FULL DETAILS (Read-only)  -> Click Here to Create PDF for Current Dataset of Trial
CTRI Number  CTRI/2017/06/008746 [Registered on: 02/06/2017] Trial Registered Retrospectively
Last Modified On: 16/05/2017
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug
Ayurveda 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   A clinical trial to compare the effects of Ayurvedic Eye Drops with Antibiotic Eye Drops for conjunctivitis. 
Scientific Title of Study   Role of Nimbadi eye drops in Netrabhishyanda in the special reference to infective conjunctivitis. 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  RUBY 
Designation  PhD Scholar 
Affiliation  Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University 
Address  Department of Shalakya Tantra, Faculty of Ayurveda, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University,

Varanasi
UTTAR PRADESH
221005
India 
Phone  8210002352  
Fax    
Email  dr.rubybhu@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Manoj Kumar 
Designation  Guide for PG Thesis and Associate Professor 
Affiliation  Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University 
Address  Department of Shalakya Tantra, Faculty of Ayurveda, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University,

Varanasi
UTTAR PRADESH
221005
India 
Phone  8210002352  
Fax    
Email  mkumarbhu@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  RUBY 
Designation  PhD Scholar 
Affiliation  Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University 
Address  Department of Shalakya Tantra, Faculty of Ayurveda, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University,

Varanasi
UTTAR PRADESH
221005
India 
Phone  8210002352  
Fax    
Email  dr.rubybhu@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Department of Shalakya Tantra, Faculty of Ayurveda, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  RUBY 
Address  Department of Shalakya Tantra, Faculty of Ayurveda, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005, India 
Type of Sponsor  Other [University] 
 
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 
RUBY  Institute of Medical Sciences  OPD (Room No. 13)Department of Shalakya Tantra,and OPD (Room No 7of Department of Ophthalmology,Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi
UTTAR PRADESH 
8210002352

dr.rubybhu@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institute of Medical Sciences  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Infective Conjunctivitis,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Levofloxacin 0.5% eye drops  2 drops, four times in a day for 10 days 
Intervention  Nimbadi eye drops (Ayurvedic formulation)  2 drops, four times in a day for 10 days 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  12.00 Year(s)
Age To  80.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  patients with at least 12 years of age and having clinical diagnosis of infective conjunctivitis at least in one eye.  
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Patients with any concomitant disease of eye which could interfere with assessment of infective conjunctivitis (Netrabhishyanda) such as anterior uveitis, scleritis, episcleritis etc. were excluded from the study
Patients who develop any complication during the trial will be excluded. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   An Open list of random numbers 
Blinding/Masking   Participant Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Change in scores of symptoms and signs of infective conjunctivitis  Day 2, Day 5, Day 10 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Change in scores of symptoms and signs of infective conjunctivitis  Day 2, Day 5, Day 10 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="30"
Sample Size from India="30" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= ""
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 2/ Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   13/09/2010 
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="0"
Months="2"
Days="10" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   Not yet. 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Brief Summary  

This study has been planned  to evaluate the efficacy of Nimbadi eye drops on symptoms and signs of Infective Conjunctivitis (Netrabhishyanda) as compared to Levofloxacin 0.5% ophthalmic solution on 30 patients of infective conjunctivitis. It has been planned to assess the disease condition on clinical basis.



 
Close