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CTRI Number  CTRI/2024/01/061456 [Registered on: 15/01/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 13/01/2024
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Other (Specify) [Therapeutic ]  
Study Design  Non-randomized, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   A clinical trial to study the effectiveness of thermal stimulation to reduce drooling among children with cerebral palsy 
Scientific Title of Study   Effectiveness of thermal stimulation to reduce drooling among children with cerebral palsy 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  DIPA AKTER 
Designation  STUDENT  
Affiliation  Bangladesh Health Professions Institute (BHPI), Savar, Dhaka 
Address  Savar,Dhaka, Bangladesh
Cumilla,Chittagong, Bangladesh


1343
Other 
Phone  01837117278  
Fax    
Email  dipaakter12793@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Sanjida Subahan 
Designation  Lecturer 
Affiliation  Bangladesh Health Professions Institute (BHPI),Savar,Dhaka 
Address  Savar,Dhaka, Bangladesh



1343
Other 
Phone  01682990501  
Fax    
Email  sanjidaslt93@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Sanjida Subahan 
Designation  Lecturer 
Affiliation  Bangladesh Health Professions Institute (BHPI),Savar,Dhaka 
Address  Savar,Dhaka, Bangladesh



1343
Other 
Phone  01682990501  
Fax    
Email  sanjidaslt93@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Bangladesh Health Professions Institute (BHPI),CRP 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Dipa Akter 
Address  Savar,Dhaka,Bangladesh  
Type of Sponsor  Other [Self] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     Bangladesh  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Sanjida Subahan  Centre for the rehabilitation of the paralyzed (CRP), Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh  speech and language therapy department

 
01682990501

sanjidaslt93@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Review Board   Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  , (1) ICD-10 Condition: O00-O9A||Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium, (2) ICD-10 Condition: F59||Unspecified behavioral syndromes associated with physiological disturbances and physical factors,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Thermal stimulation  Patient will receive thermal stimulation for 8 days 
Comparator Agent  Thermal stimulation among CP children in drooling  Patient will receive 8 days treatment 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  3.00 Year(s)
Age To  12.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Presence of drooling
Children whose parents are thought to be capable of adhering to the study protocol 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Children using drugs or medication, other therapy that could control their saliva production or otherwise have an impact on their drooling 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Adaptive randomization, such as minimization 
Method of Concealment   An Open list of random numbers 
Blinding/Masking   Participant and Investigator Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Severity, Frequency, Impact of drooling  1 month treatment session 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To evaluate the severity and frequency of drooling  240 hr 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="15"
Sample Size from India="0" 
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   Phase 2 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   25/01/2024 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  25/01/2024 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="2"
Days="10" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Yet Recruiting 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Applicable 
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   It is a quasi-experimental study with purposive sampling will conduct at Speech & Language Therapy Department of CRP, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh over a period of 8 therapy session. N=15, Cerebral Palsy cases with drooling , both gender, aged 3-12 years underwent thermal stimulation for drooling control. Severity and frequency of drooling will assess on Drooling Severity & Frequency Scale and Drooling Impact Scale before intervention and post intervention at 2 occasions. Statistical analysis will be carried using SPSS Version 25.  
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