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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/03/081930 [Registered on: 07/03/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 07/03/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Ayurveda 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   Efficacy of Raktamokshana Agnikarma and Marma Chikitsa in the management of Gridhrasi 
Scientific Title of Study   A Clinical study to evaluate the efficacy of Raktamokshana Agnikarma and Marma Chikitsa in the management of Gridhrasi 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Prof Anil Kumar Sharma 
Designation  Professor 
Affiliation  RGGPG Ayurvedic college and hospital Paprola. 
Address  Room no 207 of Shalya Tantra Department Anatomy block of RGGPG Ayurvedic College and Hospital Paprola VPO Paprola Teh Baijnath Distt Kangra Himachal Pradesh 176115 Kangra

Kangra
HIMACHAL PRADESH
176115
India 
Phone  9805056393  
Fax    
Email  dranilpaprola@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Prof Anil Kumar Sharma 
Designation  Professor 
Affiliation  RGGPG Ayurvedic college and hospital Paprola. 
Address  Room no 207 of Shalya Tantra Department Anatomy block of RGGPG Ayurvedic College and Hospital Paprola VPO Paprola Teh Baijnath Distt Kangra Himachal Pradesh 176115 Kangra

Kangra
HIMACHAL PRADESH
176115
India 
Phone  9805056393  
Fax    
Email  dranilpaprola@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Vivek Kumar 
Designation  PG SCHOLAR 
Affiliation  RGGPG Ayurvedic college and hospital Paprola Distt Kangra 
Address  Room no.207 Deptt of Shalya Tantra RGGPG Ayurvedic college and hospital Paprola Teh Baijnath Distt Kangra Himachal Pradesh 176115

Kangra
HIMACHAL PRADESH
176115
India 
Phone  7018385649  
Fax    
Email  vivek301082@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
RGGPG Ayurvedic College Paprola, Distt. Kangra Pincode 176115 Himachal Pradesh INDIA 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Principal RGGPGAyurvedic college and hospital Paprola 
Address  R.G.G.P.G.Ayurvedic college and hospital Paprola Teh Baijnath Distt Kangra Himachal Pradesh 176115 
Type of Sponsor  Government medical 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 Anil Kumar Sharma  R.G.G.P.G.Ayurvedic college and hospital Paprola H.P.   OPD/IPD of Shalya Tantra Department R.G.G.P.G.Ayurvedic College and Hospital Paprola Teh Baijnath Distt Kangra H.P.176115 Kangra HIMACHAL PRADESH
Kangra
HIMACHAL PRADESH 
9805056393

dranilpaprola@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
NSTITUTIONAL ETHICAL COMMITTEE HUMAN  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: G541||Lumbosacral plexus disorders, (2) ICD-10 Condition: G55||Nerve root and plexus compressionsin diseases classified elsewhere, (3) ICD-10 Condition: G541||Lumbosacral plexus disorders,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Agnikarma  Agnikarma will be done between kandra and gulpha at most tender point Vidhagnikarma will be done Four sittings at interval of 1 week for 4 weeks 
Intervention  Marma Chikitsa  Four sittings at interval of 1 week for 4 weeks 
Comparator Agent  NIL  NIL 
Intervention  Raktamokshana  Raktamokshana should be done 4 angula either above or below the janusandhi Four sittings at interval of 1 week for 4 weeks 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  70.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Diagnosed cases of Gridhrasi with symptoms like Ruja, Stambha, Suptata, Spandana, Tandra, Gaurav, Arochak
Signs like Sakthinikshepa nigraha (SLR, i.e., straight leg rising test positive)
Patients of age group between 18 and 70 years
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Tuberculosis of spine and hip joint, malignancy of spine or other organs
Old bony injuries related to spine
Cardiac diseases (ischemic heart disease, coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction etc.)
Anemia, Bleeding disorders
Pregnant and lactating women
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Other 
Method of Concealment   Other 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Efficacy of Raktamokshana , Agni Karma and Marma Chikitsa in the management of patients of Gridhrasi.  6 Weeks 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Explore Ayurvedic text pertaining to Gridhrasi.


 
6 Weeks 
 
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/ Phase 4 
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="0"
Months="1"
Days="12" 
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  

Ghridhrasi is one of the Shool Pradhan clinical entity mentioned among eighty types of Nanatmaj Vaat Vyadhis  Raktamokshana is a type of Shodhan Chikitsa that aims at elimination of the vitiated Dosha out of the body   Acharya Sushruta has indicated Agnikarma in Asthi Sandhi roga.He mentioned that the diseases cured by Agnikarma are said to have no recurrence . He gave importance to Marma in Shalyatantra  due to its relevance in various diseases. As a pioneering Shalya Chikitsak, Sushruta extensively dissected the human body and mentioned Marma-Vigyan.

The study will be performed in 3 groups of 10 patients  each.

 
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