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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/07/090289 [Registered on: 07/07/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 30/06/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug
Ayurveda 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   To study the effect of ayurvedic medicinal formulation in Facial Paralysis. 
Scientific Title of Study   A CLINICAL STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFECT OF MASHBALADI KASHAY IN ARDITA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO BELLS PALSY. 
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 Kiran Sanjay Dhamdhere 
Designation  MD,PhD(Scholar) 
Affiliation  Bharati Vidyapeeth(Deemed to be University)  
Address  A/P Talegaon Dhamdhere, Taluka- Shirur, Pune
Bharati Vidyapeeth(Deemed to be University), College of Ayurved, Bharati Educational Campus, Pune
Pune
MAHARASHTRA
412208
India 
Phone  7249000715  
Fax    
Email  kirdhamdhere1234@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Dattatray Laxman Shinde 
Designation  Professor ,HOD  
Affiliation  Bharati Vidyapeeth(Deemed to be University)  
Address  Bharati Vidyapeeth(Deemed to be University), College of Ayurved, Bharati Educational Campus, Pune
Bharati Vidyapeeth(Deemed to be University), College of Ayurved, Bharati Educational Campus, Pune
Pune
MAHARASHTRA
411043
India 
Phone  9890111954  
Fax    
Email  dshinde248@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Dattatray Laxman Shinde 
Designation  Professor ,HOD 
Affiliation  Bharati Vidyapeeth(Deemed to be University)  
Address  Bharati Vidyapeeth(Deemed to be University), College of Ayurved, Bharati Educational Campus, Pune
Bharati Vidyapeeth(Deemed to be University), College of Ayurved, Bharati Educational Campus, Pune

MAHARASHTRA
411043
India 
Phone  9890111954  
Fax    
Email  dshinde248@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Self 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Dr Kiran Sanjay Dhamdhere 
Address  Bharati Vidyapeeth(Deemed to be University), College of Ayurved and Hospital, Bharati Educational Campus, Pune 
Type of Sponsor  Private 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 Kiran  Bharati Vidyapeeth(Deemed to be University), College of Ayurved and Hospital,  Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), College of Ayurved and Hospital OPD , Department of Kayachikitsa OPD no 4 , Bharati Educational Campus, Pune 411043
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
7249000715

kirdhamdhere1234@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Pune (India) COLLEGE OF AYURVED PUNE-SATARA ROAD, PUNE-411 043, ETHICS COMMITTEE [BV(DU)COA-EC]  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition:G819||Hemiplegia, unspecified. Ayurveda Condition: ARDITAH,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
snoIntervention/ComparatorTypeDrug-TypeProcedure NameDetails
1Intervention ArmDrugClassical(1) Medicine Name: Masha Baladi Kashaya, Reference: Chakradutta, Route: Oral, Dosage Form: Kwatha/ Kashaya, Dose: 40(ml), Frequency: bd, Bhaishajya Kal: Abhakta, Duration: 7 Days, anupAna/sahapAna: Yes(details: Koshna Jala), Additional Information:
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  70.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  • Patients having Acute onset of signs and symptoms of Ardita.(Sushrutokta Ardita)
• Facial paralysis, speech distortion,and upward rolling of eyelids, salivation with constant
pain in dental region with neck pain.
• Age group between 18 to 70 years.
• Patients will be selected irrespective of their Gender,Socioeconomic status.
• Patients who are willing to give written informed consent. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  • Age group below 18 and above 70 years.
• Charakokta Ardita,Vaghabtokta Ardita (The deformities are found in the facial along with a
part of the body).
• Patient having history of Cerebrovascular Accident with Facial palsy,Head injury,Brain
tumor, cholesteatoma, schwannoma and invasive carcinoma like condition resulting in
facial palsy.
• Patient having history of Leprosy,Upper Motor Neuron Disease,Multiple Sclerosis,Viral
Infection (Herpes simplex virus,Varicella zoster virus,Epstein barr virus,Cytomegalovirus).
• Patients having Intracranial tumor,Intracranial hemorrhage,Bilateral facial palsy and
involvement of Ipsilateral or contra lateral hand and leg.
• Pregnant and lactating women 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Improvement in facial nerve functions in seven days. (by facial nerve
examination).
 
Base line and 7, 15 and 30th day 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Improvement in facial palsy gradation by House Brackman
classification system 
base line and 7th day 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="60"
Sample Size from India="60" 
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 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   25/07/2025 
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="2"
Months="1"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Yet Recruiting 
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   Acharya Charaka states that Ardita is localized in half of the face with or without involvement of half of the body2 under context of Vatavyadhi Chikitsa Adhyaya 5.Acharya Sushrut states that this sickness only affects the face-advised following treatment-Nasya,Dhumapana etc.Panchkarma procedures in Sushrut Samhita6 . According to Vagbhat Ardita vyadhi is found – associated with Shopha , hence- Vamana Chikitsa advised7. Bhavaprakasha elucidated Ardita Chikitsa according to its Types8 . Vangasena propounded chikitsa according to Dosha Pradhanyata present in the Ardita10.As per Acharya Chakradutta-Abhyanga,Pana, Ghritapana, Basti were explained for the management of Ardita9 . 
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