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CTRI Number  CTRI/2024/07/070819 [Registered on: 18/07/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 17/07/2024
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug
Ayurveda
Other (Specify) [KSHARALEPA APPLICATION]  
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   comparative study to evaluate the effectiveness of á¹ igru tÄ«ká¹£na pratisāranÄ«ya Kṣāra against Apāmārga tÄ«ká¹£na pratisāranÄ«ya Kṣāra in the management of second degree Haemorrhoids. 
Scientific Title of Study   A Randomized comparative clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of á¹ igru tÄ«ká¹£na pratisāranÄ«ya Kṣāra against Apāmārga tÄ«ká¹£na pratisāranÄ«ya Kṣāra in the management of second degree Haemorrhoids 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr AMRUTHA K 
Designation  PG SCHOLAR 
Affiliation  VPSV Ayurveda college,kottakkal 
Address  Department of shalyatantra VPSV Ayurveda college kottakkal,malappuram,KERALA,676501,INDIA

Malappuram
KERALA
676502
India 
Phone  9995251960  
Fax    
Email  amruthapradeep036@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr sunitha P V 
Designation  PROFESSOR 
Affiliation  VPSV Ayurveda college,kottakkal 
Address  Department of shalyatantra VPSV Ayurveda college kottakkal,malappuram,KERALA,676501,INDIA

Malappuram
KERALA
676502
India 
Phone  9447991388  
Fax    
Email  drsunitapv@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr sunitha P V 
Designation  PROFESSOR 
Affiliation  VPSV Ayurveda college,kottakkal 
Address  Department of shalyatantra VPSV Ayurveda college kottakkal,malappuram,KERALA,676501,INDIA

Malappuram
KERALA
676502
India 
Phone  9447991388  
Fax    
Email  drsunitapv@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
VPSV Ayurveda College Hospital Kottakkal,Malappuram district,Kerala,pincode 676501,India. 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  VPSV Ayurveda college  
Address  VPSV Ayurveda college kottakkal,malappuram,KERALA,676501,INDIA  
Type of Sponsor  Other [aided college] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
nil  nil 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr AMRUTHA K  VPSV AYURVEDA COLLEGE HOSPITAL  Room number 101 OPD Department of Shalyatantra, VPSV Ayurveda college, Hospital,Kottakkal,Malappuram District,Kerala,Pincode 676501.
Malappuram
KERALA 
9995251960

amruthapradeep036@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics committee(IEC) Vaidyaratnam P S Varrier Ayurveda CollegeKottakkal  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition:K641||Second degree hemorrhoids. Ayurveda Condition: ARSAH,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
snoIntervention/ComparatorTypeDrug-TypeProcedure NameDetails
1Intervention ArmProcedure-kShArakarma, क्षारकर्म (Procedure Reference: susruta samhita, Procedure details: PRE OPERATIVE PROCEDURES Informed consent will be taken from the participant. Prior to procedure the participant will be advised to remain nil orally for at least 4 hours. The perianal part will be shaved & prepared. Soap water enema will be given 2 hours before the procedure. OPERATIVE PROCEDURES The patient will be made to lie in lithotomy position. The anal and perianal area will be cleaned with antiseptic solution. Then the slit proctoscope will be introduced into the anal canal to detect the exact position of pile mass. Then the pile mass will be cleaned with cotton swab and surrounding area will be covered with cotton to avoid injury. Then ṡigru Kṣāra will be applied for trial group over the haemorrhoidal mass with the help of salāka and retained for 100 matra or till the pile mass turn to purple black colour (pakva jambu phala varna). After this procedure the anal canal will be washed with sterile tamarind water and wiped. This will help to neutralize PH and to remove all the remaining kṣāra. Then ghee prepared with Yaṣti Madhu will be smeared over the area and proctoscope will be removed.Thereafter the anal canal will be packed with gauze pads and the patient will be shifted to post operative ward for observation. POST OPERATIVE Sitz bath with luke warm water for two weeks 30 minutes morning and evening. TREATMENT PERIOD – Single day )
(1) Medicine Name: shigru kshara, Reference: raja nighantu, Route: Rectal, Dosage Form: Kshara, Dose: 1(g), Frequency: od, Duration: 1 Days
2Comparator ArmProcedure-kShArakarma, क्षारकर्म (Procedure Reference: susruta samhita, Procedure details: PRE OPERATIVE PROCEDURES Informed consent will be taken from the participant. Prior to procedure the participant will be advised to remain nil orally for at least 4 hours. The perianal part will be shaved & prepared. Soap water enema will be given 2 hours before the procedure. OPERATIVE PROCEDURES The patient will be made to lie in lithotomy position. The anal and perianal area will be cleaned with antiseptic solution. Then the slit proctoscope will be introduced into the anal canal to detect the exact position of pile mass. Then the pile mass will be cleaned with cotton swab and surrounding area will be covered with cotton to avoid injury.Apāmārga Kṣāra will be applied for control group over the haemorrhoidal mass with the help of salāka and retained for 100 matra or till the pile mass turn to purple black colour (pakva jambu phala varna). After this procedure the anal canal will be washed with sterile tamarind water and wiped. This will help to neutralize PH and to remove all the remaining kṣāra. Then ghee prepared with Yaṣti Madhu will be smeared over the area and proctoscope will be removed.Thereafter the anal canal will be packed with gauze pads and the patient will be shifted to post operative ward for observation. POST OPERATIVE Sitz bath with luke warm water for two weeks 30 minutes morning and evening. TREATMENT PERIOD – Single day )
(1) Medicine Name: apamarga kshara, Reference: susruta samhita, Route: Rectal, Dosage Form: Kshara, Dose: 1(g), Frequency: od, Duration: 1 Days
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  21.00 Year(s)
Age To  60.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Participants with second degree Haemorrhoids.
Age group of 21-60 years, irrespective of gender 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details   
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence    
Method of Concealment    
Blinding/Masking    
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Subjective assessment based on clinical signs and symptoms- Assessment of feeling of
protrusion of mass during defecation Objective assessment based on Proctoscopy
Photos of pile mass before and after the intervention will be included.
Assessment of subjective and objective parameters  
As per the subjective and objective criteria,the assessment will be done on the day of kshara karma,and on 3rd day,5th day,7th day andfollowup will be done on 14 th day.  
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Subjective assessment based on clinical signs and symptoms- Assessment of feeling of
protrusion of mass during defecation Objective assessment based on Proctoscopy
Photos of pile mass before and after the intervention will be included.
Assessment of subjective and objective parameters  
before the study, 1st ,3rd,
5th,7thday.
Follow up will be done on 14th day
 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="38"
Sample Size from India="38" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "0"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="38" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 2/ Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   01/08/2024 
Date of Study Completion (India) 01/06/2025 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  01/08/2024 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Completed 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary   A randomised comparative clinical trial is planned in second degree haemorrhoids to compare shigru pratisaraneeya kshara and apamarga pratisaraneeya kshara.In second degree haemorrhoids they come out only through defecation and return by itself.In ayurveda classics detailed description regarding haemorrhoids are given which are known as arsas.kshara karma procedure is the choice when haemorrhoids are mrudu,prasrita,avagada,and uchritha.The phytochemistry and pharmacological effect of shigru are studied and it is found that it posses potential pharmacological actions including antiinflammatory,antimicrobial and wound healing property.
 
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