Efficacy of Pathyadi Varti Anjanaand Eye Exercise in Timira - Simple Myopia

Phase 2/3

Completed

• Conditions: Myopia,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2020/03/024161
• Lead Sponsor: All India Institute of Ayurveda

Brief Summary

Simple myopia is an important health issue in India with high incidence and progression. This condition comes under the purview of “TImira†in Ayurveda. Ocular health can be maintained and promoted by existing treatment modalities in Ayurveda. The management can be fastened if those are supplemented by some ocular strengthening therapy. Approach of Ayurveda may certainly provide good results in myopia by judiciously planning the ocular treatment along with eye exercises. This study is an attempt to evaluate the efficacy of Pathyadi Varti (Ayurveda drug) in the form of Anjana (Collyrium) alone and along with eye exercise in Timira with special reference to simple myopia.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-04-15
• Study Completion: 2021-04-15
• Last Update Posted: 2021-07-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• Sign and Symptoms showing Prathama and Dwithiya Patalagata Timira 2.
• Functional Refractive errors in Myopia upto 6.0 D 3.
• Patients fit for Anjana
.

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients not willing to participate in the study.
• Patients having other systemic disease or metabolic disorders such as hypertension, diabetic mellitus and thyroid and any other illness.
• Patients having any lenticular or Corneal opacity and any other known ocular pathology such as optic atrophy, diabetic retinopathy and hypertensive retinopathy.
• History of any surgical intervention to eye.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reduction in symptoms and 0.5D improvement in clinical refraction.	21 day, 42 day

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improvement in unaided visual acuity	21 day, 42 day

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

All India Institute of Ayurveda; 🇮🇳 Delhi, DELHI, India

All India Institute of Ayurveda

🇮🇳Delhi, DELHI, India

Dr Deenadayal Devarajan

Principal investigator

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drdayal1034@gmail.com