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CTRI Number  CTRI/2023/12/060863 [Registered on: 28/12/2023] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 22/12/2023
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   Cross Sectional Study 
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   Intimacy, Sexual Communication, and Coping [between couples] among Breast Cancer Survivors and their partners 
Scientific Title of Study   Intimacy, Sexual Communication, and Dyadic Coping among Breast Cancer Survivors and their partners: A cross-sectional study 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Kirti Singhal 
Designation  M.Phil Trainee 
Affiliation  Manipal College of Health Professions 
Address  Department of Clinical Psychology, Manipal college of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576104

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  7840050890  
Fax    
Email  kirtisinghal7991@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Kirti Singhal 
Designation  M.Phil Trainee 
Affiliation  Manipal College of Health Professions 
Address  Department of Clinical Psychology, Manipal college of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576104

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  7840050890  
Fax    
Email  kirtisinghal7991@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Shwetha TS 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  Manipal College of Health Professions, MAHE, Manipal 
Address  Department of Clinical Psychology, Manipal college of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576104

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  9880993080  
Fax    
Email  shwetha.ts@manipal.edu  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, Karnataka 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Kirti Singhal 
Address  Department of Clinical Psychology, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 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 
Dr Shwetha TS  Kasturba Hospital  OPD, 1st floor, Medical Oncology Department, Shirdi Sai Cancer Hospital, Manipal, Karnataka
Udupi
KARNATAKA 
9880993080

shwetha.ts@manipal.edu 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: C50-C50||Malignant neoplasms of breast,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  NIL  NIL 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  50.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Heterosexual married female and staying with the male partner for more than 6 months
Dyads who understand English or Kannada
The patient is a female who is a breast cancer survivor (treated 6 months ago)
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Couples diagnosed or on treatment for any psychiatric illness (psychosis, mood disorders, substance use disorders, intellectual disability) or any cognitive dysfunction
Dyads with a comorbid cancer of another organ
Couples undergoing any psychological intervention in the past 6 months,
Couples who prefer homosexuality or pansexuality
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
The level of intimacy, sexual communication, and dyadic adjustment among the breast cancer survivors and their partners using need for sexual intimacy scale, dyadic sexual communication scale, and abbreviated dyadic adjustment scale  At Baseline 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Relationship between the variables and predict the actor and partner effects of intimacy and sexual communication on dyadic coping among the breast cancer survivors and their partners  At Baseline 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="87"
Sample Size from India="87" 
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)   01/01/2024 
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="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Response - NO
Brief Summary  

The approval from the institute research committee and the institute ethics committees has been obtained and currently registering the research with Clinical Trial Registry of India (CTRI). The identification of the participants and data collection process will begin from the Shirdi Sai cancer hospital, Manipal. The women and their partners will be contacted on the outpatient basis, through consecutive sampling, at the study setting. The informed consent will be given along with the participant information sheet for their perusal and after explaining about the research and its objectives, the three scales will be given to them. If the partners are not present at the hospital, the scales will be sent to them online to collect the data from them. Immediate telephonic feedback will be taken from the participants, after completing the scales.

 
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