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CTRI Number  CTRI/2026/02/104818 [Registered on: 26/02/2026] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 25/02/2026
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Ayurveda
Other (Specify) [comparative randomized controlled trial]  
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   A Study on the Effect of Eye Exercises With and Without Viddhakarma in Nearsightedness (Myopia) 
Scientific Title of Study   A comparative clinical study to evaluate efficacy of eye exercise and eye exercise with viddhakarma in the management of timira with special reference to simple myopia 
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 Kush Sharma 
Designation  pg scholar  
Affiliation  parul institute of ayurved and research 
Address  department of shalakya tantra, parul institute of ayurved and research po limda tal waghodia 391760 dist vadodara gujarat india

Vadodara
GUJARAT
391760
India 
Phone  7792008908  
Fax    
Email  kushdadhich18@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query  
Name  Dr Jasna Chandran 
Designation  Associate professor  
Affiliation  parul institute of ayurved and research 
Address  department of shalakya tantra, parul institute of ayurved and research po limda tal waghodia 391760 dist vadodara gujarat india

Vadodara
GUJARAT
391760
India 
Phone  7348976209  
Fax    
Email  jasnachandran9025@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query  
Name  Dr Jasna Chandran 
Designation  Associate professor  
Affiliation  parul institute of ayurved and research 
Address  department of shalakya tantra, parul institute of ayurved and research po limda tal waghodia 391760 dist vadodara gujarat india

Vadodara
GUJARAT
391760
India 
Phone  7348976209  
Fax    
Email  jasnachandran9025@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
nil 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Dr Kush Sharma 
Address  Department of shalakya tantra parul institute of ayurved and research parul university po limda tal waghodia 391760 dist vadodara gujrat 
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 Kush Sharma  KHEMDAS HOSPITAL  OPD NO.4, EYE OPD, department of shalakya tantra, Ground floor, parul institute of ayurved and research po limda tal waghodia 391760 dist vadodara gujarat india
Vadodara
GUJARAT 		 7792008908

kushdadhich18@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
PIAR-IECHR  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition:H00-H59||Diseases of the eye and adnexa. Ayurveda Condition: TIMIRAH, (2) ICD-10 Condition:H521||Myopia. Ayurveda Condition: TIMIR,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
snoIntervention/ComparatorTypeDrug-TypeProcedure NameDetails
1Comparator Arm (Non Ayurveda)-Eye exercisesEye wash, palming, blinking, sideways viewing, front and sideways viewing, up and down viewing, rotational viewing , nose tip gazing, near and distant viewing
2Intervention ArmProcedure-vyadhana-visrAvaNa-karma, व्यधन-विस्रावण-कर्म (Procedure Reference: Sushrutha samhitha sharirasthana chap 8, Procedure details: Pricking will be done with needle no 26 1/2 with depth about 1 to 2mm .Approximately 1 prick on lalata & apanga sandhi)
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  30.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  participants with difficulty in distant vision
participant in the age group 18-30 yrs irrespective of gender
participants having visual acuity up to 6/24 b/e 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  any systemic disease and medication that interferes with the intervention of current study
participant suffering from inflammatory and disease of eyeball and its appendages
participant who has a history of any disease at the site of puncture
pregnant women
participant with other types of myopia congenital myopia progressive myopia or acquired myopia
participant with congenital cataract and corneal opacity 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   An Open list of random numbers 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To assess the improvement in distance visual acuity (measured by Snellen’s chart and autorefraction) before and after treatment in both groups.  on baseline, 15th day, 30th day and 45th day 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To compare the therapeutic effectiveness between eye exercises alone & eye exercises with Viddhakarma in order to determine which intervention provides better improvement in visual acuity & symptom relief.  On 15th day, 30th day & 45th day 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="80"
Sample Size from India="80" 
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)   01/06/2026 
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 - YES
  1. What data in particular will be shared?
    Response - Individual participant data that underlie the results reported in this article, after de-identification (text, tables, figures, and appendices).

  2. What additional supporting information will be shared?
    Response -  Study Protocol
    Response -  Statistical Analysis Plan
    Response - Informed Consent Form
    Response - Clinical Study Report

  3. Who will be able to view these files?
    Response - Researchers whose proposed use of the data has been approved by an independent review committee identified for this purpose.

  4. For what types of analyses will this data be available?
    Response - To achieve aims in the approved proposal.

  5. By what mechanism will data be made available?
    Response - Proposals should be directed to [kushdadhich18@gmail.com].

  6. For how long will this data be available start date provided 01-07-2027 and end date provided 10-07-2028?
    Response (Others) -  One year post publication of research paper

  7. Any URL or additional information regarding plan/policy for sharing IPD? 
    Additional Information - NIL
Brief Summary   this comparative clinical study evaluated the effectiveness of eye exercise alone and eye exercise combined with viddhakarma in the management of timira simple myopia the results demonstrated improvement in visual acuity and reduction in refractive error and associated symptoms in both groups with comparatively better and sustained outcomes in the combined therapy group  
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