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Published on in Vol 15 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/100623, first published .
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Efficacy of Corticosteroid Therapy on Neurological Outcomes in Near-Hanging Patients With Altered Sensorium: Protocol for a Multicenter, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Trial (CHANGING Trial)

Efficacy of Corticosteroid Therapy on Neurological Outcomes in Near-Hanging Patients With Altered Sensorium: Protocol for a Multicenter, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Trial (CHANGING Trial)

Ramadoss Ramu   1 , MD ;   Dineshbabu Sekar   1 , MD ;   Aswin K   2 , MD ;   Ashish Behera   3 , MD ;   Manu Ayyan   4 , MD ;   Harichandra Kumar KT   5 , PhD ;   Kavitha B   6 , MD ;   Mohan Kumar Hanumanthappa   3 , MD ;   Sree Naga Sowndary Rajendran   7 , MBBS

1 Medicine, Associate Professor, Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, Puducherry, India

2 Emergency Medicine and trauma, Assistant Professor, Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pondicherry, Puducherry, India

3 Medicine, Associate Professor, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Chandigarh, India

4 Emergency Medicine and trauma, Associate Professor, Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, Puducherry, India

5 Biostatistics, Assistant Professor, Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, Puducherry, India

6 Medicine, Professor, Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pondicherry, Puducherry, India

7 Medicine, Project Research Scientist, Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, Puducherry, India

Corresponding Author:

  • Dineshbabu Sekar, MD
  • Medicine
  • Associate Professor, Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research
  • Department of Medicine
  • Pondicherry, Puducherry 605006
  • India
  • Phone: 91 9582318223
  • Email: babu.dhinuu@gmail.com