A study to evaluate the effectiveness of Kandathri Legium for the treatment of throat infection in children
- Conditions
- Acute tonsillitis, unspecified,
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2025/05/086880
- Lead Sponsor
- National Institute of Siddha
- Brief Summary
This study is a prospective open non randomized phase II clinical trial to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of trial drug Kandathri Legium according to body weight adminstering orally twice a day for 24 days in 30 patients during the trial period of 12 months that will be conducted in Ayothidass Pandithar Hospital National Institute of Siddha Tambaram sanatorium chennai The effectiveness of drug will be assessed based on reduction in quantitative assessment scales of clinical symptoms
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Not Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Enlarged tonsils with Brodsky scale Grade 2 and above, or Children with positive throat culture [GABHS],or Children having at least three of the symptoms like sore throat,cough, difficulty in swallowing,fever,halitosis,tender swollen cervical lymph nodes.
- Children with symptoms of 1.
- Pneumonia, 2.
- Oral Candidiasis, 3.
- Tuberculosis, 4.
- Peritonsillar abscess.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The efficacy of trial drug will be assessed by reduction in grade of Brodsky Scale and also by improvement in clinical conditions On duration of 24 days of drug every seventh day patients will be assessed by Brodsky Scale for tonsillar enlargement and also by improvement in clinical conditions.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Ayothidass Pandithar Hospital,National Institute of Siddha
🇮🇳Kancheepuram, TAMIL NADU, India
Ayothidass Pandithar Hospital,National Institute of Siddha🇮🇳Kancheepuram, TAMIL NADU, IndiaDr V PriyadarshiniPrincipal investigator8903404227priyavenkatesan2797@gmail.com