| CTRI Number |
CTRI/2026/02/104722 [Registered on: 25/02/2026] Trial Registered Prospectively |
| Last Modified On: |
24/02/2026 |
| Post Graduate Thesis |
No |
| Type of Trial |
Observational |
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Type of Study
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Cross Sectional Study |
| Study Design |
Other |
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Public Title of Study
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Muscle and Joint Problems Related to Instrument Playing |
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Scientific Title of Study
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Knowledge, attitude and practice in playing related musculoskeletal injuries among instrumentalists |
| 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 |
Akash Jefferson |
| Designation |
Student |
| Affiliation |
SRM COLLEGE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY |
| Address |
Potheri
Chengalpattu district
Chennai
TAMIL NADU
603203
India |
| Phone |
7993007173 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
akjeffy26@gmail.com |
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Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
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| Name |
Akash Jefferson |
| Designation |
student |
| Affiliation |
SRM COLLEGE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY |
| Address |
Potheri
Chengalpattu district
Chennai
TAMIL NADU
603203
India |
| Phone |
7993007173 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
akjeffy26@gmail.com |
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Details of Contact Person
Public Query
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| Name |
Akash Jefferson |
| Designation |
student |
| Affiliation |
SRM COLLEGE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY |
| Address |
Potheri
Chengalpattu district
Chennai
TAMIL NADU
603203
India |
| Phone |
7993007173 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
akjeffy26@gmail.com |
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Source of Monetary or Material Support
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Primary Sponsor
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| Name |
Akash Jefferson |
| Address |
SRM College of Physiotherapy
5th floor
SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre
Potheri
SRM Nagar Kattankulathur Tamil Nadu 603203 |
| Type of Sponsor |
Private medical college |
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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 = 3 |
| Name of Principal
Investigator |
Name of Site |
Site Address |
Phone/Fax/Email |
| Antony |
st. Antony music school |
Plot No.91
Karpagambal Nagar 3rd Crossstreet
Mahalakshmi Nagar Guduvanchery
Chengalpattu
603202
Tamil Nadu
Chennai
TAMIL NADU |
09841659665
antonymusicschool@gmail.com |
| Koshy Cherian |
Cherry Records |
Porur
Chennai
Chennai
TAMIL NADU |
91 9342519090
cherryrecords.music@gmail.com |
| Amalraj |
Clef Academy |
Pavendar Salai
Maraimalai Nagar
Tamil Nadu
603209
Chennai
TAMIL NADU |
072999 11552
info@clefacademy.org |
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Details of Ethics Committee
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| No of Ethics Committees= 1 |
| Name of Committee |
Approval Status |
| SRM Medical College Hospital And Research Centre |
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 |
NIL |
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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 |
7.00 Day(s) |
| Age To |
30.00 Day(s) |
| Gender |
Both |
| Details |
1. Instrumentalists who are 7 years and above
2. Those who play any kind of musical instruments including keyboard, guitar and violin
3. Willing to give their informed consent and take part |
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| ExclusionCriteria |
| Details |
1. Musicians who suffer from serious physical injuries, disabled people or congenital conditions unrelated to playing
2. People who are not willing to take part
3. Vocalists |
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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 |
| To determine the knowledge attitude and practice in playing related musculoskeletal injuries among instrumentalists |
To determine the knowledge attitude and practice in playing related musculoskeletal injuries among instrumentalists in 3months |
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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="384"
Sample Size from India="384"
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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09/03/2026 |
| 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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Initially the questionnaire will be developed based on the knowledge, attitude, practice (KAP) and phase validity will be done by the experts such as physiotherapist who have worked and have experience in handling musculoskeletal injuries for more than 5 years Then I have to obtain permission and clearance from the academies, where I am going to take the responses. Then distributing the questionnaire to the eligible criteria people through google forms or by person Collecting the data on the following details 1. Demographic data includes age gender practice duration experience professional level educational level 2. Knowledge attitude and practice responses Analyze the KAP scores and identify the correlation between them |