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Effectiveness of an Elders Social Network in Motivating Peer Elders to Seek Physiotherapy Services in a selected Primary Health Centre, Puducherry

Effectiveness of Elders Social Network in Motivating Peer Elders in seeking Physiotherapy Services in a selected Primary Health Centre, Puducherry, India -A Parallel Arm Quasi-Experimental Design - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/09/057175
Enrollment
226
Registered
2023-09-01
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-01-12

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: M00-M99- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

Interventions

Intervention1: Social Networking: The intervention aims to motivate elders with joint problems to seek physiotherapy services. Eligible volunteers are obtained from an ongoing ICMR-funded research pro

Sponsors

Intramural Research Fund IMRF
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Elders residing in the field practice areas of JIUHC, especially those having joint problems

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Any paralysis, recent fracture, terminally ill conditions

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Comparing the proportion of elders availing physiotherapy services in the urban wards where elders social network is sensitized as compared to the urban wards where routine field services are rendered in JIUHC service area over a period of 4 monthsTimepoint: 4 months—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Among the elders availing physiotherapy services from a selected urban primary health centre, determine the mean increase in range of motion (ROM) and/or muscle strength & mean decrease in pain among elders with knee and shoulder joint problems; following 6 weeks of physiotherapy servicesTimepoint: 6 weeks—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Swaroop Kumar Sahu

Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research

swaroop.sahu@jipmer.ac.in9488494613

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026