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Clinical Trials/CTRI/2019/01/017047
CTRI/2019/01/017047Not yet recruitingPhase 3

Comparative clinical study on kshar of Swertia chirayata roxb. Flem. and Swertia angustifolia buch-ham.Exd.Don,processed in mahish mootra w.s.r.to agnideepan activity.

National Institute of Ayurveda1 site in 1 country40 target enrollmentStarted: January 15, 2019Last updated:

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 3
Status
Not yet recruiting
Enrollment
40
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Improvement in subjective and objective parameters.

Study Overview

Brief Summary

Ayurveda views the health of an individual as the proper functioning of Agni(digestive fire inside body). Agnimandhya is the pathological state of inhibited agni.As per Acharya Baghbhat Agnimandhya leads to manifestation of all types of diseases. Kshar is prescribed to cure Agnimandhya . Acharya Charak has described Bhunimbadi kshar to cure Agnimandhya. In this study kshar of two species of chiraita (bhunimb) i. e Swertia chirayata and Swertia angustifolia  are taken. The study aims to compare the effectiveness of both drugs.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Coin toss, Lottery, toss of dice, shuffling cards etc
Masking
Open Label

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
20.00 Year(s) to 70.00 Year(s) (—)
Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1.Patients having classical signs and symptoms of jatharagnimandhya like Avipaka, Chardi, Angamard, Udara Gaurav, Ksudhanasa, Mukha durgandha, etc will be selected.
  • 2.Patients of either sex with age group between 20 to 70 years will be selected.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Patients with chronic disease like severe Hypertension, IHD, COPD, DM, cancer, Hepatic and renal insufficiency, psychotic disorders like depression, schizophrenia.
  • 2.Any acute illness /serious illness.
  • 3.Pregnant women and lactating mothers.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Improvement in subjective and objective parameters.

Time Frame: 21days

Secondary Outcomes

  • To find comparative efficacy of either treatment.(21 days)

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Government medical college

Study Sites (1)

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