Efficacy of Amal-e-kai in alleviating the pain of irqunnasa- A randomised controlled clinical trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 2 期
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 入组人数
- 40
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- VAS(VISUAL ANALOGUE SCALE)
研究概览
简要总结
Purpose- Efficacy of Amal-e-Kai in alleviating the pain of Irqunnasa(Sciatica)- A randomised controlled clinical trial
Intervention- In test group, to make the patient comfortable in prone position and the amal-e-kai is done in four points along the course of the respective sciatic nerve viz, over the hip joint postero-laterally, just above the knee joint line postero-laterally, 4cm above the lateral malleolus and lateral aspect of the little toe, done on 1st, 8th and 15th day(3 sittings in 15days)
control- In control group TENS is done over lower back and course of sciatic nerve over 20mins of duration on 1st, 8th and 15th day(3 sittings in 15days)
Study duration: 1year 6months
Main outcome measure:
Primary outcome: VAS (Visual Analogue Scale)
Secondary outcome: SBI (Sciatica Bothersomeness Index)
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18.00 Year(s) 至 65.00 Year(s)（—）
- 性别
- All
入选标准
- •1.clinically diagnosed patients if sciatica 2.patient having pain in range of 3 to 7 on VAS 3.patient willing to take part in the study.
排除标准
- •1.pregnant and lactating women 2.systemic illness such as cancer, DM, epilepsy, cardiac, liver, kidney and pulmonary diseases 3.Spinal injury and deformity(congenital/acquired) 4.who fail to give consent for trial.
结局指标
主要结局
VAS(VISUAL ANALOGUE SCALE)
时间窗: At baseline, 2 weeks
次要结局
- SBI(Sciatica Bothersomeness Index)(At baseline, 2 weeks)
研究者
Dr. Dwarakeesha Chatrappa
National Institute of Unani Medicine, Bangalore