| CTRI Number |
CTRI/2023/02/050068 [Registered on: 24/02/2023] Trial Registered Prospectively |
| Last Modified On: |
18/04/2023 |
| Post Graduate Thesis |
Yes |
| Type of Trial |
Interventional |
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Type of Study
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Behavioral
Other (Specify) [Health awareness using Social media campaign] |
| Study Design |
Single Arm Study |
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Public Title of Study
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Are medical students ready for early TB testing? - An insight into knowledge & attitude through social media campaign among undergraduate MBBS students in Pondicherry |
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Scientific Title of Study
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"Effect of awareness campaign using social media on knowledge and attitude towards early tuberculosis testing among medical undergraduates from medical colleges in Puducherry, South India: A pre and post-interventional study". |
| Trial Acronym |
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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 Sonali Sarkar |
| Designation |
Professor |
| Affiliation |
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER) |
| Address |
JIPMER International School of Public Health (JISPH),
JIPMER Campus Rd,
Dhanvantari Nagar,
Puducherry
Pondicherry
PONDICHERRY
605006
India |
| Phone |
9442174663 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
sarkarsonaligh@gmail.com |
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Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
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| Name |
Dr Sonali Sarkar |
| Designation |
Professor |
| Affiliation |
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER) |
| Address |
JIPMER International School of Public Health (JISPH),
JIPMER Campus Rd,
Dhanvantari Nagar,
Puducherry
Pondicherry
PONDICHERRY
605006
India |
| Phone |
9442174663 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
sarkarsonaligh@gmail.com |
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Details of Contact Person
Public Query
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| Name |
Dr Dungi VV Prasad Reddy |
| Designation |
MPH Trainee |
| Affiliation |
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER) |
| Address |
JIPMER International School of Public Health (JISPH),
JIPMER Campus Rd,
Dhanvantari Nagar,
Puducherry
Pondicherry
PONDICHERRY
605006
India |
| Phone |
7780603904 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
drveerumph@gmail.com |
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Source of Monetary or Material Support
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| JIPMER INTRAMURAL RESEARCH FUND |
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Primary Sponsor
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| Name |
JIPMER INTRAMURAL RESEARCH FUND |
| Address |
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER),
JIPMER Campus Rd,
Dhanvantari Nagar,
Puducherry |
| Type of Sponsor |
Research institution and hospital |
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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 |
| Dr Sonali Sarkar |
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER) |
JIPMER International School of Public Health,
Dhanvantari Nagar,
Puducherry
Pondicherry
PONDICHERRY |
9442174663
sarkarsonaligh@gmail.com |
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Details of Ethics Committee
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| No of Ethics Committees= 1 |
| Name of Committee |
Approval Status |
| INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS COMMITTEE FOR INTERVENTIONAL STUDIES |
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 |
Healthy Human Volunteers |
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Intervention / Comparator Agent
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| Type |
Name |
Details |
| Intervention |
Intervention Package |
The intervention comprises of sharing infographics, text messages, photos, and short
videos with the participants through various social media platforms such as Facebook,
Instagram, Linkedin, Youtube and WhatsApp that improve knowledge and change in attitude towards going for TB testing in case of having symptoms.
The brief content of the intervention comprises:
a) Basic facts and general information on TB testing.
b) Benefits of early testing for TB
c) Major risks associated with delayed diagnosis
d) Medical students as an important High Risk Group (HRG) over 4 weeks. |
| Comparator Agent |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
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Inclusion Criteria
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| Age From |
18.00 Year(s) |
| Age To |
30.00 Year(s) |
| Gender |
Both |
| Details |
MBBS medical undergraduates from medical colleges from the first year to the fourth year from Puducherry |
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| ExclusionCriteria |
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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 |
| Improvement in the existing knowledge and change in attitude towards early testing of tuberculosis. |
After the end-line data collection, 12 weeks. |
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Secondary Outcome
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| Outcome |
TimePoints |
| Identifying the factors associated with the change in attitude towards early testing among the study participants. |
After the end-line data collection, 12 weeks. |
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Target Sample Size
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Total Sample Size="2400"
Sample Size from India="2400"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "613"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="613" |
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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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26/02/2023 |
| Date of Study Completion (India) |
Date Missing |
| Date of First Enrollment (Global) |
Date Missing |
| Date of Study Completion (Global) |
Date Missing |
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Estimated Duration of Trial
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Years="0"
Months="3"
Days="0" |
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)
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Completed |
| Recruitment Status of Trial (India) |
Completed |
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Publication Details
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Nil |
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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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In the current era of digitalization, the effective use of social media platforms to promote health education and health promotion activities is crucial and yet under-utilized. Medical students are one of the vulnerable groups with a higher chance of exposure to the undiagnosed disease of TB in the community. The early testing would assure prompt treatment and reduce morbidity and mortality associated with late diagnosis.
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