Treatment of heel pain using Agnikarma and Ultrasound Therapy

Phase 1/2

Completed

• Conditions: Other specified acquired deformities of musculoskeletal system,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2019/10/021515
• Lead Sponsor: Department of panchakarma

Brief Summary

it is a comparative clinical trial on agnikarma andultrasound therapy in the pain management of vatakantaka w s r to calcanealspur.

 Agnikarma was done on day 1, 4 and on day 7.Ultra sound therapy was done for 7 consecutive days.

 The subjective and objective parameters werecollected on the respective days and the collected data were assessedusing wilcoxonsign rank test and the man whitney u test within thegroup and between the groups respectively to analyse the significance of the therapies.

 Agnikarmaand ultrasound therapy both shown good results in relieving the symptoms.However, agnikarma was found to be statistically more effective on painmanagement in vatakantaka

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-10-10
• Study Completion: 2020-02-27
• Last Update Posted: 2020-03-25

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

• 1.The patients presenting the classical features of Vatakantaka.
• 2.Age group between 25-65 years of either sex.
• 3.Patients fit for Agnikarma and ultra sound Therapy.

Exclusion Criteria

• 1.Patients suffering from fractures and dislocation of Ankle joint, Post Traumatic Ankylosis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Gouty Arthritis and any other Orthopedic Disorder causing pain in the Sole of the Foot.
• 2.Patient suffering from other systemic disorders.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Decrease in pain and tenderness of the heel &Improvement in walking.	FOLLOW UP AFTER 14 DAYS OF 3 SITTINGS OF AGNIKARMA AND 14 DAYS AFTER 7 DAYS OF ULTRASOUND THERAPY

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
complete absence of the heel pain and improvement in the lifestyle of the patient	after 21 days

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

SJG Ayurvedic Medical College; 🇮🇳 Koppal, KARNATAKA, India

SJG Ayurvedic Medical College

🇮🇳Koppal, KARNATAKA, India

DrNibedita Panda

Principal investigator

9438181855

dr.nibeditap21@gmail.com