Ayurvedic medicated MADHUKADI oil SHIROPICHU(scalp application) AND PIPPALIMULA CHURNA orally IN THE MANAGEMENT OF Insomnia

Phase 1/2

Recruiting

• Conditions: Insomnia

• Registration Number: CTRI/2013/07/003837
• Lead Sponsor: Institute of Post graduation Teaching and Research in Ayurveda

Brief Summary

This is a randomized parallel group trial on insomnia with ayurvedic medicated madhukadi tail local application over scalp for 60 mins. in Group A and  oral medicine-1 gm  Pippalimula churna with 2 gm guda in Group B, Madhukadi taila described in sushruta samhita. Pippali-guda reference from Bhisajya ratnavali. Hamilton anxiety raring scale and GSR biofeedback machine is used to assess the effect.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 2013-03-24
• Study Start: 2013-04-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Open to Recruitment
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• 1.Patients suffering from following type of disturbed sleep pattern.
• (a)Sleep onset insomnia (Difficulty taking sleep at the beginning of the night) (b)Sleep maintenance insomnia (Difficulty maintain the sleep) (c)Nocturnal awakenings (Difficulty to retuning to sleep after awakening in the middle of the night or wakening early in the morning) (d)Rebound insomnia (Patients who has developed dependence to sedatives) (e)Circadian rhythm disorders (Sleeping pattern changes) (f)Patients having insomnia more than 2 weeks, less than 6 months 2.Patients of insomnia with mild hypertension, mild depression and anxiety disorders without any complaints of any other major diseases.

Exclusion Criteria

• 1.Patients suffering from fatal familial insomnia.
• 2.Insomnia with major psychiatric illness like Schizophrenia depressive psychosis, Epilepsy, etc.
• 3.Patients having advanced chronic illness like Bronchial asthma, Diabetes mellitus, malignancy, Liver cirrhosis, chronic renal failure.
• 4.Patients with alcohol or drug dependency, will be excluded.
• 5.Patients having acute illness like cardiovascular accidents, myocardial infarction, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
lightness of body, freshness of mine	upto 3 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
relief in body ache, eyestrain and drowsiness	upto 3 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Institute of post graduation teaching and research in Ayurveda; 🇮🇳 Jamnagar, GUJARAT, India

Institute of post graduation teaching and research in Ayurveda

🇮🇳Jamnagar, GUJARAT, India

Sunil Hapaliya

Principal investigator

9033302353

sunilhapaliya@gmail.com