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Registration number
ACTRN12618001226291
Ethics application status
Approved
Date submitted
17/07/2018
Date registered
20/07/2018
Date last updated
22/10/2021
Date data sharing statement initially provided
21/12/2018
Type of registration
Prospectively registered
Titles & IDs
Public title
Effects of Low-intensity Pulsed Ultrasound as an adjunct to usual Physiotherapy on Recovery of Physical Impairments, Functional Performance and Quality of Life in Patients with Total Knee Arthroplasty
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Scientific title
Effects of Low-intensity Pulsed Ultrasound as an adjunct to usual Physiotherapy on Recovery of Physical Impairments, Functional Performance and Quality of Life in Patients with Total Knee Arthroplasty
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Secondary ID [1]
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Universal Trial Number (UTN)
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Trial acronym
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Linked study record
ACTRN12618001208291
This record (ACTRN12618001208291) is a pilot study of this study. The pilot study is conducted to test procedures and process of the study and to obtain approximates of parameters for sample size calculation of this study.
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Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Postoperative total knee arthroplasty
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Condition category
Condition code
Musculoskeletal
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Other muscular and skeletal disorders
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Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
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Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Patients will undergo TKA surgery and during the surgical procedure, the designated surgeon will measure the thickness of tissues using patella caliper. After that, each patient will receive the following interventions:
• Pulsed ultrasound with low-intensity
- Duty cycle: 20% (1:4)
- Frequency: 1 or 3 MHz (will be based on the thickness of patient’s tissues)
- Intensity: 0.1 – 0.3 W/cm2 (will be based on the thickness of patient’s tissues)
- Treatment time: 3-5 minutes (will be based on the size of the area treated)
- An area to be treated: 0.5 cm away from the medial side of the patella
- Duration of the treatment: 3 weeks (4-5 times/week for the first-week post-TKA, at an orthopedic ward and 2-3 times/week for a further 2 weeks, at physiotherapy department)
- Transducer head and any other equipment related to the pulsed ultrasound treatment will be cleaned with the alcohol-based swab before and after the treatment
- A researcher (physiotherapist) will deliver the intervention
• TKA physiotherapy rehabilitation (4-5 times/week for the first-week post-TKA, at an orthopedic ward and 2-3 times/week for a further 11 weeks, at physiotherapy department). The rehabilitation guideline for TKA that will be used in this study is based on the general physiotherapy rehabilitation program for TKA in Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre. A physiotherapist for in-patient and a physiotherapist for out-patient will administer the rehabilitation. The rehabilitation guideline is as below:
Pre-operative
• Chest physio
• Exercise education: Quad sets, Gluteus Set, Ankle pump
Inpatient
• PRICE
• Chest physio
• Circulation exercises
• Range of motion (ROM) exercises
• Strengthening exercises
• Mobility training
• Gait re-education
• Gentle patella mobilization as appropriate
• Patient education
Outpatient
• Continue ice therapy as needed
• ROM exercises
• Strengthening exercises
• Stretching exercises
• Balance, proprioception and agility exercises
• Gait re-education/functional training
• Gentle patella mobilization as appropriate
• Soft tissue mobilization as appropriate
• Advice/Patient education
• All participants will be instructed to do home exercise programme 2 times per day. The home exercise programme includes ankle pump exercise, strengthening exercises, and stretching exercises.
• A telephone call will be made once a week to friendly remind them to do the home exercises programme and to monitor their progression and potential adverse effects related to exercise such as cramps and muscle soreness.
• All participants will also be provided with exercises diary to record their home exercises programme that has been done.
• Any amendments to the procedure and process of the pilot study will be applied to this study.
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Intervention code [1]
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Treatment: Other
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Comparator / control treatment
Patients will undergo TKA surgery. After that, each patient will receive the physiotherapy treatment:
• TKA physiotherapy rehabilitation (4-5 times/week for the first-week post-TKA, at an orthopedic ward and 2-3 times/week for a further 11 weeks, at physiotherapy department). The rehabilitation guideline for TKA that will be used in this study is based on the general physiotherapy rehabilitation program for TKA in Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre. A physiotherapist for in-patient and a physiotherapist for out-patient will administer the rehabilitation. The rehabilitation guideline is as below:
Pre-operative
• Chest physio
• Exercise education: Quad sets, Gluteus Set, Ankle pump
Inpatient
• PRICE
• Chest physio
• Circulation exercises
• Range of motion (ROM) exercises
• Strengthening exercises
• Mobility training
• Gait re-education
• Gentle patella mobilization as appropriate
• Patient education
Outpatient
• Continue ice therapy as needed
• ROM exercises
• Strengthening exercises
• Stretching exercises
• Balance, proprioception and agility exercises
• Gait re-education/functional training
• Gentle patella mobilization as appropriate
• Soft tissue mobilization as appropriate
• Advice/Patient education
• All participants will be instructed to do home exercise programme 2 times per day. The home exercise programme includes ankle pump exercise, strengthening exercises, and stretching exercises.
