A SURVEY ON PRAKRITI (PHYSICALCONSTITUTION)AND ITS RELATION WITH ASHRU(TEARS)

Completed

• Conditions: Both genders in the age group between 18 to 40 years.

• Registration Number: CTRI/2020/12/030002
• Lead Sponsor: JSAyurveda Mahavidhyalaya

Brief Summary

This is observational servey type of study. According to our *Ayurvedic* classics our Acharyas have given many tools to assesses the *Prakruti*, but no where *Ashru* has been mentioned in that list of tools. Now a days in this catastrophic era due to extensive exposure of eye to different types of Video display terminals (VDT), which influences the *Ashru*. there is a need to study any relation between *ashru* and *prakriti. Aim of the study is*To study the role of *Ashru in Prakriti Pareekshana .* As per my knowledge till now only one study is done on *Ashru* and *Ashru Marga,* so in the present survey we would like to study *Ashru* and its relationship with *Prakriti .*In this study 100 healthy volunteers will be selected aged between 18 to 40 years.Written informed Consent and Case record proforma will be prepared.  *Prakriti* of the selected volunteers will be accessed by using CCRAS format of *prakritiparikshana*.*Ashru* of the selected volunteers will be accessed by Schirmers test. 

Schirmers test::- It measures total tear secretions. It is performed with the help of a 5 × 35 mm strip of Whatman-41 filter paper which is folded 5 mm from one end and kept in the lower fornix at the junction of lateral one-third and medial two-thirds. Then asked patient to look up and not to blink or close the eyes. After 5 minutes wetting of the filter paper strip from the bent end is measured. Statistical analysis will done by ANOVA test.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-05-01
• Study Completion: 2022-05-20
• Last Update Posted: 2022-06-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• 1)Hundred Healthy volunteers will be selected.
• 2)Both genders in the age group between 18 to 40 years.

Exclusion Criteria

• 1)Individual having age below18 year and above 40 year will be excluded.
• 2)Pregnant women.
• 3)Individual having any disease related to eye.
• 4)Individual who have undergone eye surgeries.
• 5)Auto immune diseases.
• 6)Who are having refractive errors?
• 7)Congenital anomalies.
• 8)Postmenopausal women.
• 9)Person using mobile or computer more than 3 hour/day.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
schirmers test value vary in 15mm to 35mm in different individuals	5 minutes for every individuals

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Any relation seen in between schirmers test value and prakriti in individuals	30 minutes for every individual

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

J.S.AYURVEDA MAHAVIDHYALAY; 🇮🇳 Kheda, GUJARAT, India

J.S.AYURVEDA MAHAVIDHYALAY

🇮🇳Kheda, GUJARAT, India

DR BHAVYA RATHAVA

Principal investigator

9409022032

rathavab@gmail.com