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CTRI Number  CTRI/2018/03/012681 [Registered on: 20/03/2018] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 20/03/2018
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Siddha 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   A clinical study to study the drug Appalakara chooranam on Vatham 
Scientific Title of Study   A Prospective open labelled phase II non randomized clinical trial on mineral drug of Appalakara Chooranam for the treatment of Cegana vatham (Cervical Spondylosis) 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Pasupathy Thavakeethan 
Designation  PG Student 
Affiliation  Government Siddha Medical college and hospital  
Address  Department of Pothumaruthuvam PG II Year Government Siddha Medical college and hospital palayamkottai

Tirunelveli
TAMIL NADU
627002
India 
Phone  8220898759  
Fax    
Email  pasupathythavakeethan@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr A Manoharan MD Siddha 
Designation  Head of the Department and Professor 
Affiliation  Government Siddha Medical college and hospital  
Address  Department of Pothumaruthuvam Government Siddha Medical college and hospital palayamkottai

Tirunelveli
TAMIL NADU
627002
India 
Phone  9443886700  
Fax  04622582010  
Email  drmanoharan25@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr A Manoharan MD Siddha 
Designation  Head of the Department and Professor 
Affiliation  Government Siddha Medical college and hospital  
Address  Department of Pothumaruthuvam Government Siddha Medical college and hospital palayamkottai

Tirunelveli
TAMIL NADU
627002
India 
Phone  9443886700  
Fax  04622582010  
Email  drmanoharan25@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Material support Library Government Siddha Medical college and hospital Palayamkottai Tirunelveli 627002 
OPD and IPD Government Siddha Medical college and hospital Palayamkottai Tirunelveli 627002 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Dr R Neelavathy MD Siddha PhD 
Address  Principal Government Siddha Medical college and hospital Palayamkottai Tirunelveli 627002 Tamilnadu India 
Type of Sponsor  Government medical college 
 
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 Pasupathy Thavakeethan  Government Siddha Medical College  Opd room 10 PG pothumaruthuvam Government Siddha Medical College and hospital Palayamkottai Tirunelveli 627002
Tirunelveli
TAMIL NADU 
8220898759

pasupathythavakeethan@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
INSTITUTIONAL ETHICAL COMMITTEE  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Cegana Vatham,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Applakara Chooranam  30mg/kg/BW/daily twice times per day with water 
Comparator Agent  not applicable  not applicable 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  30.00 Year(s)
Age To  60.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Neck pain radiating to upper limb with or without numbness giddiness and neck stiffness
Restriction neck movement
Willing for doing laboratory investigations and x ray imaging
The neck disability index score should be equal or greater then 40 present  
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Traumatic injury
Systemic hypertension
Ischemic heart diseases
Chronic kidney disease
Tuberculosis in spine
Secondary malignancy
Chronic systemic illness
Congenital spinal anomalies 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   On-site computer system 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
The therapeutic efficacy of trial drug Appalakara chooranam on Cegana Vatham  The therapeutic efficacy of trial drug Appalakara chooranam on Cegana Vatham 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Evaluation of Siddha diagnostic parameters  30 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)   30/03/2018 
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   None yet 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Brief Summary   The Study is A prospective open labelled phase II non randomized clinical trial to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of mineral drug of Appalakara Chooranam for the treatment of Cegana Vatham 30mg kg BW daily twice time per day with water for 30 days in 40 patients during the trial period of 18 months that will be conducted in government siddha medical college and hospital palayamkottai tirunelveli tamilnadu the primary out come will be the therpeutic efficacy of trial drug  Appalakara Chooranam on Cegana Vatham  The Secondary outcome will be the evaluation of siddha diagnostic parameters  
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