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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/10/095624 [Registered on: 06/10/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 04/10/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug
Ayurveda
Yoga & Naturopathy
Diagnostic
Preventive
Screening 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   Effect of Yoga Therapy on Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis (Janusandhigata Vata) 
Scientific Title of Study   To Study the Effect of Yoga as an Add-on Therapy in the management of Knee Osteoarthritis (Janusandhigata Vata) 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Kalpana Rawat 
Designation  PhD Scholar 
Affiliation  Institute of Medical Sciences Banaras Hindu Uninversity 
Address  Department of Kayachikitsa Faculty of Ayurveda Institute of Medical Sciences Banaras Hindu University

Varanasi
UTTAR PRADESH
221005
India 
Phone  9140969280  
Fax    
Email  kalpana0934@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Prof Sunanda Ramkrishna Pedhekar 
Designation  Professor 
Affiliation  Institute of Medical Sciences Banaras Hindu University 
Address  Department of Kayachikitsa Faculty of Ayurveda Institute of Medical Sciences Banaras Hindu University

Varanasi
UTTAR PRADESH
221005
India 
Phone  9423241800  
Fax    
Email  drspedhekar@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Kalpana Rawat 
Designation  PhD Scholar 
Affiliation  Institute of Medical Sciences Banaras Hindu University 
Address  Department of Kayachikitsa Faculty of Ayurveda Institute of Medical Sciences Banaras Hindu University

Varanasi
UTTAR PRADESH
221005
India 
Phone  9140969280  
Fax    
Email  kalpana0934@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Faculty of Ayurveda institute of Medical Sciences banaras Hindu University Varanasi UP 
UGC NET JRF FELLOWSHIP 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Department of Kayachikitsa 
Address  Faculty of Ayurveda Institute of Medical Sciences Banaras Hindu University Varanasi up India 221005 
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 
Kalpana Rawat  Sir SunderLal Hospital  Room No. 21 and 22 Ground Floor Kayachikitsa OPD Indian Medicine Wing Sir SunderLal Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences Banaras Hindu University Varanasi
Varanasi
UTTAR PRADESH 
09140969280

kalpana0934@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  (1) ICD-10 Condition: M00-M99||Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue, (2) ICD-10 Condition: M00-M99||Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Control Group Abhadi Guggul only  only Abhadi Guggul will be given for 90 days. 3gms/day in divided doses(TID) after food with warm water Yoga will not be given in this group 
Intervention  Experimental Group Yoga Therapy with Abhadi Guggul  30 min Yogic Intervention including Sukshma Vyayama & Pranayama by relaxation will be given daily for 90 days 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  35.00 Year(s)
Age To  70.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Age criteria between 35 and 70 years with knee osteoarthritis will be included
Diagnosed patients with classical symptoms of knee osteoarthritis of both sex male & female will be included
Diagnosed patients with classical symptoms of knee osteoarthritis irrespective of religion caste & socioeconomic status will be included
Diagnosed patients with classical symptoms of knee osteoarthritis will be included from Sir SunderLal Hospital IMS BHU.
Patients who are willing to participate in the study 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Age below 35 years and above 70 years
Pregnant and lactating mother
Patients with secondary arthritis
Those having severe bone and joint deformity
Suffering from chronic hepatic renal and cardiac disease
Patients who are obese BMI more than 30 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Coin toss, Lottery, toss of dice, shuffling cards etc 
Method of Concealment   An Open list of random numbers 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Relief in sign and symptoms of the disease knee osteoarthritis by abhadi guggul with and without yoga therapy
signs and symtoms are as follows
1 Shoola
2 Shotha
3 Stambh
4 Pidanasahava
5 Sphutana
6 Akunchana prasarana vedana 
90 days study with follow up of every 30 days 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Assessment of Objective and Subjective criteria by Goniometer and VAS scale
Effect of yoga on knee osteoarthritis will scientifically approve and will made useful in the view of economy 
90 days study with follow up of every 30 days 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="150"
Sample Size from India="150" 
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/ Phase 4 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   16/10/2025 
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="6"
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 an Interventional Study on Patients with Knee osteoarthritis. 150 diagnosed patients with classical symptoms of knee osteoarthritis will be selected by the randomization method of lottery. These 150 patients will be divided into two different groups respectively Group A Experimental Group and Group B Control  Group. 75 Patients in group A and 75 in group B. A total duration is 90 days with 3 follow-ups every 30 days. Data will be collected from OPD and IPD of Indian Medicine System Sir SunderLal Hospital IMS BHU Varanasi UP.  Intervention of Group A will be Yoga Therapy with Abhadi Guggul and Intervention of Group B will be Abhadi Guggul only.  Yoga Therapy will not be given in Group B. The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of Abhadi Guggul with and without Yoga Therapy on patients with knee osteoarthritis. 
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