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CTRI Number  CTRI/2023/10/058568 [Registered on: 12/10/2023] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 11/10/2023
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Dentistry 
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   Assessing tiredness and hand grip strength following different work postures during treatment among dental students 
Scientific Title of Study   Evaluation of students discomfort, fatigue and hand grip strength following dental procedures under conventional and proprioceptive derivation methods. 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Keerthipati Bhavitha 
Designation  Under Graduate Student 
Affiliation  Vishnu Dental College 
Address  Vishnu Dental College,Vishnupur,Bhimavaram

West Godavari
ANDHRA PRADESH
534202
India 
Phone  7075291723  
Fax    
Email  keerthipati.bhavitha@vdc.edu.in  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Mohan Kumar Pasupuleti 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  Vishnu Dental College 
Address  Department of Periodontics, Vishnu Dental College,Vishnupur,Bhimavaram

West Godavari
ANDHRA PRADESH
534202
India 
Phone  7799411140  
Fax    
Email  mosups@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Mohan Kumar Pasupuleti 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  Vishnu Dental College 
Address  Department of Periodontics, Vishnu Dental College,Vishnupur,Bhimavaram

West Godavari
ANDHRA PRADESH
534202
India 
Phone  7799411140  
Fax    
Email  mosups@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Vishnu Dental College, Bhimavaram 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Vishnu Dental College 
Address  Vishnu Dental College,Vishnupur,Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India, pin code-534202 
Type of Sponsor  Other [Private Dental College] 
 
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 Mohan Kumar P  Vishnu Dental College  UG Clinic -3 , Department of Public health dentistry ,Block -3
West Godavari
ANDHRA PRADESH 
7799411140

mosups@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committee,VishnuDentalCollege  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Healthy Human Volunteers  Dental Students who are musculoskeletally healthy 
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Conventional method  Fatigue, discomfort and hand grip strength are evaluated before and after the oral prohylaxis, dental restorations and extraction treatment procedures using Fatigue Assessment Scale, Verbal rating scale and Digital grip analyzer respectively.  
Intervention  Proprioceptive derivation method  Fatigue, discomfort and hand grip strength are evaluated before and after the oral prohylaxis, dental restorations and extraction treatment procedures using Fatigue Assessment Scale, Verbal rating scale and Digital grip analyzer respectively.  
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  19.00 Month(s)
Age To  25.00 Month(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. Volunteers trained in performing dental treatment procedures. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Volunteers with neuromuscular problems
2. Volunteers with musculoskeletal problems  
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Coin toss, Lottery, toss of dice, shuffling cards etc 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Outcome Assessor Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Hand grip strength  Baseline and post operatively 0-5min 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1. Fatigue
2. Discomfort 
1. Fatigue - Fatigue assessment scale post operatively 0-5min
2. Discomfort - Verbal rating scale post operatively 0-5min 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="150"
Sample Size from India="150" 
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)   21/10/2023 
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="2"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
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   150 participants will be recruited and divided into 2 groups. Hand grip strength, fatigue and discomfort will be evaluated and compared before and after the routine dental treatment procedures in both conventional method and proprioceptive derivation method to assess the effectiveness of work postures in both the methods. 
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