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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/02/081379 [Registered on: 27/02/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 13/08/2026
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug
Ayurveda 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   Comparative Clinical Study of Shalmali Ghee and Shatavari Ghee in the Treatment of Abnormal Menstrual Bleeding (Asrigdar) 
Scientific Title of Study   A Comparative Clinical Evaluation Of Shalmali Ghrit And Shatvari Ghrit In The Management Of Asrigdar 
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 Pooja Sahu 
Designation  M.S. Scholar 
Affiliation  Government Ayurvedic PG College And Hospital Chaukaghat,Varanasi 
Address  Department of Prasuti Tantra and Stri Roga Government Ayurvedic PG College And Hospital,Chaukaghat,Varanasi

Varanasi
UTTAR PRADESH
221002
India 
Phone  7974360344  
Fax    
Email  psahu111993@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Deepika Gupta 
Designation  Assistant Professor 
Affiliation  Government Ayurvedic PG College And Hospital Chaukaghat, Varanasi 
Address  Department of Prasuti Tantra and Stri Roga Government Ayurvedic PG College And Hospital,Chaukaghat,Varanasi

Varanasi
UTTAR PRADESH
221002
India 
Phone  9839076961  
Fax    
Email  deepikagupta0717@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Anjana Saxena 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  Government Ayurvedic PG College And Hospital,Chaukaghat,Varanasi 
Address  Department of Prasuti Tantra and Stri Roga Government Ayurvedic PG College And Hospital,Chaukaghat,Varanasi

Varanasi
UTTAR PRADESH
221002
India 
Phone  9839041045  
Fax    
Email  dranjana.saxena@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Government Ayurvedic P.G. College And Hospital Chaukaghat Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, 221002, India 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Government Ayurvedic P.G. College And Hospital Chaukaghat Varanasi 
Address  Department of Prasuti Tantra and Stri Roga Government Ayurvedic College and Hospital, Varanasi Varanasi UTTAR PRADESH 221002 
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 Pooja Sahu  Government Ayurvedic P G College And Hospital Chaukaghat Varanasi  OPD No 36 and OPD No 1 Department of Prasuti Tantra and Stri Roga Government Ayurvedic PG College And Hospital,Chaukaghat,Varanasi.Uttar Pradesh.
Varanasi
UTTAR PRADESH 
7974360344

psahu111993@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committee Government PG Ayurveda College and Hospital, Varanasi, U.P Mahayogi Guru Gorakhnath Ayush University, Gorakhapur, U.P.  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition:N921||Excessive and frequent menstruation with irregular cycle. Ayurveda Condition: ASRUGDARAH/RAKTAPRADARAH,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
snoIntervention/ComparatorTypeDrug-TypeProcedure NameDetails
1Comparator ArmDrugClassical(1) Medicine Name: Shatavari Ghrita, Reference: Kashyapa Kalpasthana Shatpushpashatavari Adhyaya, Route: Oral, Dosage Form: Ghrita, Dose: 10(ml), Frequency: bd, Bhaishajya Kal: Pragbhakta, Duration: 42 Days, anupAna/sahapAna: Yes(details: Koshna Jala), Additional Information:
2Intervention ArmDrugClassical(1) Medicine Name: Shalmali Ghrita, Reference: Yogaratnakar Pradara Roga Chikitsa, Route: Oral, Dosage Form: Ghrita, Dose: 10(ml), Frequency: bd, Bhaishajya Kal: Pragbhakta, Duration: 42 Days, anupAna/sahapAna: Yes(details: Koshna Jala), Additional Information:
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  45.00 Year(s)
Gender  Female 
Details  Patients who are willing to participate in the trial, including both married and unmarried individuals, will be included. The primary eligibility criterion is the presence of Asrigdara as a cardinal symptom. Additionally, the study will consider patients within the age range of 18 to 45 years. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Patients who are not willing to participate in the trial will be excluded. Additionally, individuals with hemoglobin levels below 8 gm%, pregnant patients, and lactating women will not be considered. Those using intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUCDs) or oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) are also ineligible. Exclusion criteria further include bleeding from sites other than the uterus, bleeding due to abortion, postmenopausal bleeding, and systemic illnesses such as severe hypertension, liver dysfunction, thyroid disorders, and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Patients with coagulation disorders or those diagnosed with uterine and pelvic pathologies, including fibroids, adenomyosis, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), endometrial polyps, and cervical cancer, will also be excluded from the study. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1.Normalization of Menstrual Cycle
2.Reduction in Spotting or Pre-menstrual Bleeding 
3 Months 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Improvement in associate symptoms like angamarda kathishool aruchi daurbalya bhram tamoPravesh tandra etc  3 Months 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="60"
Sample Size from India="60" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "60"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="60" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 2/ Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   05/03/2025 
Date of Study Completion (India) 03/04/2026 
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)   Not Yet Recruiting 
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)  
Interventional study
Patient suffering from Asrigdar will be selected from OPD and IPD of Department of
Prasuti Tantra evum Stri Roga , Government PG Ayurvedic College and Hospital Chaukaghat
Varanasi. 
Total 60 patients will be selected for the study of the drug. Treatment will continue for 3 consecutive months (90 days).
Treatment protocol - patients are divided into two groups of 30-30 patients.

GROUP-A (TREATMENT GROUP):
It consists of 30 patients who will be given the selected drug SHALMALI GHRITA orally.
Dose: 6 gm BD in PRAGBHAKTA kala, for 3 consecutive months.
GROUP-B (CONTROL GROUP):
It also consists of a group of 30 patients who will be given SHATAVARI GHRITA orally.
Dose: 6 gm BD in PRAGBHAKTA kala, for 3 consecutive months.
Follow Up: On 15th,30th, 45th, 60th, 75th, 90th days
 
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