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CTRI Number  CTRI/2018/02/012244 [Registered on: 28/02/2018] Trial Registered Retrospectively
Last Modified On: 21/12/2017
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Unani 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   A Clinical Trial to study the Effect of Unani formulation in Chronic Rhinosinusitis 
Scientific Title of Study   The Efficacy of Unani formulation in Waram tajaweef anaf muzmin (Chronic Rhinosinusitis)  
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Mohammad Irfan Ansari 
Designation  PG Scholar( Unani Medicine) 
Affiliation  Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka 
Address  National Institute of Unani Medicine, MAGADI MAIN ROAD KOTTEGEPLAYA, Bangalore
Boys hostel Room no. 09, National Institute of Unani Medicine, MAGADI MAIN ROAD KOTTEGEPLAYA, Bangalore
Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560091
India 
Phone  8687071653  
Fax    
Email  mohdirfanansari786@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  MDA Bhat 
Designation  Lecturer (Unani Medicine) 
Affiliation  National Institute of Unani Medicine 
Address  National Institute of Unani Medicine, Kottigepallya, Magdi main road,Bengaluru
National Institute of Unani Medicine, Kottigepallya, Magdi main road,Bengaluru, 560091
Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560091
India 
Phone  9590366192  
Fax    
Email  drmuzaffar79@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Mohammad Irfan Ansari 
Designation  PG Scholar ( Unani Medicine) 
Affiliation  Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka 
Address  Boys hostel Room no. 09, National Institute of Unani Medicine, MAGADI MAIN ROAD KOTTEGEPLAYA, Bangalore
Boys hostel Room no. 09, National Institute of Unani Medicine, MAGADI MAIN ROAD KOTTEGEPLAYA, Bangalore
Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560091
India 
Phone  8687071653  
Fax    
Email  mohdirfanansari786@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
National Institute of Unani Medicine NIUM Bengaluru 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  National Institute of Unani Medicine NIUM Bengaluru 
Address  KOTTEGEPLAY MAGDI MAIN ROAD 
Type of Sponsor  Research institution and hospital 
 
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 
Mohammad Irfan Ansari  National Institute of Unani Medicine (NIUM), Bangalore  Boys Hostel Room no. 09, National Institute of Unani Medicine (NIUM), Department of Moalijat/Medicine, Kottigepalya, Magadi Main Road 569001
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
8687071653

mohdirfanansari786@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
IEC NIUM, Bangalore, Karnataka  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Chronic Rhinosinusitis,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Nill  Nill 
Intervention  Unani formulation  Ingredients: 1. Gule banafsha (Viola odorata) 7g 2. Ustukhuddoos (Lavandula stoechas) 7g 3. Aslussoos (Glycyrrshiza glabra) 7g 4. Misri 25g All the ingredients of unani formulation will be soaked in 400 ml of water for whole night, next morning soaked drugs with water will be allowed to boil till water reduces to half (200 ml). The decoction (joshanda) is filtered and misri 25g will be dissolved in it. Patient will be advised to take 100 ml of lukewarm decoction (joshanda) orally daily before meal twice a day for 30days. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  60.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  •Both gender
•≥8 weeks of persistent symptoms
•Meet ≥2 of 5 major symptoms criteria:
 Facial pain and pressure
 Facial Congestion
 Nasal obstruction
 Nasal discharge
 Olfactory disturbance (Smell)
•X-ray of PNS (Water’s view) shows haziness/ opacity and may show free fluid level.
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  • Pregnancy and Lactation.
• Patients with known systemic and metabolic diseases.
• Patients with the history of trauma and accidents.
• Diagnosed cases of external injuries, nasal polyp, nasal growth and adenoids
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Primary outcome: Relief of Major Symptoms  Primary outcome: This was assessed by using VAS and SNOT-22 scores. 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Secondary outcome: changes in X-ray findings.  Secondary outcome: Assessed by X-ray findings. 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="30"
Sample Size from India="30" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "30"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="29" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   11/04/2016 
Date of Study Completion (India) 01/03/2017 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   Not yet published 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Brief Summary  
This study was before and after comparison interventional study. This trial assessed the efficacy of a Unani formulation in 30 patients with Chronic rhinosinusitis by X-ray PNS. All the ingredients of unani formulation such as- Ustokhuddoos (7gm), Gule Banafsha (7gm), Aslussoos (7gm)  will be soaked in 400 ml of water for whole night, next morning soaked drugs with water will be allowed to boil till water reduces to half (200 ml). The decoction (joshanda) is filtered and misri 25g will be dissolved in it. Patient will be advised to take 100 ml of lukewarm decoction (joshanda) orally daily before meal for 30 days. The study was conducted at National Institute of Unani Medicine, Bangalore.
 Primary outcome measure was VAS for improving the overall severity of symptoms and SNOT-22 for quality of life in patients before and after treatment. Secondary outcome measure was effective change in X-ray of PNS findings.
 
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