Dhoomapana therapy for cancers.

Recruiting

• Conditions: Head and Neck Cancer

• Registration Number: CTRI/2018/04/012964
• Lead Sponsor: Rasayu Cancer Clinic Pune

Brief Summary

Head and Neck cancers pose a great challenge for physicians as well as patients. Dhoomapana is a therapy mentioned in Ayurveda for various oral as well as Head and Neck related disorders .In this therapy fume of various herbometallic formulations are delivered directly over the lesions.

This is a prospective open labelled study to evaluate safety, efficacy and tolerability of patients undergoing Dhoompana therapy by using a self designed questionnaire called Dhoomapana Efficacy and safety assessment questionnaire.(DESA). We will plan to design two groups. In group A Subjects will receive Rasayana therapy (AMRUT) for their disease and in Group B – Subjects will receive Rasayana therapy (AMRUT) along with Dhoomapana according to eligibility criteria. The benefits of this research will be to understand how non pharmacological interventions such as Dhoompana therapy can help manage Head and Neck cancer related symptoms and tumor regression.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-03-27
• Last Update Posted: 2018-03-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Open to Recruitment
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• Male and Female cancer patients suffering from head and neck cancers.
• 2.Cancer patients refractory to conventional line of treatment.
• Cancer patients willing to take ayurvedic treatment for management of cancer.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients taking conventional anticancer therapies.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Health related quality of life as assessed by FACT-G	Day0,Day15, Day30,Day60,Day90.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Adverse events monitoring.	Baseline (Day0), Day30, Day60, Day90.
Tumor response as assessed radiologically.	Baseline (Day0), Day90

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Clinical Department Rasayu Cancer Clinics Pune; 🇮🇳 Pune, MAHARASHTRA, India

Clinical Department Rasayu Cancer Clinics Pune

🇮🇳Pune, MAHARASHTRA, India

Dr Yogesh Bendale

Principal investigator

02024537149

dr.bendale@gmail.com