assess rapport and  hence to improve the quality of rapport with children with ASD. 
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