An open clinical trial to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of poopathi maathirai (internal) and kadugu ennai (external) for the management of ceganavatham (cervical spondylosis)

Phase 2

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: CEGANAVATHAM(CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS)

• Registration Number: CTRI/2014/04/004569
• Lead Sponsor: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SIDDHA

Brief Summary

It is an Open clinical trial, to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of Poopathi maathirai (internal medicine) a comibnation of 3 mineral drugs and 5 herbal drugs and Kadugu ennai (External medicine) a combination of herbal drugs taken from the siddha texts Veeramamunivar Vagada thirattu-suram manjari & Koshayi Anupoga vaithya Bhramma ragasiyam. 260 mg of Poopathi maathirai administered orally twice a day with Ginger juice and Kadugu ennai to be applied externally.The treatment will be given for 48 days.The Laboratory investigations and Clinical assessments will be recorded  periodically before  and after  treatment period. All the trial related data will be recordered  in  Case Report Form (CRF)  for each patient separately.At the end of trial all the data will be analysed statistically and the research reports will be Published .

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 2014-03-04
• Study Start: 2014-07-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Closed to Recruitment of Participants
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

•Age: between 20 years and 60 years •Sex: Both Male and Female •Willing to participate in trial and signing consent by fulfilling the conditions of Proforma •Neck pain • Radiating pain to the upper limbs • With or without numbness in the upper limbs • Giddiness and • Neck stiffness •Willing for doing laboratory investigations and X-Ray imaging.

Exclusion Criteria

•Cervical rib •Trauma •Spina bifida •Diabetes mellitus •Ankylosing spondylosis •Tuberculosis in spine •Cardiac diseases •Pregnancy and lactation •Neoplasms •Patients with any other serious systemic illness •Congenital anomalies of spine.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
PAIN IS ASSESSED BY UNIVERSAL PAIN ASSESMENT SCALE	Before treatment and After treatment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reduction in pain and restriction of movements.	48days

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SIDDHA; 🇮🇳 Chennai, TAMIL NADU, India

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SIDDHA

🇮🇳Chennai, TAMIL NADU, India

DR THIRUVARUL KAMALA ARUMUGAM

Principal investigator

8925841776

drthiruvarulmd@gmail.com