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CTRI Number  CTRI/2020/04/024657 [Registered on: 15/04/2020] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 07/04/2020
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Physiotherapy (Not Including YOGA) 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   A clinical trial to find the effectiveness of varied biofeedback training on the transverse abdominis muscle thickness in subjects with low back pain  
Scientific Title of Study   Varied biofeedback training on the Transverse abdominis muscle thickness in Low back pain 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Janani V 
Designation  Post graduate student 
Affiliation  Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research 
Address  Faculty of Physiotherapy, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research[Deemed to be university], Porur, Chennai Tamil nadu India

Chennai
TAMIL NADU
600116
India 
Phone  9841047567  
Fax    
Email  jananisince1996@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  DR P ANTONY LEO ASSER 
Designation  Professor and Vice Principal 
Affiliation  Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research 
Address  Faculty of Physiotherapy,Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research[Deemed to be university], Porur, Chennai. Tamil nadu India

Chennai
TAMIL NADU
600116
India 
Phone  9841544303  
Fax    
Email  antonyleo@yahoo.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  DR P ANTONY LEO ASSER 
Designation  Professor and Vice Principal 
Affiliation  Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research 
Address  Faculty of Physiotherapy,Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research[Deemed to be university], Porur, Chennai Tamil nadu India

Chennai
TAMIL NADU
600116
India 
Phone  9841544303  
Fax    
Email  antonyleo@yahoo.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Rehabilitation department, Faculty of Physiotherapy,Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research[Deemed to be university], Porur, Chennai. Tamil nadu India  
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Ms Janani V 
Address  Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research [Deemed to be university] Porur Chennai 600 116 Tamil Nadu India  
Type of Sponsor  Other [self] 
 
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 
MS V JANANI  Physical Rehabilitation Department  Faculty of Physiotherapy, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, [Deemed to be university] Porur, Chennai – 600 116, Tamil Nadu, India
Chennai
TAMIL NADU 
9841047567

jananisince1996@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
ETHICS COMMITTEE FOR STUDENTS PROJECCTS  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: M629||Disorder of muscle, unspecified,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  standard exercise  routine back strengthening exercises 
Intervention  varied biofeedback  visual biofeedback auditory biofeedback tactile biofeedback 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  30.00 Year(s)
Age To  55.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Subjects with mechanical low back pain 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. History of fracture or Surgical intervention for low back
2. Systemic red flags

 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   On-site computer system 
Blinding/Masking   Participant and Outcome Assessor Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Real time ultrasound imaging on Transverse abdominis muscle thickness at rest and at isometric contraction   At baseline and at end of third week 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
The clinical measures of numeric pain rating scale, core muscle strength using pressure biofeedback  At baseline and at end of third week  
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="30"
Sample Size from India="30" 
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)   15/04/2020 
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="0"
Months="4"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   NIL 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Brief Summary  
This is randomized, single blinded, clinical trial comparing the effectiveness of varied biofeedback training, its impact on transverse abdominis muscle in subjects with low back pain from Sri Ramachandra institute of higher education and research, porur, chennai, India. patients fulfilling the selection criteria and signing the informed consent form will be taken up for the study and will be randomly categorized in to 2 groups( control and experimental). control group  will receive standard physiotherapy exercises to strengthen the low back muscles and experimental group will receive varied biofeedback training following which baseline values and post exercise 3weeks values are taken and analysed.
 
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