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CTRI Number  CTRI/2026/02/103700 [Registered on: 12/02/2026] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 11/02/2026
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Physiotherapy (Not Including YOGA) 
Study Design  Non-randomized, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   Effect of Action Observation Therapy Combined with Eccentric Exercise on Pain, Functional Capacity, and Tendon Strength in Patients with Achilles Tendinopathy. 
Scientific Title of Study   Investigating the combined effect of action observation therapy and eccentric exercise on pain, functional capacity and tendon strength in Achilles Tendinopathy Patients. 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Sanjana Priyadarshi 
Designation  Student PG 
Affiliation  Sharda University. 
Address  OPD-2, Department of Physiotherapy, F Block, Sharda Hospital, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201310

Gautam Buddha Nagar
UTTAR PRADESH
201310
India 
Phone  7764920495  
Fax    
Email  2024405525.sanjana@pg.sharda.ac.in  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query  
Name  Sanjana Priyadarshi 
Designation  Student PG 
Affiliation  Sharda University. 
Address  OPD-2, Department of Physiotherapy, F Block, Sharda Hospital, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201310

Gautam Buddha Nagar
UTTAR PRADESH
201310
India 
Phone  7764920495  
Fax    
Email  2024405525.sanjana@pg.sharda.ac.in  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query  
Name  Sanjana Priyadarshi 
Designation  Student PG 
Affiliation  Sharda University. 
Address  OPD-2, Department of Physiotherapy, F Block, Sharda Hospital, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201310

Gautam Buddha Nagar
UTTAR PRADESH
201310
India 
Phone  7764920495  
Fax    
Email  2024405525.sanjana@pg.sharda.ac.in  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
NIL 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Sharda University 
Address  Sharda University, Plot No. 32-34, Knowledge Park III, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201310 
Type of Sponsor  Other [Physiotherapy] 
 
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 
Dr Sumedha Rabra  Sharda Hospital  OPD-2, Department of Physiotherapy, F Block, Sharda Hospital, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201310
Gautam Buddha Nagar
UTTAR PRADESH 		 6232412049

sumedha.rabra@sharda.ac.in 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Dr. Moumita Bala  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Healthy Human Volunteers  Achilles Tendinopathy.  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Group A (Action observation therapy group)  In group a action observation therapy will be given with showing the moving video having human and animal contains and patients have to follow the same step as video showing. 
Comparator Agent  Group B (Control group)  In group B patients are of control group in which they will be shown a landscape video having no any human and animal contain, patients have to follow the same as landscape video shown. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  65.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Adult age between 18-65 Years.
Both the genders are included.
Unilateral pain at the mid portion of the achilles tendinopathy.
Experience morning pain and stiffness. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Achilles tendon rupture patients.
Retrocalcaneal bursitis, Superficial calcaneal bursitis.
Metabolic or endocrine disorders, such as type I or II diabetes.
Systemic disease (e.g. ankylosing spondylitis or rheumatoid arthritis). 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Other 
Method of Concealment   Other 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
NPRS (Numeric pain rating scale).
VISA-A(Victorian institute of sports assessment-achilles
questionnaire).
ROM (Range of Motion). 		 6 Months 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Secondary outcomes:
Eccentric exercises.
Action observation therapy. 		 6 Months 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="24"
Sample Size from India="24" 
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)   03/03/2026 
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 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
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   Patients will receive informed consent before beginning of the study. Patients will be provided with detailed  explanation  about safety procedures and purposes of the study including signs, symptoms and possible outcomes. Patients Voluntary participation will be appreciated and participants can leave the study anytime without consequences. Patients will be selected on the basis of selection criteria. 
Patients will be randomly divided ( chit methos) into two groups:
Group A ( Action observation therapy)
Group B ( Control group)
Group A: Patient will come to clinic for physical assessment
and getting the treatment protocol and after that from next day
they get treatment including AOT(action observation therapy)
eccentric exercises videos for twice a day, 3 sets of 15
repetitions for 24 weeks at Sharda hospital physiotherapy
department.
Group B: Patient of control group who get Landscape
eccentric exercises videos (No human and no animal content)
for twice a day, 3 sets 15 repetitions for 24 weeks at Sharda
hospital physiotherapy department.

 
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