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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/04/084560 [Registered on: 11/04/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 07/04/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug
Ayurveda
Diagnostic 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   An open clinical trial to test the effect of Chirayata [Swertia purpurascens Wall]in the management of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease 
Scientific Title of Study   An open randomized clinical trial to evaluate the effect of Chirayata [Swertia purpurascens Wall]in the management of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease  
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 Dr Vijay Chaudhary 
Designation  Principal cum Dean  
Affiliation   
Address  Rajiv Gandhi Govt Post Graduate Ayurvedic College and Hospital Paprola Kangra(H.P)

Kangra
HIMACHAL PRADESH
176115
India 
Phone  9418130228  
Fax    
Email  drvijaychaudhary@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Manik Soni 
Designation  Senior Lecturer 
Affiliation   
Address  Rajiv Gandhi Govt Post Graduate Ayurvedic College and Hospital Paprola Kangra(H.P)

Kangra
HIMACHAL PRADESH
176115
India 
Phone  9816842425  
Fax    
Email  drmsony@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Archna Kumari 
Designation  MD Scholar 
Affiliation   
Address  Rajiv Gandhi Govt Post Graduate Ayurvedic College and Hospital Paprola Kangra(H.P)

Kangra
HIMACHAL PRADESH
176115
India 
Phone  7018817298  
Fax    
Email  rawatarchu874@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Prof Dr Vijay Chaudhary 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Prof Dr Vijay Chaudhary 
Address  Rajiv Gandhi Govt Post Graduate Ayurvedic College and Hospital Paprola Kangra(H.P) 
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 ARCHNA RAWAT  Rajiv Gandhi Govt.Post Graduate Ayurvedic college and Hospital Paprola(HP)  Room no -317 Hospital Building Rajiv Gandhi Govt.Post Graduate Ayurvedic college and Hospital Paprola(HP)
Kangra
HIMACHAL PRADESH 
7018817298

rawatarchu874@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committee(IEC)  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition:E789||Disorder of lipoprotein metabolism, unspecified. Ayurveda Condition: YAKRUDDALYUDARAH,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
snoIntervention/ComparatorTypeDrug-TypeProcedure NameDetails
1Intervention ArmDrugClassical(1) Medicine Name: Chirayata , Reference: Charak chikitsa 15/137-140, Route: Oral, Dosage Form: Churna/ Powder, Dose: 500(mg), Frequency: tds, Bhaishajya Kal: Adhobhakta, Duration: 12 Weeks, anupAna/sahapAna: Yes(details: -Luke warm water), Additional Information: -
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  70.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Patients having altered serum liver enzymes levels defined as serum AST and ALT more than normal but less than 2 times upper normal limit and ultrasonographical evidence of Non -Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Patients having serum liver level enzymes (AST and ALT)levels more than 2 times of upper normal limit .
Patients having hepatitis B and C ,liver malignancy or having any other comorbidity.
Patients consuming alcohol . 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To lower the altered serum liver enzyme levels AST AND ALT.  3 months 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To assess the clinical safety of Chirayata [Swertia purpurascens Wall]in the patients of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease  12 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 4 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   20/08/2025 
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="3"
Days="0" 
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   At the end of trial collected data will be analyzed by using appropriate statistical methods. 
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