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CTRI Number  CTRI/2016/02/006621 [Registered on: 05/02/2016] Trial Registered Retrospectively
Last Modified On: 05/02/2016
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Process of Care Changes 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   Effectiveness of antepartum breathing exercises on outcome of labor. 
Scientific Title of Study   Effectiveness of breathing exercises on outcome of labor.  
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  sushmitha 
Designation  Assistant Professor 
Affiliation  Manipal College of Nurisng Manipal MU 
Address  Manipal College of Nursing Manipal, Manipal University

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  9964144224  
Fax    
Email  sushmitha.karkada@manipal.edu  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  sushmitha 
Designation  Assistant Professor 
Affiliation  Manipal College of Nurisng Manipal MU 
Address  Manipal College of Nursing Manipal, Manipal University

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  9964144224  
Fax    
Email  sushmitha.karkada@manipal.edu  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  sushmitha 
Designation  Assistant Professor 
Affiliation  Manipal College of Nurisng Manipal MU 
Address  Manipal College of Nursing Manipal, Manipal University

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  9964144224  
Fax    
Email  sushmitha.karkada@manipal.edu  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Maternal Health young Professionals project 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  St Johns Research Institution in colloboration with School of Public Health Harvard Boston  
Address  St Johns Research Institute opp BDA complex Koramangala Bangalore 560034 
Type of Sponsor  Research institution 
 
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 
Sushmitha R Karkada  Dr TMA Pai Hospital Udupi  Dr TMA Pai Hospital Near Big Bazar, Taluk office Udupi
Udupi
KARNATAKA 
9964144224

sushmitha.karkada@manipal.edu 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Kasturba Hospital, Manipal  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Healthy Human Volunteers  Pregnant mothers above 36 weeks of gestation 
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Antepartum breathing exercises  Both primigravid and multigravid mothers in the interventon group above 36weeks receives antepartum breathing exercises for 6 minutes and are asked to practice it twice daily for minimum 7 days and followed during during labour. 
Comparator Agent  Standard care group  Primigravid and multigravid mothers in both experimental and control group are given standard antenatal care and are followed during labour. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  45.00 Year(s)
Gender  Female 
Details  Mothers who are in the reproductive age group, above 36 weeks of gestation and without major pregnancy related complicatons 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Mothers who have pregnancy related complications like PIH, Placenta praevia,twin pregnacny, who have not practised exercises for 7 days and below 36 weeks of gestation 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Stratified block randomization 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Maternal outcome  nature and type of deliver, reduction in duration and rate of episiotomy 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
neonatal outcome  gestational age,APGAR score, NICU admissions 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="520"
Sample Size from India="520" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= ""
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 4 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   18/12/2013 
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="3"
Months="11"
Days="30" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   In process of publication 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Brief Summary   nil 
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