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CTRI Number  CTRI/2020/01/022884 [Registered on: 20/01/2020] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 14/01/2020
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   Cohort Study 
Study Design  Non-randomized, Multiple Arm Trial 
Public Title of Study   The effectiveness of Siddha and Allopathic treatment as reported by clinicians and patients 
Scientific Title of Study   Clinical and patient-reported outcomes in patients receiving Siddha standard of care and allopathic standard of care for psoriasis: A prospective cohort study 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Nayak Deeksha Dayanand 
Designation  PhD Research Scholar 
Affiliation  Melaka Manipal Medical College (Manipal Campus) 
Address  Department of Pharmacology Melaka Manipal Medical College (Manipal Campus) Manipal Academy Of Higher education, Manipal

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  9739061639  
Fax    
Email  nayakdeeksha1995@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Vasudha Devi 
Designation  Professor and Head 
Affiliation  Melaka Manipal Medical College (Manipal Campus) 
Address  Department of Pharmacology Melaka Manipal Medical College (Manipal Campus) Manipal Academy Of Higher education, Manipal

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  8971494100  
Fax    
Email  vasudha.devi@manipal.edu  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Vasudha Devi 
Designation  Professor and Head 
Affiliation  Melaka Manipal Medical College (Manipal Campus) 
Address  Department of Pharmacology Melaka Manipal Medical College (Manipal Campus) Manipal Academy Of Higher education, Manipal

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  8971494100  
Fax    
Email  vasudha.devi@manipal.edu  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Melaka Manipal Medical College 
Address  Melaka Manipal Medical College (Manipal campus), Madhav nagar, Manipal - 576104 
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 Arul Amuthan  Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy and Division of Siddha  Kasturba Hospital, Madhav Nagar, Manipal-576104
Udupi
KARNATAKA 
9986353238

arul.amuthan@manipal.edu 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Kasturba Medical College and Kasturba Hospital Institutional ethics Committee   Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: L400||Psoriasis vulgaris,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  75.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1.Patients with PASI score >10
2.Patient with Psoriasis Vulgaris (plaque psoriasis) and palmoplantar type of psoriasis
3.Patients with no systemic therapy for the past four weeks or topical therapy for the past two weeks 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1.Pregnant and lactating women
2.Coexisting eczema or lichen planus
3.Patients on any systemic drugs known to exacerbate psoriasis
4.Patients who are on any other treatment for psoriasis 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Number of patients reaching PASI 75 (75% improvement in the PASI score)  0,1,2,3,4 months 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Number of relapses in each patient
Number of patients with different grades of remission
Time taken to achieve different grades of remission
Duration of remission
Assessment of adverse effects
Improvement in the patient-reported outcomes score 
12 months 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="192"
Sample Size from India="192" 
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   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   21/01/2020 
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="2"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   NIL 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Brief Summary   This is a prospective cohort study comparing clinical and patient-reported outcomes in two groups, Siddha standard of care and allopathic standard of care in 192 patients ( 96 patients in each group) with psoriasis. This study has been approved by the Kasturba Medical College and Kasturba Hospital Institutional ethics Committee and patients will be recruited only after taking the informed consent. This will be done in the Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Kasturba Hospital, MAHE, Manipal and Division of Siddha, Center for Integrative Medicine and Research (CIMR), MAHE, Manipal. Patients in both the groups will be observed till 4 months of treatment or till the attainment of PASI 75 and from the fifth month up to 1-year, every month patients will be telephonically followed up. The primary outcome measure will be the number of patients reaching  PASI 75. Secondary outcome measures will be the number of relapses in each patient, the number of patients with different grades of remission, time taken to achieve a different grade of remission, duration of remission, assessment of adverse drug reactions, improvement in the patient-reported outcome scores, cost-effectiveness ratio, change in the cytokine levels at the attainment of PASI 75 compared to the baseline level. 
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