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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/01/079141 [Registered on: 21/01/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 19/12/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Ayurveda 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   To find out the effect of Kalyanaka kshara with Virataradi kashaya asan adjuvant therapy for improving the quality of life in Prostate cancer 
Scientific Title of Study   Effect of Kalyanaka kshara with Virataradi kashaya as an adjuvant therapy for improving the quality of life in CA Prostate A pre test post test design  
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 Sai Nandana MC 
Designation  PG Scholar 
Affiliation  VPSV Ayurveda College Kottakkal  
Address  Department of Shalyatantra, VPSV Ayurveda College Kottakkal, Malappuram, Kerala, India

Malappuram
KERALA
676501
India 
Phone  7012027202  
Fax    
Email  sainandanamc2018@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr REJANI H 
Designation  Professor and HOD  
Affiliation  VPSV Ayurveda College Kottakkal  
Address  Department of Shalyatantra, VPSV Ayurveda College Kottakkal, Malappuram, Kerala, India

Malappuram
KERALA
676501
India 
Phone  9447270227  
Fax    
Email  drrejaniharidas@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr REJANI H 
Designation  Professor and HOD  
Affiliation  VPSV Ayurveda College Kottakkal  
Address  Department of Shalyatantra, VPSV Ayurveda College Kottakkal, Malappuram, Kerala, India


KERALA
676501
India 
Phone  9447270227  
Fax    
Email  drrejaniharidas@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Arya Vaidyashala Kottakkal GMP Certified Institute Malappuram Kerala India 676503 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  VPSV AYURVEDA COLLEGE KOTTAKKAL  
Address  VPSV Ayurveda College Kottakkal Edarikkode PO Kottakkal Kerala 676501 
Type of Sponsor  Other [Aided 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 Sai Nandana M C  Charitable Hospital   VPSVs Arya Vaidyashala Special OPD charitable hospital OPD room no 3 Kottakkal pin 676503 Malappuram Kerala
Malappuram
KERALA 
7012027202

sainandanamc2018@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS COMMITTEE (IEC) VAIDYARATNAM PS VARIER AYURVEDA COLLEGE KOTTAKKAL   Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition:C61||Malignant neoplasm of prostate. Ayurveda Condition: ARBUDAH,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
snoIntervention/ComparatorTypeDrug-TypeProcedure NameDetails
1Intervention ArmDrugClassical(1) Medicine Name: KALYANAKA KSHARA, Reference: ASHTANGA HRIDAYA, Route: Oral, Dosage Form: Churna/ Powder, Dose: 2(g), Frequency: bd, Bhaishajya Kal: Pragbhakta, Duration: 60 Days, anupAna/sahapAna: No, Additional Information: -
(2) Medicine Name: VIRATARADI KASHAYA, Reference: ASHTANGA HRIDAYA, Route: Oral, Dosage Form: Kwatha/ Kashaya, Dose: 15(ml), Frequency: bd, Bhaishajya Kal: Pragbhakta, Duration: 60 Days, anupAna/sahapAna: Yes(details: -LUKE WARM WATER), Additional Information: -
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  40.00 Year(s)
Age To  70.00 Year(s)
Gender  Male 
Details  Subjects diagnosed with CA Prostate,age group of 40-70 year and with informed consent. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Uncontrolled DM HbA1c greater than 7.5
HTN BP greater than 150/100 mmHg
Chronic kidney diseases 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Improve in quality of life assessed through questionnaire EORTC-QLQ-C-30 and EORTC-QLQ-PR25  0th 31st and 61st days 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To observe whether the combination of drug affects the urine pH using urine routine examination   0th and 61st days 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="11"
Sample Size from India="11" 
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 2/ Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   21/02/2025 
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)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Open to Recruitment 
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   Effect of Kalyanaka kshara with Virataradi kashaya as an adjuvant therapy for improving the quality of life in CA Prostate -A pre test -post test design. Prostate cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer globally. The diagnosis as well as the treatment affect both general quality of life and health related specific quality of life including urinary, bowel and sexual domains. The objective of this study is to validate the effect of Kalyanaka kshara with Virataradi kashaya as an adjuvant therapy for improving the quality of life in CA Prostate. The European Organisation for Reasearch and Treatment of Cancer EORTC-QLQ-PR25 is a Prostate cancer specific module, supplementary to the core quality of life questionnaire EORTC-QLQ-C-30, will be used in the study. The study design will be a single group pre test -post test trial. Including 11 participants in the age group of 40 to 70 years selected from the VPSV’s Aryavaidyasala Special OP, Charitable Hospital, Kottakkal. Quality of life assessment of the participants will be done on the 0 th,31st, and 61st days. The data will be analysed using the most appropriate statistical test. 
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