A study held to see the effect of local application of alkali preparation of Arka plant in the management of nasal obstruction

Phase 2/3

Completed

• Conditions: Disease of upper respiratory tract, unspecified. Ayurveda Condition: NASA PRATINAHA,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2021/11/037952
• Lead Sponsor: Aiswarya Krishna

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to see the effectiveness of arka kshara pratisarana in the management of nasa pratinaha (hypertrophied inferior nasal turbinates).  The study will be conducted with 30 patients showing signs and symptoms of nasa pratinaha, they will be administered with arka kshara for a duration of 10 days and followup will be done on 5th and 10th day and final conclusion will  be drawn on the basis of proper statistical methods.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-02-17
• Last Update Posted: 2022-03-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

• 1. Patients having clinical features of Nasapratinaha(Hypertrophied inferior nasal turbinates) namely nasal congestion, nasal obstruction, trouble sleeping accompanied by mouth breathing and patients fulfilling atleast 2 of above criteria.
• 2. Patient between agegroup 18 and 60 years irrespective of their sex.

Exclusion Criteria

• 1)Patient not willing for trial.
• 2)Nasal Obstruction due to reasons other than Hypertrophy of inferior nasal turbinates.
• 3)Patient with Epistaxis or other inflammatory conditions of nose.
• 4)Patient who need surgical and other intervention.
• 5)Pregnant &lactating women.
• 6)Hypertension, Malignancy, Diabetes mellitus.
• 7)Heart disease, Asthma, Anaemia.
• 8)Patient unfit for Ksharakarma.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To study the efficacy of ArkaksharaPratisarana in reduction of size of Hypertrophied inferior nasal turbinates.	10 days with 2 followups(5,10)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1)Study of properties of ArkaKshara like Chedana, Ropana and Shothahara properties.	10 days with 2 followups(5,10)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Dr D Y Patil college of Ayurved and Research Centre, Pimpri, Pune; 🇮🇳 Pune, MAHARASHTRA, India

Dr D Y Patil college of Ayurved and Research Centre, Pimpri, Pune

🇮🇳Pune, MAHARASHTRA, India

Aiswarya Krishna

Principal investigator

8281022938

aiswaryakrishna309@gmail.com