| CTRI Number |
CTRI/2024/11/076504 [Registered on: 08/11/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively |
| Last Modified On: |
27/03/2025 |
| Post Graduate Thesis |
Yes |
| Type of Trial |
Interventional |
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Type of Study
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Homeopathy |
| Study Design |
Randomized, Parallel Group, Placebo Controlled Trial |
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Public Title of Study
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Testing Calcarea Phos 6x for reducing symptoms of muscles and joints in people with vitamin D3 deficiency: A clinical study. |
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Scientific Title of Study
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A double-blind randomized placebo control trial utilizing Calcarea Phos 6x in mitigating musculoskeletal manifestations in individuals with vitamin D3 deficiency. |
| Trial Acronym |
NIL |
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Secondary IDs if Any
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| Secondary ID |
Identifier |
| NIL |
NIL |
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Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)
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| Name |
Dr Aswani P U |
| Designation |
PG scholar |
| Affiliation |
Bharati Vidyapeeth deemed to be university Homoeopathic medical college and hospital |
| Address |
Bharati Vidyapeeth deemed to be university Homoeopathic medical college, hospital, Department of postgraduates, and research centre , Pune-Satara road, Dhankawadi, Katraj, Pune
Pune MAHARASHTRA 411043 India |
| Phone |
9207640107 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
ashwi0107@gmail.com |
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Details of Contact Person Scientific Query
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| Name |
Prof Dr Sushma Suresh Manhas |
| Designation |
Head of the department |
| Affiliation |
Bharati Vidyapeeth deemed to be university Homoeopathic medical college and hospital |
| Address |
Bharati Vidyapeeth deemed to be university Homoeopathic medical college, hospital, Department of postgraduates, and research centre , Pune-Satara road, Dhankawadi, Katraj, Pune
Pune MAHARASHTRA 411043 India |
| Phone |
9822322533 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
sushma.manhas@bharatividyapeeth.edu |
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Details of Contact Person Public Query
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| Name |
Dr Aswani P U |
| Designation |
PG scholar |
| Affiliation |
Bharati Vidyapeeth deemed to be university Homoeopathic medical college and hospital |
| Address |
Bharati Vidyapeeth deemed to be university Homoeopathic medical college, hospital, Department of postgraduates, and research centre , Pune-Satara road, Dhankawadi, Katraj, Pune
Pune MAHARASHTRA 411043 India |
| Phone |
9207640107 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
ashwi0107@gmail.com |
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Source of Monetary or Material Support
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| BVDU Homoeopathic Medical College and Hosapital, Dept. of post graduation and research centre,Department of organon of medicine , Pune , Maharashtra-411043 |
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Primary Sponsor
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| Name |
Dr Aswani P U |
| Address |
Bharati Vidyapeeth deemed to be university Homoeopathic medical college and hospital, Department of postgraduate, and research Center, Pune-Satara road, Dhankawadi, Katraj , Pune-411043 |
| Type of Sponsor |
Other [Self] |
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Details of Secondary Sponsor
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Countries of Recruitment
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India |
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Sites of Study
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| No of Sites = 1 |
| Name of Principal
Investigator |
Name of Site |
Site Address |
Phone/Fax/Email |
| Dr Aswani P U |
BVDU Homoeopathic Medical College, Department of Post Graduation and Research centre |
Bharati Vidyapeeth deemed to be university Homoeopathic medical college, hospital, Department of postgraduates, and research centre , Pune-Satara road, Dhankawadi, Katraj, Pune Pune MAHARASHTRA |
09207640107
ashwi0107@gmail.com |
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Details of Ethics Committee
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| No of Ethics Committees= 1 |
| Name of Committee |
Approval Status |
| Institutional Ethics Committee Bharati Vidyapeeth(DTU)HMC |
Approved |
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Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI
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Health Condition / Problems Studied
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| Health Type |
Condition |
| Patients |
(1) ICD-10 Condition: E559||Vitamin D deficiency, unspecified, |
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Intervention / Comparator Agent
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| Type |
Name |
Details |
| Intervention |
Calcarea Phosphorica 6x |
Homoeopathic medicine Calcarea Phosphorica in the form of biochemic tablets will be given. Dose: 6x. Route of administration : oral . Duration of therapy: 3 months. |
| Comparator Agent |
Sac Lac |
Sac lac in the form of pills. Dose: 4 pills twice a day. Route of administration: oral. |
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Inclusion Criteria
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| Age From |
18.00 Year(s) |
| Age To |
45.00 Year(s) |
| Gender |
Both |
| Details |
1.Patient attending OPD who falls short of VDIP score will be included for the study.
2.Age group:18 to 45 years.
3.Patients of both sexes.
4.Patients irrespective of their community or socio-economic status.
5.Patient who has given the consent flr the study. |
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| ExclusionCriteria |
| Details |
1. Patient is already under vitamin D supplementation.
2.Pregnant and lactating woman.
3.Patient having chronic illness or are critically ill.
4. Patient having defined life-threatening pathology. |
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Method of Generating Random Sequence
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Coin toss, Lottery, toss of dice, shuffling cards etc |
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Method of Concealment
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Not Applicable |
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Blinding/Masking
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Participant and Investigator Blinded |
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Primary Outcome
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| Outcome |
TimePoints |
| To assess the effect of Calcarea Phos 6x in mitigating manifestations related to the musculoskeletal system in individuals with Vitamin D3 deficiency. |
3 months with follow-up in each 15 days |
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Secondary Outcome
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| Outcome |
TimePoints |
| To study the role of psora in deficiency diseases. |
3 months with follow-up in each 15 days. |
| To assess symptomatic improvement in vitamin D3 deficiency before and after the treatment. |
3 months with follow-up in each 15 days along with serum vitamin D3 levels before and after treatment. |
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Target Sample Size
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Total Sample Size="52" Sample Size from India="52"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" |
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Phase of Trial
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Phase 3 |
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Date of First Enrollment (India)
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18/11/2024 |
| Date of Study Completion (India) |
Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials |
| Date of First Enrollment (Global) |
Date Missing |
| Date of Study Completion (Global) |
Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials |
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Estimated Duration of Trial
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Years="1" Months="6" Days="0" |
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Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
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Not Yet Recruiting |
| Recruitment Status of Trial (India) |
Not Yet Recruiting |
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Publication Details
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N/A |
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Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement
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Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?
Response - NO
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Brief Summary
Modification(s)
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This is a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study. The primary objective of the study is to assess the efficacy of Calcarea phos 6x in mitigating manifestations pertaining to the musculoskeletal system in individuals with vitamin D3 deficiency. Minimum 52 patients at Bharati Vidhyapeeth (deemed to be a university) Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital will be enrolled in the study. Patient scoring VDIP score 7 or above will be selected, with 52 participants split into two groups: 26 receiving a placebo and 26 receiving Calcarea phos 6x. Randomization will occur through a coin toss. Head will be control group and tail will be treatment group. Follow-up occurs every 15 days for 3 months, measuring serum vitamin D3 levels before and after treatment. The final assessment will determine changes in vitamin D3 levels. |