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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/07/092026 [Registered on: 30/07/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 03/06/2026
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   Cross Sectional Study 
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   An Exploratory study to assess the understanding and application of the concept of Gulma among Ayurvedic physicians in Kerala 
Scientific Title of Study   An Exploratory study to assess the understanding and application of the concept of Gulma among Ayurvedic physicians in Kerala 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  GOPIKA NATARAJ 
Designation  PG SCHOLAR 
Affiliation  GOVERNMENT AYURVEDA COLLEGE KANNUR 
Address  Dept of Roganidana GOVERNMENT AYURVEDA COLLEGE PARIYARAM KANNUR
Dept of Roganidana GOVERNMENT AYURVEDA COLLEGE PARIYARAM KANNUR
Kannur
KERALA
670503
India 
Phone  7907518248  
Fax    
Email  gopikanataraj9758@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Babita Radhakrishnan 
Designation  Asst Professor  
Affiliation  GOVERNMENT AYURVEDA COLLEGE KANNUR 
Address  Department of Roganidana GOVERNMENT AYURVEDA COLLEGE PARIYARAM KANNUR
Department of Roganidana GOVERNMENT AYURVEDA COLLEGE PARIYARAM KANNUR
Kannur
KERALA
670503
India 
Phone  9895128253  
Fax    
Email  drbabirkrishnan@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  GOPIKA NATARAJ 
Designation  PG SCHOLAR 
Affiliation  GOVERNMENT AYURVEDA COLLEGE KANNUR 
Address  Dept of Roganidana GOVERNMENT AYURVEDA COLLEGE PARIYARAM KANNUR
Dept of Roganidana GOVERNMENT AYURVEDA COLLEGE PARIYARAM KANNUR
Kannur
KERALA
670503
India 
Phone  7907518248  
Fax    
Email  gopikanataraj9758@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Govt ayurveda college pariyaram kannur 670503 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  GOVERNMENT AYURVEDA COLLEGE KANNUR 
Address  GOVERNMENT AYURVEDA COLLEGE PARIYARAM KANNUR 
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 GOPIKA NATARAJ  GOVERNMENT AYURVEDA COLLEGE HOSPITAL KANNUR  Dept of Roganidana Room 7 GOVERNMENT AYURVEDA COLLEGE PARIYARAM KANNUR
Kannur
KERALA 
7907518248

gopikanataraj9758@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS COMMITTEE GOVERNMENT AYURVEDA COLLEGE KANNUR  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Healthy Human Volunteers  FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSION WITH EXPERTS 
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
snoIntervention/ComparatorTypeDrug-TypeProcedure NameDetails
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  30.00 Year(s)
Age To  70.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  as it is a descriptive study there is no inclusion criteria 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  as it is a descriptive study there is no exclusion criteria 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Stratified randomization 
Method of Concealment    
Blinding/Masking    
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Understanding and application of gulma  18 months 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Questionnaire will be analysed for assessing the outcome. The concept of gulna will be understood in a better way & information s will be made useful for all practicing Ayurveda  18months 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="167"
Sample Size from India="167" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "168"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="168" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   25/09/2025 
Date of Study Completion (India) 08/05/2026 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Completed 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details
Modification(s)  
N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary
Modification(s)  

The survey was administered to 168 registered Ayurvedic practitioners with more than ten years of clinical experience, selected through stratified random sampling across the three zones of Kerala — North, Central, and South — with fifty-six participants from each zone. Data were collected through a Google Form-based questionnaire after obtaining informed consent. Statistical analysis was performed using frequencies for distribution of variables, percentages for proportional representation, and chi-square tests to assess associations between variables, while factor analysis was applied to establish the construct validity of the instrument. The findings of the survey were integrated with the qualitative insights from the preceding phases to produce a comprehensive, multi-layered understanding of how the concept of Gulma is understood and applied by contemporary Ayurvedic physicians in Kerala, and to identify the challenges, gaps, and priorities that should guide future research and educational reform in this domain.


 
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