| CTRI Number |
CTRI/2026/01/102008 [Registered on: 27/01/2026] Trial Registered Prospectively |
| Last Modified On: |
23/01/2026 |
| Post Graduate Thesis |
No |
| Type of Trial |
Interventional |
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Type of Study
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Physiotherapy (Not Including YOGA) |
| Study Design |
Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial |
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Public Title of Study
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Effect of tele-physiotherapy |
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Scientific Title of Study
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Study the Effect of Tele-Physiotherapy on Shoulder Mobility, strength, Pain, and Quality of Life in modified radical mastectomy Patients: A Randomized Controlled Study |
| 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 |
Avilash Mohapatra |
| Designation |
Junior Physiotherapist |
| Affiliation |
AIIMS, New Delhi |
| Address |
Physiotherapy Unit, Surgical Block, AIIMS, New Delhi
New Delhi DELHI 110029 India |
| Phone |
7978277571 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
physioavilash09@gmail.com |
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Details of Contact Person Scientific Query
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| Name |
Dr. Avilash Mohapatra |
| Designation |
Junior Physiotherapist |
| Affiliation |
AIIMS, New Delhi |
| Address |
Physiotherapy Unit, Surgical Block, AIIMS, New Delhi
New Delhi DELHI 110029 India |
| Phone |
7978277571 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
physioavilash09@gmail.com |
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Details of Contact Person Public Query
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| Name |
Avilash Mohapatra |
| Designation |
Junior Physiotherapist |
| Affiliation |
AIIMS, New Delhi |
| Address |
Physiotherapy Unit, Surgical Block, AIIMS, New Delhi
New Delhi DELHI 110029 India |
| Phone |
7978277571 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
physioavilash09@gmail.com |
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Source of Monetary or Material Support
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Primary Sponsor
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| Name |
AIIMS, New Delhi |
| Address |
AIIMS, New Delhi, Ansari Nagar-110029 |
| Type of Sponsor |
Research institution and hospital |
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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 |
| Avilash Mohapatra |
AIIMS, New Delhi |
Department of Surgical Disciplines, AIIMS, New Delhi, Ansari Nagar New Delhi DELHI |
7978277571
physioavilash09@gmail.com |
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Details of Ethics Committee
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| No of Ethics Committees= 1 |
| Name of Committee |
Approval Status |
| INSTITUTE ETHICS COMMITTEE, ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, New Delhi |
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 |
| Patients |
(1) ICD-10 Condition: C50||Malignant neoplasm of breast, |
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Intervention / Comparator Agent
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| Type |
Name |
Details |
| Comparator Agent |
conventional same exercises through booklet instructions |
same exercise through booklet instructions; and continue the exercises for 30-45 minutes, twice weekly for a period of 4 weeks in home without remote support |
| Intervention |
Telephysiotherapy |
Telephysiotherapy protocol (used in RCT by Leonardo Breno de Aviz :2024) through instant messaging application(whatsapp or zoom meeting), for 30-45 minutes, twice weekly for a period of 4 weeks, totaling 8 days of exercises. |
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Inclusion Criteria
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| Age From |
18.00 Year(s) |
| Age To |
70.00 Year(s) |
| Gender |
Female |
| Details |
Patients, who were undergone recent extended mastectomy.
Patients, who will meet certain functional critera, like shoulder flexion and abduction ROM equal to or greater than 90 degree , internal and external rotation ROM greater than equal to 45degree .
Patients, who speak and understand Hindi and English.
Patients, who can access to electronic video reproduction equipment (android/ios phone/ tablet).
Patients, who don’t have past or active psychiatric conditions
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| ExclusionCriteria |
| Details |
1. Patients, who are having blindness and visual impairments
2. Patients, who are performed bilateral mastectomy or breast reconstruction surgery
3. Patients, who are inability to perform preoperative assessment movements, due to previous upper limb injury or conditions.
4. Patients, who are having sever inflammatory processes in the ipsilateral limb to the surgery.
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Method of Generating Random Sequence
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Computer generated randomization |
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Method of Concealment
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Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes |
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Blinding/Masking
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Participant, Investigator and Outcome Assessor Blinded |
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Primary Outcome
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| Outcome |
TimePoints |
a) QuickDASH (Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder and Hand
b) Active Range of Motion (AROM) of shoulder by goniometer
c) Visual Analogus Scale (VAS)
d) FACT-B (Functinal Assessment of Cancer Therapy- Breast)
e) Strength of shoulder muscles by Dynamometer |
baseline data- Post operative 5th day, post data- after 4 weeks of intervention |
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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="78" Sample Size from India="78"
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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10/02/2026 |
| 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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This study will employ a double-blinded, parallel-group RCT design. Participants will be randomly assigned to either the intervention group (tele-physiotherapy) or the Conventional group after taking informed consent. Assessments (Outcome measures) will be conducted at baseline (post op. 5th day), post-intervention (week 4) of modified radical mastectomy patients. |