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CTRI Number  CTRI/2024/03/063873 [Registered on: 08/03/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 07/03/2024
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Diagnostic 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   Pre and Post effect of deep breathing exercises among construction site workers in Chennai District 
Scientific Title of Study   Effectiveness of deep breathing exercises on peak expiratory flow rate among construction site workers in Chennai District- A Quasi-experimental 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  Dr Priya P 
Designation  Post Graduate 
Affiliation  Saveetha Medical College 
Address  Department of Community Medicine Saveetha Medical College Thandalam Chennai

Chennai
TAMIL NADU
602105
India 
Phone  7358238037  
Fax    
Email  priyasarathi17@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Selvaraj I  
Designation  Professor  
Affiliation  Saveetha Medical College 
Address  Department of Community Medicine Saveetha Medical College Thandalam Chennai

Chennai
TAMIL NADU
602105
India 
Phone  9840676545  
Fax    
Email  iselvarajirms@yahoo.co.in  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Priya P 
Designation  Post Graduate 
Affiliation  Saveetha Medical College 
Address  Department of Community Medicine Saveetha Medical College Thandalam Chennai

Chennai
TAMIL NADU
602105
India 
Phone  7358238037  
Fax    
Email  priyasarathi17@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Saveetha Medical College and Hospital Thandalam 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Dr Priya P 
Address  Saveetha Medical College and hospital Thandalam Chennai 
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 Priya P  Saveetha Urban Health Centre  Department of Community Medicine, Urban Health Training Centre, Thirumazhisai, Thiruvaluur District.Room no-10
Chennai
TAMIL NADU 
7358238037

priyasarathi17@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Saveetha Medical College and Hospital Institutional Ethics Committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Healthy Human Volunteers  Respiratory morbidity among construction site workers 
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Deep breathing exercises  Pre-Intervention phase •Initially 140 construction site workers will be assessed using Pre- tested semi structured questionnaire and respiratory morbidity will be assessed by St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire and Peak expiratory flow rate. The training on Deep breathing exercise (Diaphragmatic Breathing Technique) will be provided for four groups. Each group consists of 35 workers Duration of Intervention is 8 weeks. After that participants will undergo a post Intervention phase to assess the effectiveness of Intervention. Total Duration of Intervention is 8 weeks.  
Comparator Agent  Not Applicable  Not Applicable 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  20.00 Year(s)
Age To  50.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1)Construction site workers aged above 20 years
2)More than two years exposure at construction site 3)working at least 6 hours per day and 5 days per week
4)All designations at construction site 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1)Construction site workers aged above 50
years
2)clinical abnormalities of
vertebral column and thoracic cage pulmonary tuberculosis emphysema and other
respiratory diseases
3)Abdominal and Chest surgery 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Positive effect of deep breathing exercise to the PEFR grades in construction site workers  Pre-Intervention phase is 2 weeks. Intervention phase is 8 weeks.Post-Intervention phase is 2 weeks 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Prevalence of respiratory morbidity among construction workers  Time duration is 2 weeks 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="140"
Sample Size from India="140" 
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)   16/03/2024 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  16/03/2024 
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)   Open to Recruitment 
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   Once the trial has been completed and results have been computed , a manuscript will be prepared and sent for publication 
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