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CTRI Number  CTRI/2012/07/002776 [Registered on: 06/07/2012] Trial Registered Retrospectively
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Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Ayurveda 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   A clinical study to see the effect of some Ayurvedic formulations in the management of Arthritis. 
Scientific Title of Study   Clinical Evaluation of Punarnava Guggulu, Dashmoola ghrita, and Kottamachukadi Tailam in the Management of Osteoarthritis. 
Trial Acronym  IMCRP – OA – 2010 - 2011 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Pradeep Dua 
Designation  Research Officer (Project co-ordinator) 
Affiliation  Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) 
Address  Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), Jawahar Lal Nehru Bhartiya Chikitsa Evam Homoeopathy Anusandhan Bhawan, 61-65, Institutional Area, Opposite D Block, Janakpuri
Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), Jawahar Lal Nehru Bhartiya Chikitsa Evam Homoeopathy Anusandhan Bhawan, 61-65, Institutional Area, Opposite D Block, Janakpuri
West
DELHI
110058
India 
Phone  011-28525831  
Fax  011-28520748  
Email  duadrpradeep@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Pradeep Dua 
Designation  Research Officer (Project co-ordinator) 
Affiliation  Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) 
Address  Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), Jawahar Lal Nehru Bhartiya Chikitsa Evam Homoeopathy Anusandhan Bhawan, 61-65, Institutional Area, Opposite D Block, Janakpuri
Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), Jawahar Lal Nehru Bhartiya Chikitsa Evam Homoeopathy Anusandhan Bhawan, 61-65, Institutional Area, Opposite D Block, Janakpuri
West
DELHI
110058
India 
Phone  011-28525831  
Fax  011-28520748  
Email  duadrpradeep@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Pradeep Dua 
Designation  Research Officer (Project co-ordinator) 
Affiliation  Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) 
Address  Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), Jawahar Lal Nehru Bhartiya Chikitsa Evam Homoeopathy Anusandhan Bhawan, 61-65, Institutional Area, Opposite D Block, Janakpuri
Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), Jawahar Lal Nehru Bhartiya Chikitsa Evam Homoeopathy Anusandhan Bhawan, 61-65, Institutional Area, Opposite D Block, Janakpuri
West
DELHI
110058
India 
Phone  011-28525831  
Fax  011-28520748  
Email  duadrpradeep@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Support in terms of infrastructural facilities: 1. Ayurveda Central Research Institute (ACRI), New Delhi 2. North Eastern India Ayurveda Research Institute (NEIARI), Guwahati 3. National Research Institute for Panchakarma (NRIP), Cheruthuruthy 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences CCRAS 
Address  Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), Jawahar Lal Nehru Bhartiya Chikitsa Evam Homoeopathy Anusandhan Bhawan, 61-65, Institutional Area, Opposite D Block, Janakpuri, New Delhi-110058, INDIA 
Type of Sponsor  Research institution 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 3  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr H Panigrahi  Ayurveda Central Research Institute (ACRI), New Delhi  Ayurveda Central Research Institute, Road No.66, Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi– 110 026
West
DELHI 
9968074400
011-25225546
drhemanta@sify.com 
Dr P K S Nair  National Research Institute for Panchakarma (NRIP), Cheruthuruthy  National Research Institute for Panchakarma, Cheruthuruthy, Via-Shoranur, Distt.-Trichur, Pin-679531
Thrissur
KERALA 
9446237396
04884-262366
dr_pksnair@yahoo.co.in 
Dr T Borah  North Eastern India Ayurveda Research Institute (NEIARI), Guwahati  North Eastern India Ayurveda Research Institute, Borsojai (Bhetapara), Beltola, Guwahati-781028
Kamrup
ASSAM 
9435014493
0361-2303714
t.borah09@rediffmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 3  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committee, ACRI, New Delhi.  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, NEIARI, Guwahati.  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, NRIP, Cheruthuruthy.  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Osteoarthritis,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Dashmoola Ghrita  Dose – 10 gm twice daily Dosage form - Ghrita Route of Administration – Oral Time of Administration-Twice a day before food Anupana-Lukewarm Water Packing form-300 gm pet jar Duration of therapy-12 weeks 
Intervention  Kottamachukadi Tailam  Dose – 20 ml twice daily Dosage form - Oil Route of Administration – Local application Time of Administration-Twice a day Packing form-300 ml plastic bottle Duration of therapy-12 weeks 
Comparator Agent  NIL  NIL 
Intervention  Punarnava Guggulu  Dose – 1 gm (2 Tablets) twice daily Dosage form - Tablet of 500 mg Route of Administration – oral Time of Administration-Twice a day after food Anupana-Lukewarm Water Packing form- Jar containg 60 tablet Duration of therapy-12 weeks 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  40.00 Year(s)
Age To  75.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. Patients with Primary Osteoarthritis (Diagnosis to be confirmed by Kellgren Lawrence Radiological scale)
2. Pain in the affected joint(s) > six weeks.
3. Willing and able to participate in the study.  
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. History of any surgical /diagnostic intervention with reference to the affected joint(s).
2. Patients who are incapacitated, bedridden or confined to a wheelchair.
3. Patients with co morbidities such as gouty arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis
4. Patients having any deformity of knee, hip or back.
5. Patients with poorly controlled Hypertension ( >160/100 mm of Hg)
6. Patients with Diabetes Mellitus {B.S. (F) > 126 mg% and / or B.S. (2 hr. PP) >200 mg% or HbA1c> 6.5%}.
7. Patients with evidence of malignancy.
8. Patients on prolonged (> 6 weeks) medication with corticosteroids, antidepressants, anticholinergics, etc. or any other drugs that may have an influence on the outcome of the study.
9. Patients who have a past history of Atrial Fibrillation, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Myocardial Infarction, Stroke or Severe Arrhythmia in the last 6 months.
10. Symptomatic patients with clinical evidence of Heart failure.
11. Patients with concurrent serious hepatic disorder (defined as Aspartate Amino Transferase (AST) and / or Alanine Amino Transferase (ALT), Total Bilirubin, Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) > 2 times upper normal limit) or Renal Disorders (defined as S. Creatinine >1.2mg/dL), Severe Pulmonary Dysfunction (uncontrolled Bronchial Asthma and / or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease [COPD]), or any other condition that may jeopardize the study.
12. Alcoholics and/or drug abusers.
13. H/o hypersensitivity to any of the trial drugs or their ingredients.
14. Pregnant / lactating woman.
15. Patients who have completed participation in any other clinical trial during the past six (06) months.
16. Any other condition which the Principal 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 
Change in WOMAC total score  At Baseline, 14th day, 28th day, 42nd day, 56th day, 70th day, 84th day and at the end of follow up after 14 weeks 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Change in WOMAC stiffness Domain Score  At Baseline, 14th day, 28th day, 42nd day, 56th day, 70th day, 84th day and at the end of follow up after 14 weeks 
Change in WOMAC Physical function Domain  At Baseline, 14th day, 28th day, 42nd day, 56th day, 70th day, 84th day and at the end of follow up after 14 weeks 
Change in Patient’s Global Assessment of the Disease Activity Scale  At Baseline, 14th day, 28th day, 42nd day, 56th day, 70th day, 84th day and at the end of follow up after 14 weeks 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="150"
Sample Size from India="150" 
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)   15/06/2011 
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="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Open to Recruitment 
Publication Details   To be published after the completion of the clinical trials in all the three centers. 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Brief Summary  

The Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) is an autonomous body under the Department of AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga &Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India. CCRAS is an apex body in India for the formulation, co-ordination, development and promotion of research on scientific lines in the Ayurveda system of medicine.

Aimed at generating evidence for the scientific validation of the clinical efficacy and safety of twenty five classical Ayurvedic formulations, multicentre clinical trials have been initiated in sixteen disease areas across nineteen peripheral institutes of the Council as an activity under the Intra Mural Clinical Research (IMR) program.

This initiative is basically a supplement to the similar venture being worked out as an activity under the Ayurveda Clinical Trials (A.C.T.) project of the Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia Committee (APC) wherein, clinical trials on eighteen disease conditions are underway in eight post graduate Ayurveda colleges across the country.

 Punarnava Guggulu, a polyherbal Ayurvedic formulation containing Rakta Punarnava (Boerhaavia diffusa), Eranda (Ricinus communis), Sunthi (Zingiber officinale), Guggulu (Commiphora wightii), Trivrta (Ipomoea turpethum), Danti (Baliospermum montanum), Guduci (Tinospora cordifolia), Haritaki (Terminalia chebula), Bibhitaka (Terminalia belerica), Amlaki (Emblica officinalis), Marica (Piper nigrum), Pippali (Piper longum), Saindhava, Citraka (Plumbago zeylanica), Bhallataka (Semicarpus anacardium), Vidanga (Embelia ribes) and Bhasma of Makshika dhatu. 

Dashmoola Ghrita is medicated fatty preparation containing Bilva (Aegle marmelos), Syonaka (Oroxylum indicum), Gambhari (Gmelina arborea), Patala (Stereospermum suaveolens), Agnimantha (Premna integrifolia), Salaparni (Desmodium gangeticum), Prsniparni (Uraria picta), Brhati (Solanum indicum), Kantakari (Solanum xanthocarpum), Goksura (Tribulus terrestris), Puskara (Inula racemosa), Sati (Hedychium spicatum), Bilva (Aegle marmelos), Tulasi (Ocimum sanctum), Sunthi (Zingiber officinale), Marica (Piper nigrum), Pippali (Piper longum), Hingu (Ferula foetida) and Ghrita. 

Kottamacukkadi Taila is an oil preparation containing Kustha (Saussurea lappa), Sunthi (Zingiber officinale), Vaca (Acorus calamus), Sigru (Moringa oleifera), Lasuna (Allium sativum), Himsra (Capparis spinosa), Devdaru (Cedrus deodara), Sarsapa (Brassica campestris), Rasna (Alpinia galanga), Tila (Sesamum indicum), Dadhi (curd of cow’s milk) and Cinca (Tamarindus indica).

The present study entitled “Clinical Evaluation of Punarnava Guggulu, Dashmoola ghrita, and Kottamacukkadi Taila in the Management of Osteoarthritis” is being undertaken in three peripheral institutes of the CCRAS. The same is in the process of being registered (Reg No. - CTRI/2012/02/002416) in the Clinical Trials Registry, India (CTRI) as an activity under the ACT project.

The cumulative evidence generated as an activity under the ACT project as well as IMR programme is expected to scientifically substantiate the claims regarding clinical efficacy and safety of these classical Ayurvedic formulations. 
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