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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/05/087307 [Registered on: 21/05/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 04/08/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Physiotherapy (Not Including YOGA) 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   Comparison of Short term effects of elastic band based supervised and unsupervised exercise on body strength and fitness  
Scientific Title of Study   impact on short term physical activity program on fitness, cognitive functioning and well-being among students pursuing doctoral degree students at a university: a pilot 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  venkat pydi 
Designation  post graduate student 
Affiliation  Manipal college of higher education 
Address  department of exercise and sports science, Manipal college of higher education, MAHE, Manipal
department of exercise and sports science, Manipal college of higher education, MAHE, Manipal
Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  8985703370  
Fax    
Email  venkat.mchpmpl2023@learner.manipal.edu  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Baskaran Chandrasekaran 
Designation  Assistant Professor 
Affiliation  Manipal college of higher education 
Address  Department of exercise and sports science, Manipal college of higher education, MAHE, Manipal

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  7639820751  
Fax    
Email  baskaran.c@manipal.edu  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  venkat pydi 
Designation  post graduate student 
Affiliation  Manipal college of higher education 
Address  department of exercise and sports science, Manipal college of higher education, MAHE, Manipal
department of exercise and sports science, Manipal college of higher education, MAHE, Manipal

KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  8985703370  
Fax    
Email  venkat.mchpmpl2023@learner.manipal.edu  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
self funded 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  venkat pydi 
Address  department of exercise and sports science, Manipal college of higher education, MAHE, Manipal department of exercise and sports science, Manipal college of higher education, MAHE, Manipal 
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 
venkat pydi  Manipal College of Health Professions  Department of exercise and sports science, Manipal college of higher education, MAHE, Manipal department of exercise and sports science, Manipal college of higher education, MAHE, Manipal
Udupi
KARNATAKA 
8985703370

venkat.mchpmpl2023@learner.manipal.edu 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Kasturba medical college and hospital instutional ethics committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Healthy Human Volunteers  young adults enrolled in doctoral degree 
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  resistance exercise training  6 weeks of an intervention study for 3days a week the main targeting muscles are chest, triceps, back, shoulders, legs, glutes, core  
Comparator Agent  unsupervised group  6 weeks of study for 3 days. the main targeting muscles are chest, triceps, back, shoulder, legs, glutes, and core. for them giving pamphlet to the participants and tell them to maintain a logbook to track the training session 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  25.00 Year(s)
Age To  35.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  they should be low to moderate baseline physical activity
there should be no recent injuries or medical conditions for the participants. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  pre-existing health condition
pregnancy
major illness/injury (acute or chronic)
cardiovascular disease
medical/orthopedic conditions that would limit physical activity  
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Coin toss, Lottery, toss of dice, shuffling cards etc 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Outcome Assessor Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
flexibility
cardiovascular fitness
strength 
0th week& 6th week 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
flexibility- sit and reach test
cardiovascular fitness- Chester step test
upper body strength- push ups
lower body strength- wall squats
cognitive functioning- Eriksen flanker test
wellbeing- student wellbeing questionaries 
0th week & 6th week 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="34"
Sample Size from India="34" 
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   Phase 2 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   24/05/2025 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  24/05/2025 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="2"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Open to Recruitment 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Open to Recruitment 
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)  
this study shows the improvement in muscle endurance, cardiovascular fitness, and flexibility with resistance training, and cognitive functioning by the Eriksen Flanker test, and student subjective well-being questionnaires will be given 
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