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CTRI Number  CTRI/2020/06/025544 [Registered on: 02/06/2020] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 14/05/2020
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Ayurveda
Surgical/Anesthesia 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   Comparative study of Agnikarma and siravyadha in sciatica. 
Scientific Title of Study   An Open Randomized Comparative Clinical Study of Agnikarma and Siravyadha in the management of Gridhrasi w.s.r. to Sciatica. 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  prof Sanjeev Sharma 
Designation  Director 
Affiliation  National Institute of Ayurveda 
Address  PG department of Shalyatantra, National Institute of Ayurveda jorawar singh gate, Amer road Jaipur,

Jaipur
RAJASTHAN
302002
India 
Phone  9418079691  
Fax    
Email  profsanjeevhp@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Season koju 
Designation  PG Scholar 
Affiliation  National Institute of Ayurveda 
Address  PG Department of shalyatantra,National Institute of ayurveda,,Jorawar singh gate Amer road, Jaipur

Jaipur
RAJASTHAN
302002
India 
Phone  8173988769  
Fax    
Email  kojuseason977@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Season koju 
Designation  PG Scholar 
Affiliation  National Institute of Ayurveda 
Address  PG Department of shalyatantra,National Institute of ayurveda,,Jorawar singh gate Amer road, Jaipur

Jaipur
RAJASTHAN
302002
India 
Phone  8173988769  
Fax    
Email  kojuseason977@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
PG department of shalyatantra, National Institute of Ayurveda. 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  National institute of ayurveda 
Address  Madhav vilas palace,Amer road, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India 
Type of Sponsor  Other [Government Ayurveda Institute 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 
Season Koju  National Institute of Ayurveda  Amer road, Jaipur, 302002.
Jaipur
RAJASTHAN 
8173988769

kojuseason977@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: M543||Sciatica,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Agnikarma  1. keeping patient in suitable position, agnikarma with tamra shalaka after heating it to red hot will be done in bindu dagdha on the most tender spot . 2. seven bindu vrana will be made in a rosette pattern. 3. ghritkumari pulp will be applied over the vrana and gauze impregnated with madhuyasti churna will be kept and bandaged. 
Comparator Agent  Siravyadha  keeping patient in suitable position, after snehana and svedana, siravyadha from great saphenous vein on anterio-superior surface of medial malleolus will be done by sterile disposable needle.50 ml blood will be let out in one sitting. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  25.00 Year(s)
Age To  60.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. patient pertaining features of sciatica.
2. patient with signs of sciatica.
3. sciatica due to disc prolapse.
sciatica due to grade I spondylolisthesis. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Patient with history or ongoing malignancy.
2. recent history of trauma, fracture of affected lower limb or spine.
3. congenital or acquired lower limb deformity.
4. patient with local infection or skin diseases at the proposed site of agnikarma or siravyadha.
5. patient suffering from Diabetes,cardiovascular disease ,HIV or major systemic diseases. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Coin toss, Lottery, toss of dice, shuffling cards etc 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Changes in clinical manifestations of Sciatica  After completion of the trail 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1. Improvement in quality of life (QoL) of patients.
2. Establishment of cost effective Ayurveda treatment modality in Sciatica.  
After completion of trail 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="60"
Sample Size from India="60" 
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)   22/06/2020 
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="1"
Months="0"
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  

Gridhrasi can be correlated with sciatica in modern medical science. Sciatica is a lumbosacral  radicular leg pain that follows dermatomal pattern affecting knee and feet and toes.


In this study, an ayurvedic interventional treatment modalities will be compared.


Group A (30Pts) - This group will be intervened with Agnikarma by Tamra Shalaka on the area of maximum tenderness.

Group B (30Pts) - This group will be intervened with Siravyadha  from great saphenous vein on anterio-superior aspect of medial malleolus.

 

Three sittings for each intervention will be done at the interval of a week.

 
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