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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/05/087766 [Registered on: 28/05/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 28/05/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug
Siddha 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   A Clinical trail on kushtathy chooranam in the management of Thandagavatham (lumbar spondylosis) among patients attending OPD and IPD of Government Siddha Medical College and Hospital, Palayamkottai  
Scientific Title of Study   A Prospective open labelled single arm non randomized single centric phase II clinical trial on kushtathy chooranam in the management of Thandagavatham (lumbar spondylosis) 
Trial Acronym  KTC 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  A RASHMIANAND 
Designation  PG Scholar  
Affiliation  Government Siddha Medical College and Hospital palayamkottai 
Address  OP number 10,PG department of Pothu Maruthuvam, Government Siddha Medical College and Hospital, Tiruvananthapuram main road, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli, India.

Tirunelveli
TAMIL NADU
627002
India 
Phone  9159396927  
Fax    
Email  rashmianbanandan4158@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  DrGSubash chandran  
Designation  Reader 
Affiliation  GOVERNMENT SIDDHA MEDICAL COLLEGE, PALAYAMKOTTAI 
Address  PG department of Pothu Maruthuvam, Government Siddha Medical College and Hospital, Tiruvananthapuram main road, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli, India

Tirunelveli
TAMIL NADU
627002
India 
Phone  9443358271  
Fax    
Email  Siddhadrgs21@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  DrGSubash chandran  
Designation  Reader 
Affiliation  GOVERNMENT SIDDHA MEDICAL COLLEGE, PALAYAMKOTTAI 
Address  PG department of Pothu Maruthuvam, Government Siddha Medical College and Hospital, Tiruvananthapuram main road, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli, India


TAMIL NADU
627002
India 
Phone  9443358271  
Fax    
Email  Siddhadrgs21@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
OPD AND IPD FACILITIES AND CENTRAL LIBRARY OF GOVERNMENT SIDDHA MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL,TIRUVANANTHAPURAM MAIN ROAD, PALAYAMKOTTAI,TIRUNELVELI-627002,TAMILNADU,INDIA  
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  GOVERNMENT SIDDHA MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL  
Address  PG DEPARTMENT OF POTHU MARUTHUVAM, GOVERNMENT SIDDHA MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, TIRUVANANTHAPURAM MAIN ROAD, PALAYAMKOTTAI, TIRUNELVELI, TAMILNADU, INDIA  
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 A RASHMIANAND  Government Siddha Medical College and Hospital   Op number 10,PG department of Pothu Maruthuvam, Government Siddha Medical College and Hospital, Tiruvananthapuram main road, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli, India
Tirunelveli
TAMIL NADU 
09159396927

rashmianbanandan4158@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
INSTITUTIONAL ETHICAL COMMITTEE , GOVERNMENT SIDDHA MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, PALAYAMKOTTAI   Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: M478||Other spondylosis,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Kushtathy chooranam   Dosage:2 gs twice a day orally for 48 days 
Comparator Agent  Nil  Nil 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  30.00 Year(s)
Age To  65.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1.pain and stiffness in the lumbar region
2.patients presenting with or without radiating pain to lower limb.
3.Difficulty in range of motion.
4.Patients who are willing to participate in the study.  
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1.Age less than 30 years and more than 65 years
2.Osteoarthritis of hip
3.Patient undergone spinal surgery
4.TB-spine
5.SLE
6.SLR test
7.Infection
8.Rheumatoid arthritis
9.Fracture of spine
10.Chronic renal and liver disease Patients
11.Pregnancy  
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence    
Method of Concealment    
Blinding/Masking    
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To determine the clinical effectiveness of kushtathy chooranam in the management of Thandagavatham (Lumbar spondylosis)  40 days 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1.To collect various Siddha literatures and modern journals for literature review on THANDAGAVATHAM
2.To study other cofactors related to disease like age, sex, dietary habits, family history, and socioeconomic status.
3.To perform physicochemical, phytochemical, bio chemical analysis of kushtathy chooranam.
4.To evaluate safety profile for acute and sub-acute toxicity of kUSHTATHY
chooranam.
5.To evaluate pharmacological activities of KUSHTATHY CHOORANAM.
6.To evaluate DHEGI of Thandagavatham patients.
7.To study about the prevalence of THANDAGAVATHAM in relation with diet and lifestyle.
8.To evaluate Siddha parameters (including Envagaithervu, Neerkuri-Neikuri) in THANDAGAVATHAM during trial period.
9.To evaluate modern parametric changes in THANDAGAVATHAM.
10.To assess the quality of life of THANDAGAVATHAM patients.
11.To document Bio statistical analysis.
 
6 months  
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="40"
Sample Size from India="40" 
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 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   12/06/2025 
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="0"
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   This is a PROSPECTIVE OPEN LABELLED, SINGLE ARM, NON-RANDOMIZED, SINGLE CENTRIC, PHASE II CLINICAL TRIAL TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF KUSHTATHY CHOORANAM IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THANDAGAVATHAM (LUMBAR SPONDYLOSIS).After purification of the trial drug KUSHTATHY CHOORANAM, is prepared and administered at the dosage of 2 grams with the adjuvant Hot water for 48  days, which is given to 40 known lumbar spondylosis patient (20 OP and 20 IP Patients).
The primary outcome will be to determine the therapeutic efficacy of  KUSHTATHY CHOORANAM in the management of Thandagavatham (lumbar spondylosis)The secondary outcome will be to collect various Siddha literatures on THANDAGAVATHAM ,to perform physicochemical, phytochemical, bio chemical analysis of KUHTATHY CHOORANAM ,to evaluate safety profile for acute and sub-acute toxicity of KUSHTATHY CHOORANAM ,to evaluate pharmacological activities of KUSHTATHY CHOORANAM ,to study about the prevalence of THANDAGAVATHAM in relation with diet and lifestyle, to evaluate Siddha parameters (including Envagaithervu, Neerkuri-Neikuri) changes and dhegi of THANDAGAVATHAM patients during trial period ,to evaluate modern parametric changes in THANDAGAVATHAM ,to assess the quality of life of THANDAGAVATHAM patients and  to document Bio statistical analysis.
 
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