A clinical trial to study the effect of panchavalkal arka in treating patients with white discharge per vagina (vulvo vaginal candidiasis)

Phase 2/3

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Other specified inflammation of vagina and vulva. Ayurveda Condition: KAPHAJA YONI VYAPAT,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2022/09/046079
• Lead Sponsor: SRI DHARMASHALA MANJUNATHESWARA COLLEGE OF AYURVEDA AND HOSPITAL

Brief Summary

This study is an open labeled single arm clinical trial to evaluate the effect of panchavalkal arka in 30 patients with Kaphaja yoni vyapat (vulvo-vaginal candidiasis).The study will be conducted at in/out patient department of prasuti tantra and stree roga in Sri Dharmsthala Manjunatheswara ayurveda hospital Hassan, karnataka.Patients will be advised to wash vulva with 10 ml panchavalkal arka diluted with 100 ml distilled lukewarm water twice a day for 7 days and assessment will be done at baseline,follow up on 7th and 15th day .

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-03-10
• Last Update Posted: 2022-12-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

1.Married women 2.Subjects fulfilling diagnostic criteria and having local signs and symptoms of kaphaja yoni vyapat as described in texts such as shweta and picchilasrava , yoni kandu and alpa vedana 3.wet vaginal smear postive for candida albicans or microscopically positive for pseudohyphea.

Exclusion Criteria

1.Pregnant and lactating women 2.subjects positive for HIV,VDRL,HBsAG 3.Systemic diseases like diabets mellitus 4.Subjects on hormonal medications like contraception or regulation of menstruation 5.Subjects who have had anti fungal coverage within 1 month or corticosteriods for less than past 6 months.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Major symptoms like curdy white discharge, vulval and vaginal itching should be cured.	Assessment will be done at baseline,follow up on 7th and 15 th day.Vaginal smear will be repeated on 15 th day for result.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Other symptoms like backache,pain during coitus should also be reduced.	15 days

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

SRI DHARMASHALA MANJUNATHESWARA COLLEGE OF AYURVEDA AND HOSPITAL; 🇮🇳 Hassan, KARNATAKA, India

SRI DHARMASHALA MANJUNATHESWARA COLLEGE OF AYURVEDA AND HOSPITAL

🇮🇳Hassan, KARNATAKA, India

Dr Himanshi Nirwal

Principal investigator

7988482227

himanshi.nirwal.nh@gmail.com