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CTRI Number  CTRI/2018/01/011127 [Registered on: 04/01/2018] Trial Registered Retrospectively
Last Modified On: 02/01/2018
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Other (Specify) [Rehabilitation]  
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   A Clinical trial to compare the final effects after 3 months between two groups of patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis,of which one group will be undergone Supervised Rehabilitation Programme,another group will be undergone therapeutic Home Exercise Progamme.  
Scientific Title of Study   A study to assess the effects of Supervised Rehabilitation Programme in Patients of Axial Spondyloarthritis. 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr ARUPRATAN GHOSH 
Designation  TUTOR 
Affiliation  Nilratan Sircar Medical College 
Address  Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Nilratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital, 138,A.J.C.Bose Road,Kolkata

Kolkata
WEST BENGAL
700014
India 
Phone  9830193132  
Fax    
Email  drarupratan@yahoo.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr ARUPRATAN GHOSH 
Designation  TUTOR 
Affiliation  Nilratan Sircar Medical College 
Address  Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Nilratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital, 138,A.J.C.Bose Road,Kolkata

Kolkata
WEST BENGAL
700014
India 
Phone  9830193132  
Fax    
Email  drarupratan@yahoo.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Prof Dr Pankaj Kumar Mandal 
Designation  Professor and Head of the Department.Department of PMR,R.G.Kar MC 
Affiliation  R.G.Kar Medical College 
Address  Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitaton, R.G.Kar Medical College, 1,Khudiram Bose Sarani, Kolkata

Kolkata
WEST BENGAL
700004
India 
Phone  9433915696  
Fax    
Email  drpkmpmr@yahoo.co.in  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
R.G.Kar Medical College and Hospital. 1,Khudiram Bose Sarani, Kolkata-700004,West Bengal. 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Dr ARUPRATAN GHOSH 
Address  Currently; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Nilratan Sircar Medical College and hospital, 138,A.J.C.Bose Road,Kolkata-700014. Previously; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, R.G.Kar Medical College and Hospital, 1,Khudiram Bose Sarani kolkata-700004  
Type of Sponsor  Other [] 
 
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 ARUPRATAN GHOSH  R.G.Kar Medical College and Hospital  Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, R.G.Kar Medical College and Hospital, 1,Khudiram Bose Sarani, Kolkata-700004
Kolkata
WEST BENGAL 
9830193132

drarupratan@yahoo.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
R.G.Kar Medical College  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Axial Spondyloarthritis,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Home Exercise Programme  Multimodal Exercise Programme demonstrated monthly for 3 months , Lifestyle modification advises monthly for 3 months, counseling monthly for 3 months, environmental modification advises monthlyfor 3 months, joint protection advises monthly for 3 months, Energy conservation advises monthly for 3 months. Physical Modalities for Pain management in Out patient basis as required for 3 months. 
Intervention  Supervised Rehabilitation Programme  Supervised Multimodal Exercises thrice weekly for 3 months, aggressive Lifestyle Modification with regular supervision thrice weekly for 3 months, Group therapy classes thrice weekly for 3 months, Counseling weekly for 3 months, supervised Joint protection Technique weekly for 3 months, Supervised Energy Conservation Technique weekly for 3 months, active Environmental modification weekly for 3 months, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for pain management weekly follow up session for 3 months, Physical modalities for Pain management as required for 3 months. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  45.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Patients fulfilling ASAS critria for Axial Spondyloarthritis. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1.Active non-inflammamatory Spinal Disease.
2.Pregnancy.
3.Hip and Knee deformity.
4.Past history of Orthopedic Surgery on Axial Skeleton and peripheral joints.
5.Psychiatric illness.
6.Hypertension.
7.Diabetes.
8.Past or present history of Tuberculosis.
9.patients on Biologic drugs for any ailment since last 1 year. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Random Number Table 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Participant and Outcome Assessor Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1.Physical function.
2.Spinal pain.
3.Spinal Mobility.
4.Patient Global assessment.
5.Stiffness.
6.Fatigue.
7.Disease activity. 
1.Physical function at 3 months.
2.Spinal pain at 3 months.
3.Spinal Mobility at 3 months.
4.Patient Global assessment at 3 months.
5.Stiffness at 3 months.
6.Fatigue at 3 months.
7.Disease activity at 3 months. 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
not applicable  not applicable 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="60"
Sample Size from India="60" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "63"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="63" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   03/09/2014 
Date of Study Completion (India) 15/07/2015 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) 15/07/2015 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="2"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   Submitted at West Bengal University of Health Sciences,DD-36,Sector-1,Salt Lake,Kolkata-700064, as MD Thesis on November 2015.  
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Brief Summary   The study was a concurrent parallel Randomised Controlled Trial comparing the effects of a 3 month Supervised Rehabilitation Programme as intervention with Home exercise Programme as control  in patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis conducted at R.G.Kar Medical College,Kolkata.
The Study outcomes were assessed by changes in Physical Function,Spinal Pain,Spinal Mobility,Spinal Stiffness,Patient Global Assessment,Fatigue  and Disease activities before and after 3 months in both groups to determine the effects of supervised rehabilitation Programme in intervention group over  the Home exercise Programme in control group.
 
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