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CTRI Number  CTRI/2024/09/074091 [Registered on: 20/09/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 04/07/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Physiotherapy (Not Including YOGA) 
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   Comparing the impact of sand vs level ground training on bakance in older adults 
Scientific Title of Study   Effect of training on sand vs level ground on balance in elderly population  
Trial Acronym  Nil 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Zahra Punathil 
Designation  Master of Physiotherapy 
Affiliation  Yenepoya Deemed to be University 
Address  Yenepoya Physiotherapy College, University road, Derlakatte, Mangalore - 575018. Karnataka
Yenepoya Medical Hospital, Department of Physiotherapy, Derlakatte, Manglore, 575018
Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA
575018
India 
Phone  8921442674  
Fax    
Email  zpunathil@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Smitha D 
Designation  Additional Professor  
Affiliation  Yenepoya Deemed to be University 
Address  Yenepoya Physiotherapy College, University road, Deralakatte,Mangaluru, 575018
Yenepoya Medical Hospital, Department of Physiotherapy, Deralakatte, Mangaluru, 575018
Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA
575018
India 
Phone  9886318394  
Fax    
Email  smithad@yenepoya.edu.in  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Smitha D 
Designation  Additional Professor 
Affiliation  Yenepoya Deemed to be University 
Address  Yenepoya Physiotherapy College, University road, Deralakatte,Mangaluru, 575018
Yenepoya Medical Hospital, Department of Physiotherapy, Deralakatte, Mangaluru ,575018
Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA
575018
India 
Phone  9886318394  
Fax    
Email  smithad@yenepoya.edu.in  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Yenepoya physiotherapy college, Naringana (Mangalore) Dakshina kannada Karnataka) Pincode 575018 India 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Zahra Punathil 
Address  Yenepoya Physiotherapy College, University road, Deralakatte,Mangaluru, 575018 
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 Smitha D  Yenepoya medical hospital  Yenepoya Department of Physiotherapy and occupational therapy ,7th floor, main block (emergency department block)
Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA 
9886318394

smithad@yenepoya.edu.in 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
yenepoya ethical committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: G00-G99||Diseases of the nervous system,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  level ground training  forward, backward and sidewise training on level ground for 10 meter. Dyration 2 days in 4 week 
Intervention  sand training  forward, backward and sidewise walking on sand for 10 metres. Duration: 2 days in 4 week 
 
Inclusion Criteria
Modification(s)  
Age From  60.00 Year(s)
Age To  70.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Participants with age 60 or above
Both gender included
Individuals with montreal cognitive assessment 26 or more
Independent ambulatory without assistance  
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Neurological and musculoskeletal conditions restricting ambulation
Dermatological conditions
Cardiac condition
Non cooperative patient
International fall efficacy score more than 40 score 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Other 
Method of Concealment   Other 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
sharpened romberg test
timed up ang go test 
1 week
2 week
3week
4 week
 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
nil  nil 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="34"
Sample Size from India="34" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "34"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="34" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   01/10/2024 
Date of Study Completion (India) Date Missing 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="1"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
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
Modification(s)  
Recruitment has been completed  
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