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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/07/091652 [Registered on: 24/07/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 10/07/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Other (Specify) [EXPERIMENTAL]  
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   A study to find out whether regular therapy with special task based exercise or brunnstorms therapy which helps stroke survivors regain better hand movement 
Scientific Title of Study   A comparative study on the effectiveness of task oriented training v/s brunnstroms approach with conventional therapy in hand rehab post stroke patients 
Trial Acronym  nil 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
nil  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Anshika Mittal 
Designation  Post Graduate student 
Affiliation  Shri Guru Ram Rai University School of Paramedical and Allied Health Sciences 
Address  OPD 1,Department of Physiotherapy, North Block, Lower Ground, Shri Mahant Indresh Hospital, Patel Nagar, Dehradun

Dehradun
UTTARANCHAL
248001
India 
Phone  9058087576  
Fax    
Email  anshikamittal2799@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Prof Dr Sharda Sharma 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  Shri Guru Ram Rai University School of Paramedical and Allied Health Sciences 
Address  OPD 1,Department of Physiotherapy, North Block, Lower Ground, Shri Mahant Indresh Hospital, Patel Nagar, Dehradun

Dehradun
UTTARANCHAL
248001
India 
Phone  8630382470  
Fax    
Email  shardasharmaphysio@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Prof DrNiraj Kumar 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  Shri Guru Ram Rai University School of Paramedical and Allied Health Sciences 
Address  OPD 1,Department of Physiotherapy, North Block, Lower Ground, Shri Mahant Indresh Hospital, Patel Nagar, Dehradun

Dehradun
UTTARANCHAL
248001
India 
Phone  9997516613  
Fax    
Email  nirajkumar@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
NIL 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Anshika Mittal  
Address  OPD 1, Department of Physiotherapy, North Block, Lower Ground, Shri Mahant Indresh Hospital, Patel Nagar, Dehradun 
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 
Prof Dr Sharda Sharma  SHRI MAHANT INDIRESH HOSPITAL  OPD 1,Department of Physiotherapy, North Block, Lower Ground, Shri Mahant Indresh Hospital, Patel Nagar, Dehradun
Dehradun
UTTARANCHAL 
8630382470

shardasharma.physio@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committe(IEC) SHRI GURU RAM RAI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: G939||Disorder of brain, unspecified,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  The Brunnstrom Approach  The Brunnstrom Approach, developed by physical therapist Signe Brunnstrom, is a widely used neuro-rehabilitation technique specifically designed to help stroke patients regain motor control by working through distinct stages of recovery 
Intervention  Task-oriented approach  Task-oriented approach- This approach is based on the idea that rehabilitation is most effective when it directly targets the skills and movements a person needs to perform real-life activities. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  35.00 Year(s)
Age To  70.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1.Participants with having difficulty in Hand function Post Stroke.
2. Participants with age group between 35-70yrs.
3. Participants will be taken only from SMIH Physiotherapy OPD and SMIH Neuro OPD 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1.Aphasia
2.Conditions like fractures, joint deformities, or severe arthritis that limit movement independtly of stroke
3.Epileptic patient 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Participant Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Fugl meyer assessment for wrist and hand, Brunnstroms recovery stage of the hand  alternative days for 8 weeks
treatment duration : 45 minutes  
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
NIL  NIL 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="36"
Sample Size from India="36" 
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)   04/08/2025 
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 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Yet Recruiting 
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 - NO
Brief Summary   Group A receives Task-Oriented Training exercises with Conventional Therapy
 By performing simple activities of daily living such as eating (using a cup and spoon), dressing (wearing and taking off a shirt), using a belt, personal hygiene (using a towel , combing, tooth brushing) and other activities using household materials like bottle, book etc. Each of these activities will perform for 5 repetitions. Tasks will be perform with the participants seating in front of the table placed at a suitable height where objects related to the intervention are arranged. The level of difficulty to the patient will increase slowly day by day by assigning the tasks above the patient’s capacity and by increase the distance between the object by which task should be carried out and reducing the size of the object and by decreasing the time to carry out a task. A rest interval of 5mins will be given whenever it is required by the patient in one exercise period. Along with task-oriented therapy, conventional therapy sessions will be conducted to the patient’s which consisted of passive and active assisted mobilization of the upper limbs; exercises with resistance or assistance from balls, elastic bands and dumbbells; active assisted mobility exercises of the upper limb and fingers in a sitting position; moving objects horizontally on a table; elevation and superposition of objects in the vertical plane; and biomechanical tasks that simulated flexion–extension and abduction–adduction of the shoulder and flexion–extension of the wrist and fingers.
 Group B receives Brunnstrom Movement Therapy with Conventional Therapy
 1. Imitation Synkinesis - Performance of difficult movements by performing the same movement on the unaffected side 
 2. Proximal traction response - A stretch of the flexor muscles of one of the joints of upper limb evokes or facilitates contraction of flexor muscles of all the other joints resulting in a total shortening of the limb
 3. Wrist fixation for Grasp a. Synergy influence on wrist muscles, using synergy in both flexors and extensors b. Wrist Functioning Position the wrist in extension. Resist active extension movements at the proximal portion of the patient’s arm or to his closed fist. c. Activation of wrist extensor muscles Stabilize the wrist in extension. Stimulate the extensor carpi radialis longus as it crosses the wrist joint. While applying percussion over the proximal portion of the wrist extensor muscles, simultaneously ask the patient to squeeze. When squeezing, wrist support is withdrawn and the patient is asked to hold the contraction. Provide repeated percussion movements. d. Wrist stabilization for grasp, elbow flexed. Repeat the entire process with the elbow slightly flexed. e. Hyperactive wrist extensor muscles. In exceptional cases, practice relaxation by flexing the elbow. 
 4. Release of grasp and elicitation of extensor reflexes a. Patient and therapist sit facing each other. Thumb is pulled out of the palm by a grip around the muscles of the thenar eminence, and the forearm is supinate passively. b. Supinate and pronate the forearm slowly. The movement is repeated to emphasize supination. Cutaneous stimulation over the dorsum of the wrist and hand is given to the supinated forearm. c. Swatting of the fingers -Therapist uses a free hand for rapid, distally directed movements over the proximal phalanges of the patient’s affected hand. d. Eliciting stretch reflexes in the finger extensor muscles. Along with Brunnstrom therapy, conventional therapy sessions will be conducted.
 
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