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CTRI Number  CTRI/2011/04/001703 [Registered on: 27/04/2011] Trial Registered Retrospectively
Last Modified On: 06/04/2011
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Physiotherapy (Not Including YOGA) 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   Effect of sensory system stimulation on the development of premature babies  
Scientific Title of Study   Effect of hospital based multisensory stimulation on neuromotor development in preterm infants 
Trial Acronym  RCT 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Parimala suganthiniK 
Designation  PG student 
Affiliation   
Address  Department of physiotherapy, 2nd floor Manipal College Of Allied Health Sciences
12 sannathi street lalgudi Trichy tamilnadu
Not Applicable
N/A
576104
India 
Phone  08202922376  
Fax    
Email  pari.suganthini@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Bhamini k rao 
Designation  Associate professor 
Affiliation   
Address  Department of physiotherapy 2nd floor Manipal college of allied health sciences

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  08202922376  
Fax    
Email  bhaminikr@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Divya Mohan 
Designation  assisstant professor 
Affiliation   
Address  Department of Physiotherapy 2nd floor Manipal college of allied health sciences

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  08202922376  
Fax    
Email  dimspt2002@yahoo.co.in  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Department of physiotherapy, Manipal college of allied health sciences,Manipal, Karnataka 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  MrsBhaminiK Rao 
Address  Associate professor, Department of physiotherapy 2nd floor Manipal college of allied health sciences Manipal,Karnataka 
Type of Sponsor  Research institution and hospital 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
MsDivya Mohan  Assistant Professor department of physiotherapy 2nd floor Manipal College of Allied health Sciences Manipal, Karnataka  
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Bhamini K Rao  Neonatal intensive care unit  Neonatal intensive care unit Kasturba hospital Manipal
Udupi
KARNATAKA 
08202922376

bhaminikr@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Manipal University ethical committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Preterm infants,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  multisensory stimulation along with routine NICU care  auditory, tactile, visual and vestibular stimulation for 3 mins each  
Comparator Agent  Routine NICU care  kangaroo mother care ,positioning 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  0.00 Day(s)
Age To  56.00 Day(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Infants born between 28- 36 weeks of gestation with birth weight more than 1000 grams 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Preterms who are medically unstable, infants on ventilator support, with congenital anomalies and diagnosed central nervous system injury 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Coin toss, Lottery, toss of dice, shuffling cards etc 
Method of Concealment   Pre-numbered or coded identical Containers 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Infant Neurological International Battery (INFANIB)  At discharge from hospital at follow up of 3 months and 6 months  
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Frequency of physiological stress sign(heartrate above 200 or below 100 bpm,respiratory rate greater than 20 from baseline,oxygen saturation below 86 percent) and behavioral sress sings  Baseline 0-5 minutes, during Intervention (12 minutes)
Recovery 5 minutes 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="50"
Sample Size from India="50" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= ""
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   06/02/2010 
Date of Study Completion (India) Date Missing 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   NIL 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Brief Summary   This study is a randomized, two group post test design to find the effect of various sensory stimulation on the neuromotor development of preterm infants. the primary outcome is the infant neurological international battery taken at discharge from hospital. the infants will be follwed up at 3 months and 6 months of corrected gestational age. 
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