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CTRI Number  CTRI/2018/02/011904 [Registered on: 13/02/2018] Trial Registered Retrospectively
Last Modified On: 11/02/2018
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug
Siddha 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   Parangipattai Rasayanam in the management of kaalaanjagappadai(psoriasis) 
Scientific Title of Study   EVALUATION OF SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF A SIDDHA HERBAL PREPARATION PARANGIPATTAI RASAYANAM FOR KALANJAGAPADAI (PSORIASIS) AND ITS CLINICAL MANAGEMENT 
Trial Acronym  PRM(PARANGIPATTAI RASAYANAM)  
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr V MAHALAKSHMI 
Designation  LECTURER 
Affiliation  NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SIDDHA 
Address  NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SIDDHA DEPARTMENT OF SIRAPPU MARUTHUVAM TAMBARAM SANATORIUM CHENNAI

Kancheepuram
TAMIL NADU
600047
India 
Phone  9444519975  
Fax    
Email  rvmahalakshmi85@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Prof Dr R S RAMASWAMY 
Designation  DIRECTOR GENERAL 
Affiliation  CENTRAL COUNCIL FOR RESEARCH IN SIDDHA 
Address  CENTRAL COUNCIL FOR RESEARCH IN SIDDHA MINISTRY OF AYUSH GOVT OF INDIA ARUMBAKKAM CHENNAI

Chennai
TAMIL NADU
600106
India 
Phone  9444941489  
Fax    
Email  dr.rsramaswamy@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr V MAHALAKSHMI 
Designation  LECTURER 
Affiliation  NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SIDDHA 
Address  NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SIDDHA DEPARTMENT OF SIRAPPU MARUTHUVAM TAMBARAM SANATORIUM CHENNAI

Kancheepuram
TAMIL NADU
600047
India 
Phone  9444519975  
Fax    
Email  rvmahalakshmi85@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
AYOTHIDOSS PANDITHAR HOSPITAL ROOM NO 3 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SIDDHA TAMBARAM SANATORIUM CHENNAI-47 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SIDDHA TAMBARAM SANATORIUM CHENNAI 
Address  NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SIDDHA TAMBARAM SANATORIUM CHENNAI-47 
Type of Sponsor  Research institution and hospital 
 
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 V MAHALAKSHMI  NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SIDDHA  DEPARTMENT OF SIRAPPU MARUTHUVAM ROOM NO3 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SIDDHA CHENNAI
Kancheepuram
TAMIL NADU 
9444519975

rvmahalakshmi85@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS COMMITTEE  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  KALANJAGAPADAI (PSORIASIS),  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  NIL  NIL 
Intervention  PARANGIPATTAI RASAYANAM  8 gms of Parangipattai Rasayanam administered orally twice a day for a period of 40 days. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  15.00 Year(s)
Age To  60.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Erythema
Thickness
Scaling
Ithching :with or without itching
Auspitz sign +
Candle crease sign +
• Age : 20-60 years
• Sex : Both male and female
• Willing to give specimen of blood for the investigation whenever
required.
• Willing to participate in trial and signing consent by fulfiling the
condition of proforma. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Hypertension
Diabetes mellitus
Cardiac disease
Use of narcotic drugs
Pregnancy and lactation
Psoriasis with evidence of any other skin disease
Psoriatic arthropathy
Evidences of secondary infection in the lesions

 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Case Record Numbers 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
GOOD OUTCOME- CLEARANCE OF LESIONS AND REDUCTION OF PASI SCORE FROM 3,4 TO 0,1.
MODERATE OUTCOME- CLEARANCE OF LESIONS AND REDUCTION OF PASI SCORE FROM 3,4 TO 1,2.
POOR OUTCOME- NO
CLEARANCE OF LESIONS OR NO REDUCTION OF PASI SCORE. 
40 DAYS 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
NIL  NIL 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="40"
Sample Size from India="40" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "40"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="40" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   05/10/2015 
Date of Study Completion (India) Date Missing 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   4 PAPERS 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Brief Summary    Is is a single, non-randomized, open label trial to determine the efficacy and safety of Parangipattai Rasayanam in patients with kalanjagapadai.  
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