• A telephone call will be made once a week to friendly remind them to do the home exercises programme and to monitor their progression and potential adverse effects related to exercise such as cramps and muscle soreness.
• All participants will also be provided with exercises diary to record their home exercises programme that has been done.
• Any amendments to the procedure and process of the pilot study will be applied to this study.
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Control group
Active
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Outcomes
Primary outcome [1]
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Knee pain after TKA surgery assessed using a 10 cm Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)
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Assessment method [1]
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Timepoint [1]
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- Baseline (post-operative day 2)
- 1-week after TKA surgery
- 4-week after TKA surgery (primary endpoint)
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Primary outcome [2]
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Knee swelling assessed using a measuring tape
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Assessment method [2]
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Timepoint [2]
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- Baseline (post-operative day 2)
- 1-week after TKA surgery
- 4-week after TKA surgery (primary endpoint)
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Primary outcome [3]
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Active knee range of motion assessed using a standard long-arm goniometer
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Assessment method [3]
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Timepoint [3]
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- Baseline (post-operative day 2)
- 1-week after TKA surgery
- 4-week after TKA surgery (primary endpoint)
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Secondary outcome [1]
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Primary outcome: Quadriceps strength assessed using a hand-held dynamometer
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Assessment method [1]
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Timepoint [1]
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- Baseline (post-operative day 2)
- 1-week after TKA surgery
- 4-week after TKA surgery (primary endpoint)
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Secondary outcome [2]
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Quality of life assessed using 5-level EQ-5D
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Assessment method [2]
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Timepoint [2]
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- Baseline (Post-operative day 2)
- 12-week after TKA surgery
- 6-month after TKA surgery
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Secondary outcome [3]
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Lower Extremity Functional Scale
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Assessment method [3]
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Timepoint [3]
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- Baseline (Post-operative day 2)
- 12-week after TKA surgery
- 6-month after TKA surgery
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Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
Aged 50 to 80 years
• Patients who underwent TKA surgery on one knee due to knee osteoarthritis
• The TKA with using posterior stabilized cemented total knee replacement
• Patients who reported able to walk and climb up and down stair
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Minimum age
50
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Maximum age
80
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Sex
Both males and females
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Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
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Key exclusion criteria
• Contraindication to pulsed ultrasound (e.g. malignancy at the tissue to be treated, bleeding at the area of surgery and deep vein thrombosis)
• Has coexisting or history of diseases, which might limit the physical function and functional performance such as old fractures in the lower limb, neurology diseases (e.g. stroke) and other musculoskeletal problem.
• Has TKA complication(s) such as myocardial infarction, deep vein thrombosis, septic arthritis and neurological deficit due to regional anaesthesia complications.
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Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
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Allocation to intervention
Non-randomised trial
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Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
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Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
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Masking / blinding
Blinded (masking used)
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Who is / are masked / blinded?
The people assessing the outcomes
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Intervention assignment
Parallel
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Other design features
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Phase
Not Applicable
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Type of endpoint/s
Efficacy
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Statistical methods / analysis
Sample size:
ANOVA repeated measures, within-between interaction statistical test will be used to calculate the sample size required for this study. This calculation will be set with the number of groups and measurements are 2 and 5, respectively. The effect size will be determined by using partial eta squared value from the result of the pilot study with an alpha level of 0.05 alpha and a statistical power of 80%.
Statistical method:
1) Mixed model ANOVA
- To evaluate whether the changes in patients’ pain, knee swelling, knee range of motion and quadriceps strength from baseline measures over the duration of study is different for the two groups
- To evaluate whether the recovery of the patients’ functional performance and quality of life from baseline measures over the duration of study is different for the two groups.
2) Multiple regression
- To determine how much do recovery in physical impairments following low-intensity pulsed ultrasound as an adjunct to usual physiotherapy influence the functional performance and quality of life of patients with TKA.
