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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/03/081710 [Registered on: 05/03/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 05/03/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Ayurveda 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   Clinical Study To Evaluate the Efficacy of Ayurvedic Management in Stage 4 Cancer(Arbuda) 
Scientific Title of Study   An Open Label Single Arm Clinical Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Ayurvedic Comprehensive Management of Stage 4 Cancer Vis-a-Vis Arbuda 
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 Spoorthi S N 
Designation  PG Scholar 
Affiliation  JSS Ayurveda Medical College and Hospital Kayachikitsa OPD No1 
Address  JSS Ayurveda Medical College and Hospital Kayachikitsa Department OPD No 1 41 E Lalithadripura Road Alanahalli

Mysore
KARNATAKA
570028
India 
Phone  9606208682  
Fax    
Email  snspoorthi@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Beena M D 
Designation  Professor 
Affiliation  JSS Ayurveda Medical College and Hospital Kayachikitsa OPD No 1 
Address  JSS Ayurveda Medical College and Hospital Kayachikitsa Department OPD No 1 41 E Lalithadripura Road Alanahalli

Mysore
KARNATAKA
570028
India 
Phone  9538367282  
Fax    
Email  drpbsreddy@yahoo.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Beena M D 
Designation  Professor 
Affiliation  JSS Ayurveda Medical College and Hospital Kayachikitsa OPD No 1 
Address  JSS Ayurveda Medical College and Hospital Kayachikitsa Department OPD No 1 41 E Lalithadripura Road Alanahalli

Mysore
KARNATAKA
570028
India 
Phone  9538367282  
Fax    
Email  drpbsreddy@yahoo.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Materials required for the treatment Gandira Rasayana and Haritakyadi Yoga will be prepared from GMP Certified pharmacy and Nithyananda Rasa and Gugguluthiktaka ghrita will be procured from GMP certified pharmacy 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Dr Spoorthi S N 
Address  JSS Ayurveda Medical College and Hospital Kayachikitsa OPD No 1 41 E Lalithadripura Road Alanahalli  
Type of Sponsor  Other [SELF] 
 
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 Spoorthi S N  JSS Ayurveda Medical College and Hospital Kayachikitsa OPD No 1  JSS Ayurveda Medical College and Hospital Kayachikitsa Department OPD No-1 41 E Lalithadripura Road Alanahalli Mysuru 570028
Mysore
KARNATAKA 
9606208682

snspoorthi@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethical Clearance Committee- Human  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition:D499||Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of unspecified site. Ayurveda Condition: ARBUDAH,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
snoIntervention/ComparatorTypeDrug-TypeProcedure NameDetails
1Intervention ArmDrugClassical(1) Medicine Name: Guggulu tiktaka ghrita, Reference: Astanga Hridaya Vatavyadhi Chikitsa, Route: Oral, Dosage Form: Ghrita, Dose: 5(ml), Frequency: bd, Bhaishajya Kal: Pragbhakta, Duration: 90 Days, anupAna/sahapAna: Yes(details: Hot water or Warm milk), Additional Information: -
(2) Medicine Name: Nithyananda Rasa, Reference: Bhaishajya Ratnvavali Shleepada Chikitsa, Route: Oral, Dosage Form: Gutika/Vati/Ghana Vati/ Tablets, Dose: 500(mg), Frequency: bd, Bhaishajya Kal: Adhobhakta, Duration: 90 Days, anupAna/sahapAna: Yes(details: Water), Additional Information: -
(3) Medicine Name: Gandira Rasayana, Reference: Sahasrayoga Lehya Prakarana, Route: Oral, Dosage Form: Avleha/Leha/Paka/Raskriya, Dose: 5(g), Frequency: bd, Bhaishajya Kal: Adhobhakta, Duration: 90 Days, anupAna/sahapAna: No, Additional Information: -
(4) Medicine Name: Haritakyadi Yoga, Reference: Charaka Samhita Rasayana Chikitsa, Route: Oral, Dosage Form: Churna/ Powder, Dose: 3(g), Frequency: od, Bhaishajya Kal: Adhobhakta, Duration: 90 Days, anupAna/sahapAna: Yes(details: Jaggery Water), Additional Information: -
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  80.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Subjects between the age group of 18-80 years irrespective of gender, religion and socio-economic status, type or site of stage 4 cancer 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1.Subjects who are not able to take oral medicines
2.Patients with systemic disorders which interfere with the treatment (CKD, Cardiac diseases)  
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To evaluate the efficacy of Ayurvedic comprehensive Management of Stage 4 Cancer  90 days 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To evaluate the efficacy of Ayurvedic comprehensive Management of Stage 4 Cancer  Total number of assessment-7
Pre test: On 0th day
Number of mid test -5 - on every 15th day
Post test - 90th day
Total study duration: 90 days 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="30"
Sample Size from India="30" 
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 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   20/03/2025 
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="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Yet Recruiting 
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  
Neoplasm or tumour is “ A mass of tissue formed as a result of abnormal, excessive, uncoordinated, autonomous and purposeless proliferation of cells, even after removal of growth stimulus which caused it”.
Cancer is a second leading cause of death globally. In India one in nine people are likely to develop cancer in his/her lifetime. Recently India is been named the Cancer capital of the world
Depending upon the stage of cancer, treatment modalities used are surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy, hormonal treatment and Immunotherapy.
Accessibility, affordability, compromised quality of life and variable success rates are the problem areas of conventional cancer care.
In classics, Cancer can be corelated with Arbuda and is defined as a swelling occurring in any part of the body. Due to vitiation of Tridosha, afflicting Mamsa Dhatu, which is circular, fixed, slightly painful, big or widespread, deep seated, slowly growing and non suppurative.
Nityananda rasa, Gandeera rasayana, Panchatikta guggulu ghrita mentioned in Ayurvedic classics have direct indication in Arbuda, Gulma, Granti, Gandamala, Aruchi, Shwasa, Kasa. Haritakyadi yoga which helps in Deepana, pachana, anulomana, purana mala shodhana; These medicines can be administered in combination in the management of cancer.
In this study an effort is put forth to evaluate the combined effect of Nityananda rasa, Gandeera rasayana, Guggulu thiktaka ghrita and Haritakyadi yoga in the management of stage 4 cancer.
 
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