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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/05/086992 [Registered on: 15/05/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 22/04/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Ayurveda 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   To Compare The Efficacy Of Application Of Moolaka Alkali And Apamarga Alkali In Inferior Turbinate Hypertrophy  
Scientific Title of Study   An Open Label Double Arm Randomised Clinical Study To Compare The Efficacy Of Moolaka Pratisaraneeya Kshara And Apamarga Pratisaraneeya Kshara In The Management Of Nasanaha Wsr To Inferior Turbinate Hypertrophy 
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 Bindushree S B 
Designation  Post Graduate Scholar 
Affiliation  shri kalabyraveshwaraswamy ayurvedic medical college and research center 
Address  Room no 21 Department Of Shalakya Tantra Sri Kalabyraveshwaraswamy Ayurvedic Medical College Hospital And Research Center Bengaluru Karnataka India 560104

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560104
India 
Phone  9900529987  
Fax    
Email  bindushreesb1720@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Hamsaveni v  
Designation  Professor 
Affiliation  shri kalabyraveshwaraswamy ayurvedic medical college and research center 
Address  Room no 21 Department Of Shalakya Tantra Sri Kalabyraveshwaraswamy Ayurvedic Medical College Hospital And Research Center Bengaluru Karnataka India 560104

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560104
India 
Phone  9900110912  
Fax    
Email  vimalbut@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Hamsaveni v  
Designation  Professor 
Affiliation  Sri Kalabyraveshwaraswamy Ayurvedic Medical College Hospital And Research Center 
Address  Room no 21 Department Of Shalakya Tantra Sri Kalabyraveshwaraswamy Ayurvedic Medical College Hospital And Research Center Bengaluru Karnataka India 560104

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560104
India 
Phone  9900110912  
Fax    
Email  vimalbut@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Room no 21 Department Of Shalakya Tantra Sri Kalabyraveshwaraswamy Ayurvedic Medical College Hospital And Research Center Bengaluru Karnataka India 560104 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Dr Bindushree s b 
Address  Room no 21 Department Of Shalakya Tantra Sri Kalabyraveshwaraswamy Ayurvedic Medical College Hospital And Research Center Bengaluru Karnataka India 560104 
Type of Sponsor  Other [Self] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
nil  not applicable 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Kiran M Goud  Sri Kalabyraveshwaraswamy Ayurvedic Medical College Hospital And Research Center  Room no 21 Department Of Shalakya Tantra Sri Kalabyraveshwaraswamy Ayurvedic Medical College Hospital And Research Center Bengaluru Karnataka India 560104
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
9845109556

kiranmgoud@yahoo.co.in 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
shri kalabyraveshwaraswamy ayurvedic medical college and research center   Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition:J343||Hypertrophy of nasal turbinates. Ayurveda Condition: NASAROGAH,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
snoIntervention/ComparatorTypeDrug-TypeProcedure NameDetails
1Comparator ArmProcedure-pratisAraNIya-kShAraH, प्रतिसारणीय-क्षारः (Procedure Reference: Sushrutha samhitha, Procedure details: Application of Apamarga Kshara 2.5mg in Inferior Turbinate Hypertrophy)
(1) Medicine Name: Apamarga Kshara, Reference: Sushrutha Samhitha, Route: Topical, Dosage Form: Kshara, Dose: 2.5(mg), Frequency: od, Duration: 1 Days
2Intervention ArmProcedure-pratisAraNIya-kShAraH, प्रतिसारणीय-क्षारः (Procedure Reference: Sushrutha samhitha, Procedure details: Application of Moolaka Kshara 2.5mg in Inferior Turbinate Hypertrophy)
(1) Medicine Name: Moolaka Kshara, Reference: Ayurveda sara sangraha, Route: Topical, Dosage Form: Kshara, Dose: 2.5(mg), Frequency: od, Duration: 1 Days
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  20.00 Year(s)
Age To  60.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Subjects with lakshanas of Nasanaha
Subjects with inferior turbinate hypertrophy
Subjects of either gender between 20 to 60 years of age
Subjects fit for kshara karma
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Subjects with history of Atrophic rhinitis Nasal polyps Epistaxis and history of Benign and Malignant nasal and paranasal tumours
Pregnant and lactating mother
Subjects presenting with systemic diseases that may interfere with the course of treatment

 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Coin toss, Lottery, toss of dice, shuffling cards etc 
Method of Concealment   Alternation 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
to check the reduction of size of inferior turbinate hypertrophy using compass caliper nose score and friedman grading system of inferior turbinate hyper trophy through anterior rhinoscopy and other parameters in two treatment modalities viz moolaka pratisaraneeya kshara ans apamarga pratisaraneeya kshara in nasanaha w s r to inferior turbinate hypertrophy  11day of study 1 day application, 3rd and 7 th day follow up 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
nil  not applicable 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="40"
Sample Size from India="40" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 2 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   15/05/2025 
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 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="6"
Days="7" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
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   The main aim of the study is to reduce the size of the hypertrophied inferior turbinates which causes nasal obstruction breathing problems frequent infection Hence in the present study Kshara karma pratisarana is selected in the management of Nasanaha w s r Inferior turbinate hypertrophy 
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