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CTRI Number  CTRI/2026/02/104637 [Registered on: 24/02/2026] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 24/02/2026
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Siddha 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   CLINICAL TRIAL TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THAZHUTHALAI KATTU (BANDAGE IN SIDDHA EXTERNAL THERAPY) IN THE MANAGEMENT OF KUMBAVATHAM (PERIARTHRITIS OF SHOULDER JOINT) 
Scientific Title of Study   AN OPEN LABELLED NON RANDOMIZED PHASE II CLINICAL TRIAL TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THAZHUTHALAI KATTU (BANDAGE IN SIDDHA EXTERNAL THERAPY) IN THE MANAGEMENT OF KUMBAVATHAM (PERIARTHRITIS OF SHOULDER JOINT) 
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 VIGNESHWARAN R 
Designation  PG SCHOLAR 
Affiliation  GOVERNMENT SIDDHA MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, PALAYAMKOTTAI  
Address  PG SCHOLAR, DEPARTMENT OF PURA MARUTHUVAM,GOVERNMENT SIDDHA MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL,No 2, LANGAR GANA STREET ,PALAYAMKOTTAI

Tirunelveli
TAMIL NADU
627002
India 
Phone  7094090960  
Fax    
Email  vigneshwaranraja007@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  DR GANESAN G MDs 
Designation  LECTURER 
Affiliation  GOVERNMENT SIDDHA MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, PALAYAMKOTTAI  
Address  LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF PURA MARUTHUVAM, GOVERNMENT SIDDHA MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL,NO 2 LANGAR GANA STREET, PALAYAMKOTTAI.

Tirunelveli
TAMIL NADU
627002
India 
Phone  9842474166  
Fax    
Email  ganesangabriel@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  DR GANESAN G MDs 
Designation  LECTURER 
Affiliation  GOVERNMENT SIDDHA MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, PALAYAMKOTTAI  
Address  LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF PURA MARUTHUVAM, GOVERNMENT SIDDHA MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL,NO 2 LANGAR GANA STREET, PALAYAMKOTTAI.

Tirunelveli
TAMIL NADU
627002
India 
Phone  9842474166  
Fax    
Email  ganesangabriel@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
OPD AND IPD FACILITIES AND CENTRAL LIBRARY OF GOVERNMENT SIDDHA MEDICALCOLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, PALAYAMKOTTAI 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  DR VIGNESHWARAN R 
Address  PG SCHOLAR,DEPARTMENT OF PURA MARUTHHUVAM,GOVERNMENT SIDDHA MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL,NO 2 LANGA GANA STREET, PALAYAMKOTTAI,TIRUNELVELI,TAMIL NADU,INDIA 627002 
Type of Sponsor  Other [SELF] 
 
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 VIGNESHWARAN R  GOVERNMENTSIDDHA MEDICALCOLLEGE AND HOSPITAL,PALAYAMKOTTAI.  PG SCHOLAR,DEPARTMENT OF PURA MARUTHUVAM,GOVERNMENT SIDDHA MEDICAL,627002 COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL,NO 2 LANGAR GANA STREET,PALAYMKOTTAI Tirunelveli TAMIL NADU
Tirunelveli
TAMIL NADU 
7094090960

Vigneshwaranraja007@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committee Government Siddha Medical College  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: M750||Adhesive capsulitis of shoulder,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  NOT APPLICABLE  NOT APPLICABLE 
Intervention  THAZHUTHALAI KATTU [BANDAGE IN EXTERNAL THERAPY]  THAZHUTHALAI KATTU [BANDAGE IN EXTERNAL THERAPY] -12 TO 15 HRS/THREE DAYS ONCE FOR 21 DAYS 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  30.00 Year(s)
Age To  65.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Pain in Shoulder joints
Stiffness or heaviness of shoulder joint
History of Diabetes mellitus
Patient who are willing for admission and stay in IPD or willing to attend OPD.
Patient willing to sign Informed consent document. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. History of Trauma in shoulder joint/ surgery
2. Posterior glenohumeral dislocation
3. Rotator cuff injury
4. Subacromial rotator cuff impingement
5. Proximal biceps tendonitis
6. Acromioclavicular joint Arthrosis
7. Cervical spine neuropathy
8. Hyperthyroidism and Hypothyroidism
9. Pregnant women and Lactating mothers
10. Patients with any other serious systemic illness
11. Patient who are having the skin ailments . 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
This study will help To evaluate the improvement of clinical signs and symptoms of Kumbavatham
(Periarthritis of shoulder joint ) patients before and after treatment of Thazhuthalai Kattu
(Bandage in Siddha external therapy). 
This study will help To evaluate the improvement of clinical signs and symptoms of Kumbavatham
(Periarthritis of shoulder joint ) patients before and after treatment of Thazhuthalai Kattu
(Bandage in Siddha external therapy) For 21 days 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To assess Siddha & modern parametric changes during trial period.
To assess safety profile of the trial medicine
To analyze the line of treatment in Kumbavatham (Periarthritis of shoulder joint). 
21 DAYS 
 
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)   07/03/2026 
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   IT IS AN OPEN LABELLED NON RANDOMIZED PHASE II CLINICAL TRAIL TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THAZHUTHALAI KATTU 

TRAIL DRUG: 
                  THAZHUTHALAI KATTU CONSISTS OF LEAVES OF THAZHUTHALAI (CLERODENDRUM PHLOMIDIS) , NOTCHI (VITEX NEGUNDO) ,  VADHAMADAKKI (DELONIX ELATA).

EXTERNAL THERAPY: 
                              KATTU [BANDAGE ]

TRAIL PROCEDURE:
Clerodendrum phlomidis (Thazhuthalai), Vitex negundo(Notchi), Delonix
elata(Vadhamadakki) leaves are boiled in water and the steam is applied on the affected
shoulder joint , then the boiled leaves are used for compress after application of castor oil in
shoulder joint.
 
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