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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/02/081133 [Registered on: 21/02/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 20/02/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Yoga & Naturopathy 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   Impact of banana leaf bath on insulin resistance in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus-a single group pre-test and post-test study 
Scientific Title of Study   Impact of banana leaf bath practised in yoga and naturopathy system of medicine on insulin resistance in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus-a single group pre-test and post-test study 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  DrSharon  
Designation  PG Scholar 
Affiliation  Government Yoga and Naturopathy medical college 
Address  Department of Naturopathy, second floor, Government Yoga and Naturopathy medical college and hospital PG block, Arumbakkam,Chennai-600106 Chennai TAMIL NADU 600106 INDIA

Chennai
TAMIL NADU
600106
India 
Phone  8838016756  
Fax    
Email  sharonnazarious@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr A Mooventhan 
Designation  Assistant medical officer cum Lecturer, Department of Research 
Affiliation  Government Yoga and Naturopathy medical college 
Address  Department of Research, second floor, Government Yoga and Naturopathy medical college and hospital PG block, Arumbakkam,Chennai-600106 Chennai TAMIL NADU 600106 INDIA

Chennai
TAMIL NADU
600106
India 
Phone  9844457496  
Fax    
Email  dr.mooventhan@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  DrSharon  
Designation  PG Scholar 
Affiliation  Government Yoga and Naturopathy medical college 
Address  Department of Naturopathy, second floor, Government Yoga and Naturopathy medical college and hospital PG block, Arumbakkam,Chennai-600106 Chennai TAMIL NADU 600106 INDIA
Department of Naturopathy, second floor, Government Yoga and Naturopathy medical college and hospital PG block, Arumbakkam,Chennai-600106 Chennai TAMIL NADU 600106 INDIA
Chennai
TAMIL NADU
600106
India 
Phone  08838016756  
Fax    
Email  sharonnazarious@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Government Yoga and Naturopathy medical college and hospital, Arumbakkam,Chennai-600106 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Government Yoga and Naturopathy medical college and hospital 
Address  Government Yoga and Naturopathy medical college and hospital PG block, Arumbakkam,Chennai-600106 Chennai TAMIL NADU 600106 
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 
DrSharon  Government Yoga and Naturopathy medical college and hospital  2nd floor, Department of Naturopathy, Government Yoga and Naturopathy medical college and hospital, Arumbakkam Chennai TAMIL NADU
Chennai
TAMIL NADU 
08838016756

sharonnazarious@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Government Yoga and Naturopathy Medical College and Hospital, Chennai Institutional ethical committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: E119||Type 2 diabetes mellitus without complications,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Banana leaf bath  All participants will be instructed to take banana leaf bath for 20-30 minutes, twice a week for 4 weeks. Assessments will be done before and after the completion of 4 weeks intervention period.  
Comparator Agent  NOT APPLICABLE  NOT APPLICABLE 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  30.00 Year(s)
Age To  60.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Age 30 to 60 years, Both male and female, Known case of T2DM 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Type 1 Diabetes mellitus, Pregnant women, History of angina, ketoacidosis, myocardial infarction, open wounds  
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
HOMA-IR
 
Homeostatic Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR) will be calculated before and after the completion of 4 weeks intervention period
 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Anthropometric measurements
Blood pressure & Pulse rate
PSQI
PANAS 
Anthropometric measurements
Blood pressure & Pulse rate
PSQI will be taken before & after the completion of 4 weeks intervention period 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="31"
Sample Size from India="31" 
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   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   15/03/2025 
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="1"
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   A single group pre-test and post-test study will be conducted in Type 2 Diabetes mellitus patients to evaluate insulin resistance after taking plantain leaf bath for twice a week for a month.  31 participants will be recruited from Government Yoga and Naturopathy medical college and hospital. After baseline assessment of outcome variables, Banana leaf bath will be given to the subjects for twice a week for 1 month and post data will be collected. The values collected at baseline and after 1 month of intervention will be analyzed. 
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