Siddha treatment for Joint pai
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Uthira vatha suronitham (Rheumatoid arthritis)
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2010/091/006125
- Lead Sponsor
- ational Institute of Siddha Chennai Tamil Nadu India
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Age: 15-60 years,
Sex: Both male and female
Patients having the symptoms of arthritis of three or more joints, symmetrical joint involvement, swelling especially in inter phalangeal joints, morning stiffness of joints, low grade fever, serum rheumatoid factor both positive and negative, anorexia & mental stress
Patients who are willing to give radiological investigation and provide blood for lab investigation
Patient willing to sign informed consent stating that he/she will conscientiously stick to the treatment during 48 days but can opt out of the trial of his/her own conscious discretion
Cardiac disease
Hypertension
Diabetes mellitus
Use of narcotic drugs
Pregnancy and lactation
History of trauma
Tuberculosis
Bronchial asthma
Any other serious illness
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method niversal Pain Assessment Scale (0-10)Timepoint: before and after treatment
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Hb & ESR variationTimepoint: Before and after;RA factor & CRP VariationTimepoint: Before and After treatment;Reduction in other clinical symptomsTimepoint: Before and after treatment;Restricted movement assessment scaleTimepoint: before and after