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CTRI Number  CTRI/2024/10/075142 [Registered on: 11/10/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 08/10/2024
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Physiotherapy (Not Including YOGA) 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   Effect of reflective writing on reflective capacity, learning and clinical skills of under-graduate Physiotherapy students 
Scientific Title of Study   Efficacy of facilitating reflective practices on reflective capacity, learning and clinical competency of under-graduate Physiotherapy students: A longitudinal 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  Bhavana Mhatre 
Designation  Professor 
Affiliation  PT School and Centre 
Address  PT School and Centre, Seth GS Medical College, Parel

Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400012
India 
Phone  9821712963  
Fax    
Email  28bhavanamhatre@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Shruti Nair 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  MGM College of Physiotherapy 
Address  MGM College of Physiotherapy, Sector 30 A,Vashi, Navi Mumbai

Thane
MAHARASHTRA
410209
India 
Phone  9769323125  
Fax    
Email  shrutinair2008@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Shruti Nair 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  MGM College of Physiotherapy 
Address  MGM College of Physiotherapy, Sector 30 A,Vashi, Navi Mumbai

Thane
MAHARASHTRA
410209
India 
Phone  9769323125  
Fax    
Email  shrutinair2008@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
MGM College of Physiotherapy, Sector 30 A, Vashi Navi Mumbai-400705 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  PT School and Centre 
Address  PT School and Centre ,Seth GS Medical College, Parel, Mumbai-400012 
Type of Sponsor  Government medical college 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
Shruti Nair  MGM College of Physiotherapy, Navi Mumbai 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Shruti Nair PT  MGM College of Physiotherapy  Department of CVRS PT, MGM College of Physiotherapy, Sector 30 A,Plot No.1, Vashi, Navi Mumbai-410209
Thane
MAHARASHTRA 
9769323125

shrutinair2008@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Mahatma Gandhi Missions Dental College and Hospital  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Healthy Human Volunteers  Final year students 
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  NOT APPLICABLE  NOT APPLICABLE 
Intervention  Relective writing  Sensitization of Students: Prior to beginning of reflective writing, under-graduate students would be sensitized about reflections, guided reflections, steps for reflective writing and also about the assessment grading rubric in a two-hour session. Reflective writing task would be incorporated during four months of their final year Bachelor program and 6 months of internship in each of the following specialities: Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, Neuro Physiotherapy, Cardio-pulmonary Physiotherapy and Community Physiotherapy. Participants would be expected to write three reflective papers for each of the speciality subject (two during didactic class and one during case-based learning class). In all they would be expected to submit 12 reflections in their final year.Reflective exercises would be continued by the same participants when they join the program as interns. Internship program has rotatory posting in four speciality areas namely: Musculoskeletal PT, Neuro PT, CVRS PT and Community PT. They would be asked to write one reflection in every speciality posting.Total there would be submission of 16 reflections (12 reflections writing in final year and 4 reflections writing during their internship). 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  20.00 Year(s)
Age To  22.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Final year Physiotherapy under-graduate students from a single academic Physiotherapy institute affiliated to Maharashtra University of Health Sciences and those who
consent to participate. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Students who remain absent for more than two reflective writing sessions 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Reflective Capacity
Learning
Clinical Competency 
Baseline, after 4 months, after 10 months
 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Feedback   After 10 months 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="30"
Sample Size from India="30" 
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)   20/10/2024 
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="10"
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 - YES
  1. What data in particular will be shared?
    Response - Individual participant data that underlie the results reported in this article, after de-identification (text, tables, figures, and appendices).

  2. What additional supporting information will be shared?
    Response -  Study Protocol
    Response - Informed Consent Form

  3. Who will be able to view these files?
    Response - Researchers whose proposed use of the data has been approved by an independent review committee identified for this purpose.

  4. For what types of analyses will this data be available?
    Response - To achieve aims in the approved proposal.

  5. By what mechanism will data be made available?
    Response (Others) -  Data will be shared upon reasonable request to PI (shrutinair@mgmcopnm.edu.in)

  6. For how long will this data be available start date provided 23-10-2025 and end date provided 23-10-2027?
    Response - Beginning 9 months and ending 36 months following article publication.

  7. Any URL or additional information regarding plan/policy for sharing IPD? 
    Additional Information - NIL
Brief Summary  
Reflection has been defined as an active process of reviewing, analysing and evaluating experiences, drawing upon theoretical concepts or previous learning, in order to inform future actions. It is deemed an essential skill for future practitioners to learn and perform, providing the framework for transferring and applying learning (theory) into different practical scenarios. Researchers have reiterated the role of reflective practice to improve patient care, bridging the gap between knowledge and practice. A self-aware professional is the one who knows how to self-monitor and self -regulate. Reflection is a skill which is not necessarily easily
developed or practiced. It is often ignored due to more focus on technical aspects during clinical training along with the time constraints encountered in busy clinical environments. There is hardly any practice of using journal as a tool of promoting reflections in Physiotherapy health science universities in India. There is a paucity of Indian literature associated with Reflections in Physiotherapy in the academic realm.Limited empirical evidence of reflective practice through journaling in Indian Physiotherapy both in academic and clinical realm warrants the need for further research. Information obtained from this study would guide academic curriculum development and promote right use of journals to facilitate self-directed learning which in the long run will improve patient outcomes and address the need of the society.
 
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