| CTRI Number |
CTRI/2025/10/095951 [Registered on: 13/10/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively |
| Last Modified On: |
11/10/2025 |
| Post Graduate Thesis |
Yes |
| Type of Trial |
Observational |
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Type of Study
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Correlation study |
| Study Design |
Other |
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Public Title of Study
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“Effect of arm angle and hand grip on writing speed in young adults” |
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Scientific Title of Study
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Association between carrying angle and hand grip strength on writing speed among younger adults |
| 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 |
AKHIL K TOM |
| Designation |
Post-Graduate Student |
| Affiliation |
Yenepoya Physiotherapy College |
| Address |
6th floor, Yenepoya physiotherapy college,Ayush campus, Naringana, Deralakatte Mangalore
Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA
575018
India |
| Phone |
9061091504 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
akhilktom06@gmail.com |
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Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
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| Name |
M R SIVAKUMAR |
| Designation |
Associate professor |
| Affiliation |
Yenepoya Physiotherapy College |
| Address |
6th floor, Yenepoya physiotherapy college,Ayush campus, Naringana, Deralakatte Mangalore
Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA
575018
India |
| Phone |
9448386457 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
mrsivakumar@yenepoya.edu.in |
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Details of Contact Person
Public Query
|
| Name |
M R SIVAKUMAR |
| Designation |
Associate professor |
| Affiliation |
Yenepoya Physiotherapy College |
| Address |
6th floor, Yenepoya physiotherapy college,Ayush campus, Naringana, Deralakatte Mangalore
Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA
575018
India |
| Phone |
9448386457 |
| Fax |
|
| Email |
mrsivakumar@yenepoya.edu.in |
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Source of Monetary or Material Support
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| Yenepoya (Deemed to be university)Yenepoya physiotherapy college,6th floor, Naringana, Mangalore,India-575018
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Primary Sponsor
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| Name |
AKHIL K TOM |
| Address |
Yenepoya physiotherapy college, university road, dertakatte, mangaluru, Dakshina Kannada Karnataka,India-575018 |
| 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 Akhil K Tom |
YENEPOYA PHYSIOTHERAPY COLLEGE |
6th floor, Yenepoya physiotherapy college,Ayush campus, Naringana, Deralakatte Mangalore
Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA |
9061091504
akhilktom06@gmail.com |
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Details of Ethics Committee
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| No of Ethics Committees= 1 |
| Name of Committee |
Approval Status |
| Yenepoya Ethics Committee 3 |
Approved |
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Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI
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Health Condition / Problems Studied
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| Health Type |
Condition |
| Healthy Human Volunteers |
Young adults |
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Intervention / Comparator Agent
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| Type |
Name |
Details |
| Intervention |
Nil |
Nil |
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Inclusion Criteria
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| Age From |
18.00 Year(s) |
| Age To |
25.00 Year(s) |
| Gender |
Both |
| Details |
Aged between 18 to 25years,
Both Male and Female
Willing to participate in the study |
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| ExclusionCriteria |
| Details |
Injuries (to the upper limp)
Any previous surgery in the dominant arm
Neurological Issues
Chronic Illness |
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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 |
1.Digital Goniometer
2.Handgrip Dynamometer
3.Writing Speed Test |
One time |
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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="400"
Sample Size from India="400"
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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22/10/2025 |
| 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="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" |
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Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
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Not Applicable |
| Recruitment Status of Trial (India) |
Not Yet Recruiting |
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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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This study aims to explore the association between carrying angle and hand grip strength on
handwriting speed. By understanding this relationship, we can develop targeted interventions to
improve handwriting skills, particularly in populations such as students and individuals with fine
motor difficulties. Participants will receive an informed consent form outlining the study’s purpose, procedures, and
potential risks. The digital goniometer will
be used to note the angle. Next, hand
grip will be assessed by using hand-held dynamometer. Participants will be instructed to grasp the dynamometer as
hard as they could without experiencing any pain. They will be then urged to squeeze for as long
as they could until the needle stopped rising. Before each trial, each subject will be asked to take
rest for one minute and then exercise their maximal grip strength taking those values. For
assessing the writing speed participant asked to write number of legible words in a fixed time
period of time from the given passage and counting the legible words and noting it. |