Research Design
1. Study Design: It will be
Pharmacognostical,
open label, single arm, clinical trial.
2. Sampling method: Randomized sampling method.
3. Sample Size: 30 subjects of palitya
4. Selection Criteria:
Diagnosed subjects of palitya will be selected on the basis of simple
randomized sampling procedure by preparing special case proforma.
5. Duration:
Single application,
wash after 2 hr.
6. Grouping: Single group
7. DIAGNOSTIC PARAMETERS:
1. SUBJECTIVE
CRITERIA:
a) Colour
of hair
b) Dry
splitted hair
c) Unctuous
thick hairs
d) Burning
sensation of scalp
2. OBJECTIVE
CRITERIA:
a) Random
gray hair count in selected 1cm2 area of scalp
INCLUSION CRITERIA:
a)
The individuals having the age group
between 18-40 years.
b)
The patient with least of gray hair in
particular area or in wide spread in scalp.
EXCLUSION
CRITERIA:
a)
Any kind of fungal or other infection of
scalp
b)
Any major systemic disorder
c)
Other skin disorder like psoriasis,
eczema, leukoderma.
8.
INTERVENTION
CHART:
|
Sr.no
|
Test drug
|
Part used
|
Route of administration
|
No. of patient
|
Dose
|
Base
|
duration
|
|
1
|
Saireyaka
|
patra
|
lepa
|
30
|
q.s
|
water
|
Single application wash after 2hr.
|
9. WITHDRAWAL
CRITERIA: The participants
will be allowed to withdraw from the trial if there is any major ailment necessitating the institution of new modalities of treatment. The
decision to withdraw a participant from the trial will be taken by the
principal investigator on their will, with proper justification and formal
information to the guide and the ethical committee within two working days.
10. DROP
OUTS: An attempt will be
made to record the reason for drop outs, if any during the clinical trial.
11. DRUG
COMPLIANCE: If there is
more than or equal to 80% compliance, the participant will be continued in the
trial. The compliance will be assessed at each visit during the follow up by
counting the number of gray hairs.
12. ADVERSE
DRUG REACTION (ADR): A
response which is noxious, unintended, and which will occur at doses normally
used in humans for the prophylaxis, diagnosis, or therapy of disease, or for
the modification of physiological function. (WHO1972). It will be characterized
by the suspicion of a causal relationship between the drug and the occurrence, i.e.,
judged as being at least possibly related to treatment by the reporting or a
reviewing health professional.
13. RECORDING
AND REPORTING OF ADR: Any
adverse event, observed during treatment period or during follow up visits will
be clearly documented using ADR form (attached) and appropriate and timely
management will be done consulting the physician associated in the trial. The
investigating team will report the same to the pharmacovigilance cell at the
earliest.
14. CONCOMITANT
MEDICATION: Details of
concurrent illness and medications consumed by participant registered under the
trial will be recorded in case report form.
Registered individuals will be instructed to avoid the
use of any other drugs on their own for any ailment and will be clearly
instructed to consult the treating investigating physician for any symptom or
complaint, or if they feel anything unusual. The investigating physician will
record any medication (s) he/ she may prescribe to alleviate their concurrent
ailments.
15. RESCUE
MEDICATION: Care and
precautions will be taken in procedure of application of saireyaka patra lepa.
In case of unintended circumstances, medication
intended to relieve symptoms immediately to alleviate any emergency will be
administered immediately under the guidance of physician associated in the
trial. However, the same will be
documented in appropriate column in the case record form.
16. FOLLOW UP:
Subjective and objective parameters will be assessed before treatment and
immediately after the treatment. Then follow up will be carried out after 15th
and 30th day of treatment.
7.3) ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:
PARAMETERS:
SUBJECTIVE CRITERIA:
1.
COLOUR
OF HAIRS:
|
Colour of hair
|
Grade
|
|
Black in colour
|
0
|
|
Ash colour
|
1
|
|
Coppery colour
|
2
|
|
White colour
|
3
|
2. DRY SPLIT HAIR:
|
Feature
|
Grade
|
|
Normal
|
0
|
|
Dryness visible
|
1
|
|
Dryness felt by
touch
|
2
|
|
Dryness felt
with splitted hairs
|
3
|
3.
UNCTUOUS THICK HAIR:
|
Features
|
Grade
|
|
Normal
|
0
|
|
Unctuous
visible
|
1
|
|
Unctuous
felt by touch
|
2
|
|
Unctuous
felt with splitted hairs
|
3
|
4. BURNINGSENSATION
OF SCALP:
|
Features
|
Grade
|
|
No burning
sensation
|
0
|
|
Mild (localized
burning without disturbed sleep)
|
1
|
|
Moderate
(localised burning with disturbed sleep)
|
2
|
|
Severe (burning
all over the scalp with disturbed sleep)
|
3
|
OBJECTIVE CRITERIA:
1.
RANDOM HAIR COUNT: One site of the scalp will
be chosen where more gray hairs will be present. 1cm2 will be chosen
from that site and number of gray hairs will be counted.
|
Number
of gray hairs
|
severity
|
Grade
|
|
No gray hair
|
Normal
|
0
|
|
1 to 10 gray hairs
|
Mild
|
1
|
|
10 to 25 gray hairs
|
Moderate
|
2
|
|
More than 25 gray hairs
|
Severe
|
3
|
STATISTICAL
ANALYSIS: Statistical evaluation of the above parameters will
be carried out by using student paired ‘t’ test in consultation with
Biostatistician. |