| CTRI Number |
CTRI/2026/01/101516 [Registered on: 19/01/2026] Trial Registered Prospectively |
| Last Modified On: |
31/07/2026 |
| Post Graduate Thesis |
Yes |
| Type of Trial |
Interventional |
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Type of Study
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Physiotherapy (Not Including YOGA) |
| Study Design |
Non-randomized, Multiple Arm Trial |
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Public Title of Study
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“Comparing Upper Limb Balance Exercises and Regular Training on upper limb Balance and Performance in College Volleyball Players” |
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Scientific Title of Study
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EFFICACY OF UPPER EXTREMITY DYNAMIC BALANCE TRAINING VS TRADITIONAL TRAINING ON BALANCE, AGILITY AND FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE AMONG COLLEGIATE VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS
A QUASI EXPERIMENTAL 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 |
DHANYA G SALIAN |
| Designation |
Post graduate student |
| Affiliation |
Institute of Physiotherapy, Srinivas University |
| Address |
Musculoskeletal sciences and sports physiotherapy department, Institute of
Physiotherapy, Srinivas University, City campus- ground floor, Pamdeshwar, Mangalore
Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA
575001
India |
| Phone |
9482439935 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
dhanyasalian2001@gmail.com |
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Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
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| Name |
MADHURIPU P |
| Designation |
Associate Professor |
| Affiliation |
Institute of Physiotherapy, Srinivas University |
| Address |
Musculoskeletal sciences and sports physiotherapy department, Institute of
Physiotherapy, Srinivas University, City campus- ground floor, Pandeshwar,
Mangalore
Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA
575001
India |
| Phone |
9446292852 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
madhuripu@gmail.com |
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Details of Contact Person
Public Query
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| Name |
DHANYA G SALIAN |
| Designation |
Post Graduate Student |
| Affiliation |
Institute of Physiotherapy, Srinivas University |
| Address |
Musculoskeletal sciences and sports physiotherapy department, Institute of
Physiotherapy, Srinivas University, City campus- ground floor, Pandeshwar,
Mangalore
Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA
575001
India |
| Phone |
9482439935 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
dhanyasalian2001@gmail.com |
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Source of Monetary or Material Support
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| Institute of
Physiotherapy, Srinivas University, City campus- ground floor, Pandeshwar,
Dakshina Kannada, Mangalore
Dakshina Kannada, 575001
KARNATAKA |
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Primary Sponsor
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| Name |
DHANYA G SALIAN |
| Address |
Musculoskeletal sciences and sports physiotherapy department, Institute of
Physiotherapy, Srinivas University, City campus- ground floor, Pandeshwar,
Dakshina Kannada, Mangalore
Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA |
| 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 |
| DHANYA G SALIAN |
Musculoskeletal Science and Sports OPD |
Musculoskeletal sciences and sports physiotherapy department, Institute of
Physiotherapy, Srinivas University, City campus- ground floor, Pandeshwar, Mangalore
KARNATAKA
Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA |
94824 39935
dhanyasalian2001@gmail.com |
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Details of Ethics Committee
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| No of Ethics Committees= 1 |
| Name of Committee |
Approval Status |
| Institutional Review Board And Ethical Committee (IRBEC) |
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 |
Upper limb balance |
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Intervention / Comparator Agent
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| Type |
Name |
Details |
| Comparator Agent |
Traditional training- 8 weeks |
Push up [38]
3 sets×10 reps
Plank pose hold [41] 3 sets× 30 secs hold |
| Intervention |
Upper limb balance training- 8 weeks |
Push-up plus on foam pad
3 x 8–10 reps
Maintaining
the trunk
weight with a
hand on the
Bosu ball,
elbow
extended;
4 series x
30 seconds;
pause for 30
seconds.
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Inclusion Criteria
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| Age From |
17.00 Year(s) |
| Age To |
26.00 Year(s) |
| Gender |
Both |
| Details |
Collegiate and lower division volleyball players |
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| ExclusionCriteria |
| Details |
Pain in the shoulder on raising the arm in the frontal plane; history of shoulder pain or surgeries involving the trunk, upper limbs, or lower limbs in the previous 12 months.
Acute medical conditions, balance problems, and musculoskeletal injuries of the lower limbs that were sustained in the past three months.
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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 |
| Y Balance Test- Upper Quarter |
Baseline, 8 weeks |
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Secondary Outcome
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| Outcome |
TimePoints |
| Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Test |
Baseline, 8 weeks |
| KJOC score |
Baseline, 8 weeks |
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Target Sample Size
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Total Sample Size="34"
Sample Size from India="34"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "34"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="34" |
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Phase of Trial
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Phase 2/ Phase 3 |
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Date of First Enrollment (India)
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01/02/2026 |
| Date of Study Completion (India) |
Date Missing |
| Date of First Enrollment (Global) |
Date Missing |
| Date of Study Completion (Global) |
Date Missing |
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Estimated Duration of Trial
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Years="0"
Months="3"
Days="0" |
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)
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Completed |
| Recruitment Status of Trial (India) |
Completed |
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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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The study’s goal is to investigate how collegiate volleyball players’ agility, balance, and functional performance are affected by upper extremity dynamic balancing training. To check for, significant difference between upper extremity dynamic stability training and balance. And significant difference between upper extremity dynamic stability training and agility. And to check for significant difference between upper extremity dynamic stability training and functional performance |