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CTRI Number  CTRI/2017/11/010410 [Registered on: 07/11/2017] Trial Registered Retrospectively
Last Modified On: 23/01/2020
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug
Ayurveda 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   study of Treatment of Cervical Spondylosis by Ayurvedic drug 
Scientific Title of Study   Clinical Evaluation of Panchamrit Lauha Guggulu and Panchguna Taila in the management of Cervical Spondylosis(Greeva Graha)  
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr S K Sharma 
Designation  Assistant Director (Ayu.) Incharge 
Affiliation  Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Nutritional Disorders 
Address  Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Nutritional Disorders, Gandhi Bhawan, Mandi (HP)

Mandi
HIMACHAL PRADESH
175001
India 
Phone  9418062731  
Fax  01905222857  
Email  dr.sk.sharma.ad@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr S K Sharma 
Designation  Assistant Director (Ayu.) Incharge 
Affiliation  Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Nutritional Disorders 
Address  Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Nutritional Disorders, Gandhi Bhawan, Mandi (HP)

Mandi
HIMACHAL PRADESH
175001
India 
Phone  9418062731  
Fax  01905222857  
Email  dr.sk.sharma.ad@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr S K Sharma 
Designation  Assistant Director (Ayu.) Incharge 
Affiliation  Ayurveda Regional Research Institute for Nutritional Disorders 
Address  Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Nutritional Disorders, Gandhi Bhawan, Mandi (HP)

Mandi
HIMACHAL PRADESH
175001
India 
Phone  9418062731  
Fax  01905222857  
Email  dr.sk.sharma.ad@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Central Council For Research In Ayurvedic Sciences, (CCRAS) Ministry AYUSH, Jawahar Lal Nehru Bhartiya Chikitsa evam Homeopathy Anusandhan Bhawan No. 61-65, Institutional Area opp. D Block, Janakpuri, New Delhi 110058 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Ceneral Council For Research In Ayurvedic SciencesCCRAS 
Address  Jawahar Lal Nehru Bhartiya Chikitsa Evam Homoeopathy Anusandhan Bhawan 61-65,Institutional Area, Opposite D-Block Janakpuri, New Delhi-110058 
Type of Sponsor  Research institution 
 
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 Om Raj Sharma  Regional Ayurveda Research Institute For Nutritional Disorders  Gandhi Bhawan, Mandi (HP)-175001
Mandi
HIMACHAL PRADESH 
9418062731
01905222857
arri.mandi@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Regional Ayurveda Research Institute For Nutritional Disorders Ethical Committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Patients Suffering From Cervical Spondylosis (Greevagraha),  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Clinical Evaluation of Panchamrit Lauha Guggulu and Panchguna Taila in the management of Cervical Spondylosis(Greeva Graha)  1. Panchamrit Lauha Guggulu (The Ayurvedic Formulary of India Part-II, 5 : 1) Dose : 2 tablets twice daily. (125mgx2xbd) Dosage form : Tablet of 125mg each Route of Administration : Oral. Time of Administration : Twice a day after food. Anupana : Lukewarm Water. Duration of therapy : 12 weeks. 2. Panchaguna Taila (The Ayurvedic Formulary of India Part-II ,8:7) Dose : 10 ml, Local Application. Dosage form : Oil. Route of Administration : Local Application. Time of Administration : Twice a day Duration of therapy : 12 weeks.  
Comparator Agent  Not Applicable  Not Applicable 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  30.00 Year(s)
Age To  60.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1.Patients of either sex with age between 30 and 60 years.
2.MRI Neck, findings suggestive of degenerative changes & cervical spondylosis.
3.Patients with or without radiculopathy.
4.Intermittent neck and shoulder pain.
5.Restricted movement of neck.
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1.Age below 30 years and above 60 years
2.Patients with cervical myelopathy.
3.Patients with neck pain and other degenerative signs due to other reasons like spondylolysthesis, cervical spinal stenosis, diseases of atlanto-occipital joint, meningitis, atlantoaxial joint, muscle strain or soft tissue etiology, pregnancy, tumours, internal bleeding(haematoma)infection, injury, Pott’s disease etc.
4.Patients with congenital cervical rib and acquired Spinal deformity(Pott’s fracture, compression fracture etc)
5.Patients with poorly controlled Hypertension ( >160/100 mmHg)
6. Patients with uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus having Hb A1C of > 8%
7.Patients on medication with corticosteroids, phototherapy, biologics, antidepressants any other drugs that may have an influence on the outcome of the study.
8.Known cases of cardiovascular diseases, hepatic disorders, Renal Disorders, Severe Pulmonary Dysfunction (uncontrolled Bronchial Asthma and / or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease [COPD]), Malignancy or any other condition that may jeopardize the study.
9. Alcoholics and/or drug abusers/ chain smokers.
10.Chronic Rheumatological and auto-immune diseases like RA, Psoriatic arthropathy, Gout, SLE.
11. H/o hypersensitivity to any of the trial drugs or their ingredients.
12.Patients who have completed participation in any other clinical trial during the past six months
13.Any other condition which the Investigator thinks may jeopardize the study
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Relief in Signs & Symptoms (pain and associated complaints) of the disease by reduction in the Northwick Park Neck Pain questionnaire   Relief in Signs & Symptoms (pain and associated complaints) of the disease by reduction in the Northwick Park Neck Pain questionnaire after every 14 Days upto at the end of 98th day. 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Improvement in health status by SF 36 Questionnaire(Rand-36)  Basline and at the end of 12 weeks and follow up at the end of 2 weeks 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="70"
Sample Size from India="70" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "63"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="63" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 2 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   27/03/2017 
Date of Study Completion (India) 22/11/2019 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) 22/11/2019 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="2"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Completed 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   None yet 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Brief Summary  

This study is an IMR Project under CCRAS Ministry of Ayush, New Delhi. This is single group open label prospective interventional uni-centric (RARIND MANDI,H.P. INDIA) study to evaluate the efficacy of PANCHAMRIT LAUHA GUGGULU and PANCHGUNA TAILA in the Management of GREEVA GRAHA (CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS). The primary outcome measures will be relief in signs and symptoms (pain and associated complaints) of the disease by reduction in the Northwick Park Neck Pain questionnaire after every 14 days upto at the end of 98th day. The secondary outcome measures will be improvement in health status by SF36 Questionnaire (RAND 36) at the baseline, at the end of 12 weeks and at the end of follow up (2 weeks).

 
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