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Recruitment
Recruitment status
Stopped early
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Data analysis
Data analysis is complete
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Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons/comments
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Other reasons
A total of 32 participants was the sample size required in this study, where the sample size calculation was based on the results of the pilot study.
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Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
20/09/2019
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Actual
20/09/2019
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Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
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Actual
13/12/2019
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Date of last data collection
Anticipated
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29/05/2020
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Sample size
Target
60
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Accrual to date
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Final
32
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Recruitment outside Australia
Country [1]
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Malaysia
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State/province [1]
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Kuala Lumpur
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Funding & Sponsors
Funding source category [1]
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University
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Name [1]
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Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
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Address [1]
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Faculty of Health Sciences
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz,
50300 Kuala Lumpur
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Malaysia
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Primary sponsor type
Individual
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Name
Munayati Munajar@Munajat
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Address
Post-graduate student
Program of Physiotherapy
Faculty of Health Sciences
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz
50300
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Malaysia
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Secondary sponsor category [1]
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None
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Name [1]
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Address [1]
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Ethics approval
Ethics application status
Approved
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Ethics committee name [1]
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Research Ethics Committee of the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre
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Ethics committee address [1]
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Secretariat for Medical Research and Innovation Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Level 15, Bangunan Praklinikal, Jalan Yaacob Latiff, Bandar Tun Razak, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur.
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Ethics committee country [1]
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Malaysia
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Date submitted for ethics approval [1]
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19/03/2018
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Approval date [1]
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03/05/2018
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Ethics approval number [1]
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NN-2018-111
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Summary
Brief summary
In summary, the documentation on the effect of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound as an adjunct treatment to the post-operative rehabilitation programme is limited. Question, whether the use of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound as an adjunct to usual physiotherapy provides better outcomes on overcoming physical impairments (pain, swelling, knee joint range of motion, quadriceps strength), and improving functional performance and quality of life in post-TKA patients remains unanswered. Therefore, a study on this topic area is needed. The purpose and hypothesis of the study are as stated below. STUDY OBJECTIVE Main objective - The main objective of this study is to determine the effects of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound as an adjunct to usual physiotherapy on the recovery of physical impairments (pain, swelling, limitation of knee joint range of motion and quadriceps weakness), functional performance and quality of life in post-TKA patients. Specific objectives i. To compare the changes in physical impairments (pain, swelling, limitation of knee joint range of motion and quadriceps weakness) between post-TKA patients who received low-intensity pulsed ultrasound as an adjunct to usual physiotherapy (Pulsed US-added PT group) and patients who received usual physiotherapy (control group). ii. To compare the recovery of the functional performance and quality of life between post-TKA patients in Pulsed US-added PT group and patients in control group. iii. To assess the influence of the recovery of physical impairments following Pulsed US-added physiotherapy on functional performance and quality of life of patients with TKA. HYPOTHESIS HA: The use of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound as an adjunct to usual physiotherapy (Pulsed US-added PT group) yields better outcomes on the recovery of physical impairments, functional performance and quality of life of post-TKA patients compared to usual physiotherapy alone (control group). This quasi-experimental study will be conducted among the population listed for TKA surgery at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre.
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Public notes
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Contacts
Principal investigator
Name
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A/Prof Nor Azlin Mohd Nordin
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Address
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Head,
Program of Physiotherapy
Faculty of Health Sciences
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz
50300 Kuala Lumpur
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Malaysia
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Phone
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+60193594418
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Email
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norazlin8@ukm.edu.my
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Contact person for public queries
Name
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Munayati Munajar@Munajat
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Address
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Post-graduate student
Program of Physiotherapy
Faculty of Health Sciences
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz
50300
Kuala Lumpur
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Malaysia
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Phone
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+60127596419
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p90370@siswa.ukm.edu.my
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Contact person for scientific queries
Name
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Nor Azlin Mohd Nordin
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Address
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Head,
Program of Physiotherapy
Faculty of Health Sciences
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz
50300 Kuala Lumpur
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Malaysia
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Phone
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+60193594418
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Email
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norazlin8@ukm.edu.my
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Data sharing statement
Will individual participant data (IPD) for this trial be available (including data dictionaries)?
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No/undecided IPD sharing reason/comment
All the data will be kept confidential as the access to the data is only by the research team and the REC UKM. The data will be reported in a collective manner with no reference to an individual.
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