An Observational study to evaluate the impact of Ayurvedic management in Amavata (Rheumatoid Arthritis ) previously treated with allopathic medicine.

Not Applicable

Conditions: Health Condition 1: M059- Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor, unspecified

Registration Number: CTRI/2024/05/067683

Lead Sponsor: State Ayurvedic College and Hospital Lucknow

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: ot Yet Recruiting

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 0

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients coming to Kayachikitsa OPD, State Ayurvedic College, Lucknow having joint symptoms clinically diagnosable as amavata, for not less than 6 months.

2. Patients previously diagnosed for having Rheumatoid Arthritis (ACR 2010 criteria) and having been treated through standard modern care for not less than 3 months under the supervision of a qualified rheumato-logist/clinical immunologist/ orthopedic surgeon/ neurologist or a specialist physician.

3.Minimum 6 joints (swollen or tender) involved at the time of registration in the study.

4.Patients having concerns about their ongoing modern care for joint disease and are willing to take ayurvedic therapy either in continuation with ongoing modern treatment or are willing to reduce or stop the modern medication. This also includes the patients who have stopped their modern medication at their own long back.

Exclusion Criteria

1.Patient with chronic rheumatoid arthritis having developed joint deformities

2.Patients having additional joint pathologies (Gout/OA) besides having RA.

3.Patients currently or previously (in past three months) on steroid therapy.

4.Patients who were on some Ayurvedic therapy in past 3 months.

5.Patients having impaired renal or hepatic function

6.Pregnancy and lactation

Study & Design

Study Type: Observational

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
a comparision of pre and post treatment observation between outcomes and also a of outcome between those on ayurvedic management alone and on concomitant ayurvedic and modern care.Timepoint: 90days

Secondary Outcome Measures