A clinical trial to study the effect of Vidaryadi Modaka in patients with karshya[underweight childern]

Phase 2

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Unspecified protein-calorie malnutrition,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2020/12/029796
• Lead Sponsor: Dean Faculty of Ayurved Parul University

Brief Summary

Under nutrition is widely recognized as a major publichealth problem in the developing countries worldwide.

In the post-2015developmental era, estimates of child malnutrition will helpdetermine whether the world is on track to achieve the Sustainable Developmental Goals to end hunger, achieve food security andimproved nutrition. Under nutrition denotes insufficient intake of energy andnutrients to meet an individual’s need to maintain good health.

According to *Ayurveda*, *Karshya* isan *Apatarpanjanya vyadhi*, and results from *Ruksh anapana*, *Langhana*and *Pramitashana* and can be correlated with undernutrition.

Manydiseases are known to afflict human being such as the infectious, metabolic,genetic and nutritional deficiency disorder. Out of these nutritional diseasesare by far the most common throughout the world, among them protein energymalnutrition is the commonest one. It is the most widespread health andnutritional problem in developing countries. A silent and largely invisibleemergency malnutrition plays a role in more than half of the nearly 11 milliondeaths each year among children under age five. WHO identifies malnutrition asthe single most important risk factor for this disease

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 2020-08-12
• Study Start: 2020-12-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

• Subject within age group 5 to 10 years will be included in the study irrespective of Gender, caste and religion.
• Subject with weight up to -2 SD for the expected weight for age.

Exclusion Criteria

• Patient associated with, Chronic malnutrition.
• Secondary malnutrition.
• Congenital Diseases, Inborn Errors of Metabolism, Kwashiorkor or any other systemic illness with organic causes.
• LBW babies whose catch-up growth is not attained.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
It is effective in the management of karshya in children.	effect on karshya [underweight childern] | baseline and at the end of 15 days till 60 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Weight gain of patient	effect on weight of karshya patients baseline and at the end of 15 days till 60 days

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Parul Institute of Ayurved; 🇮🇳 Vadodara, GUJARAT, India

Parul Institute of Ayurved

🇮🇳Vadodara, GUJARAT, India

Dr Pulkit Rai

Principal investigator

9406775555

pulkitrai31@gmail.com