| CTRI Number |
CTRI/2024/09/074253 [Registered on: 24/09/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively |
| Last Modified On: |
14/09/2024 |
| Post Graduate Thesis |
Yes |
| Type of Trial |
Observational |
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Type of Study
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Cross Sectional Study |
| Study Design |
Other |
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Public Title of Study
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Knowledge of Indian physiotherapists about brain stimulation |
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Scientific Title of Study
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Knowledge, Attitude and Perception of Practice towards the use of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation among physiotherapists in India |
| Trial Acronym |
NIL |
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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 |
Vinita S Ahuja |
| Designation |
PG Student |
| Affiliation |
Manipal College of Health Professionals, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal |
| Address |
Room number 215, Department of Physiotherapy, Second Floor, Manipal College of Health Professionals, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Madhav Nagar, Manipal, Udupi, Karnataka-576104
Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India |
| Phone |
7719893060 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
vinita.mchpmpl2023@learner.manipal.edu |
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Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
|
| Name |
Dr Manikandan Natarajan |
| Designation |
Additional Professor |
| Affiliation |
Manipal College of Health Professionals, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal |
| Address |
Room number 215, Department of Physiotherapy, Second Floor, Manipal College of Health Professionals, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Madhav Nagar, Manipal, Udupi, Karnataka-576104
Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India |
| Phone |
9886898064 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
mani.kandan@manipal.edu |
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Details of Contact Person
Public Query
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| Name |
Dr Senthil Kumaran D |
| Designation |
Additional Professor |
| Affiliation |
Manipal College of Health Professionals, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal |
| Address |
Room number 215, Department of Physiotherapy, Second Floor, Manipal College of Health Professionals, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Madhav Nagar, Manipal, Udupi, Karnataka-576104
Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India |
| Phone |
9986910303 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
senthil.kumaran@manipal.edu |
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Source of Monetary or Material Support
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| Department of Physiotherapy, Manipal College of Health Professionals, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Udupi, Karnataka, India-576104 |
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Primary Sponsor
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| Name |
Vinita S Ahuja |
| Address |
Department of Physiotherapy, Manipal College of Health Professionals, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Udupi, Karnataka-576104 |
| Type of Sponsor |
Other [Self] |
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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 Manikandan Natarajan |
Kasturba Hospital |
102, N1 Physiotherapy
OPD, Baliga Block.
Udupi
KARNATAKA |
9886898064
mani.kandan@manipal.edu |
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Details of Ethics Committee
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| No of Ethics Committees= 1 |
| Name of Committee |
Approval Status |
| Kasturba Medical College and Kasturba Hostipal Institutional Ethics Committee-2 |
Approved |
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Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI
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Health Condition / Problems Studied
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Intervention / Comparator Agent
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| Type |
Name |
Details |
| Intervention |
NIL |
NIL |
| Comparator Agent |
NIL |
NIL |
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Inclusion Criteria
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| Age From |
22.00 Year(s) |
| Age To |
65.00 Year(s) |
| Gender |
Both |
| Details |
Physiotherapists currently working in India.
Physiotherapists currently working in neurorehabilitation
Physiotherapists with minimum of 2 years’ experience in neurorehabilitation
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| ExclusionCriteria |
| Details |
Physiotherapists not practicing in India |
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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 |
| Total of the scores- Knowledge, Attitude and Perception of Practice component |
Onetime assessment will be done at the time of
recruitment only |
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Secondary Outcome
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| Outcome |
TimePoints |
| NIL |
NIL |
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Target Sample Size
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Total Sample Size="288"
Sample Size from India="288"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" |
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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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25/09/2024 |
| 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 |
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Estimated Duration of Trial
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Years="0"
Months="6"
Days="10" |
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Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
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Not Yet Recruiting |
| Recruitment Status of Trial (India) |
Open to Recruitment |
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Publication Details
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N/A |
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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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The study involves assessing Physiotherapists working in India about Knowledge, Attitude and Perception of Practice about Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation. This study has 2 phases: Phase 1 was preparation and validation of a novel questionnaire assessing the components mentioned earlier. Phase 2 is to forward questionnaire to all the physiotherapists via mail or social media-whatsapp, and get their responses. And physiotherapists are also asked to forward the mail to their known physiotherapists (snowballing technique). The data will be collected and analysed. |