A comparative study on the efficacy of agnikarma and siravyadha in the management of Gridhrasi(Sciatica).
试验速览
- 阶段
- 4 期
- 状态
- 招募中
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 50
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- reduced pain and improvement in walking.
研究概览
简要总结
This is an open uncntrolled randomised clinical comparative study of the two treatments described in ayurveda literature for patients having sciatica.
Till now only Tvakdagdha Agnikarma has been done which has been approved effective. Acharya Sushruta has described Mansagata Agnikarma too. so here trying to find the efficacy of Mansagata Agnikarma Procedure.
An accupuncture needle is to be inserted at antara-kandara-gulfpradesha and heat is to be given with lighter from the end outside till the samyak mamsadagdha laxana appears.
Same way, Siravyadha procedure is also described in samhita. siravedhan is to be done at superficial protruded vein from the poplitial fossa with scalpvein needle no.20.
25 patients in each group will be treated with these two different procedures named as Agnikarma and Siravyadha.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Coin toss, Lottery, toss of dice, shuffling cards etc
- 盲法
- Not Applicable
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 20.00 Year(s) 至 60.00 Year(s)（—）
- 性别
- All
入选标准
- •The patients suffering from salient features of Gridhrasi (ruk, toda, stambha, spandananubhuti & positive SLR test).
- •Patients of any religion, caste, occupation will be included.
排除标准
- •patients suffering from- 1) Diabetes mellitus 2) Cancer of lumbosacral plexus 3) Cancer of Cauda equina 4) Pregnancy 5) HIV positive 5 )HBsAg positive.
结局指标
主要结局
reduced pain and improvement in walking.
时间窗: from just after the procedure to period of 7 days
次要结局
- safety from other complication.(just after the procedure to seven days after the procedure.)