Clinical evaluation of the effect of classical siddha drug karappÄṉ kuá¹­inÄ«r cÅ«raṇam(internal) and koá¹­ivÄ“li eṇṇey(external) in the management of skin itching

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: Urticaria,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2019/07/019965
• Lead Sponsor: I BIBINA

Brief Summary

The present study was performed as a single arm clinical trial to access the efficacy of karappÄṉ kuá¹­inÄ«r cÅ«raṇam(internal) and  koá¹­ivÄ“li eṇṇey(external) in the management of pori karappÄṉ. In this trial 40 patients were recruited and the trial drug were administered orally 15-30 ml twice a day after food and external application of oil for the period of 21 days. The primary outcome was accessed by changes in symptoms likeitching,erythema, papules, vesiculation, oozing and secondary outcome was accessed by the laboratory parameters like reduced ESR and absolute eosinophil count.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-01-07
• Study Completion: 2020-03-23
• Last Update Posted: 2020-06-18

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

severe itching erythema vesicles oozing lichenification.

Exclusion Criteria

children above 12 years urticarial rashes due to drug intake FDE urticarial associated with other severe form of dermatological disorder.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
scaling, ertheyma, papules, vesiculation, oozing	15 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ESR	Total eosinophil count

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Government siddha medical college and hospital, Palayamkottai; 🇮🇳 Tirunelveli, TAMIL NADU, India

Government siddha medical college and hospital, Palayamkottai

🇮🇳Tirunelveli, TAMIL NADU, India

I BIBINA

Principal investigator

9489262448

22bibinaissa1994@gmail.com