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CTRI Number  CTRI/2012/10/003063 [Registered on: 16/10/2012] Trial Registered Retrospectively
Last Modified On: 12/10/2012
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug
Ayurveda
Preventive 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Placebo Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   Ginger caplets in Post operative nausea and vomiting 
Scientific Title of Study   A Double Blind, placebo controlled, Clinical study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Ginger caplets in Post operative nausea and vomiting 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
HDC/RD/PP/2010/121  Protocol Number 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Prakash G Venkat 
Designation  Professor at osmania medical College and consultant Surgeon at S.V.pooja Hospital 
Affiliation  S.V.Pooja Hospital 
Address  S.V.Pooja hospital, Hyderanagar, Hyderabad.

Hyderabad
ANDHRA PRADESH
500072
India 
Phone  09949028879  
Fax    
Email  gvprakash@rediffmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Prakash G Venkat 
Designation  Professor at osmania medical College and consultant Surgeon at S.V.pooja Hospital 
Affiliation  S.V.Pooja Hospital 
Address  S.V.Pooja hospital, Hyderanagar, Hyderabad.


ANDHRA PRADESH
500072
India 
Phone  09949028879  
Fax    
Email  gvprakash@rediffmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Prakash G Venkat 
Designation  Professor at osmania medical College and consultant Surgeon at S.V.pooja Hospital 
Affiliation  S.V.Pooja Hospital 
Address  S.V.Pooja hospital, Hyderanagar, Hyderabad.


ANDHRA PRADESH
500072
India 
Phone  09949028879  
Fax    
Email  gvprakash@rediffmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
The Himalaya Drug Company 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  The Himalaya Drug Company 
Address  The himalaya Drug company, Research and Development, Makali, Bangalore-562123 Tel: 08022169999 
Type of Sponsor  Pharmaceutical industry-Indian 
 
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 Prakash G Venkat  Dr Prakash G Venkat  Consultant surgeon, Department of surgery, S.V.Pooja Hospital, Hyderanagar, Hyderabad
Hyderabad
ANDHRA PRADESH 
09949028879
-
gvprakash@rediffmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Protection Plus Institutional review Board  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Post operative nausea and vomiting,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  GINGER CAPLET   Ginger caplets, 1 caplet twice daily for 10 days. 
Comparator Agent  Similar looking Placebo caplet  1 caplet to be taken twice daily over the period of 10 days. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  65.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  • Patients who are posted for abdominal surgery, hernia, orthopedic and gynecological surgeries and also those patients presenting with Post operative nausea & vomiting.
• Patients willing to sign informed consent.
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  • Patients with severe vomiting related to CNS or severe gastrointestinal disorders.
• Any evidence or history of hypersensitivity to herbal medicines.
• Not willing to sign the informed consent or abide by the study procedure.
• Pregnant or lactating women
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Random Number Table 
Method of Concealment   Centralized 
Blinding/Masking   Participant and Investigator Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
symptomatic relief from clinical symptoms of post operative nausea and vomiting  Assessment is done at entry day 3 day 6 and day 10 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To assess the safety profile of Ginger caplets and overall compliance  Assessment is done at entry day 3 day 6 and day 10 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="50"
Sample Size from India="50" 
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 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   15/10/2012 
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   Publication rights are with the sponsor. However the investigator can get it published after a written approval from the sponsor after the completion of the study. 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Brief Summary  

Only subjects who meet the subject selection section, have signed an informed consent form and have an updated medical history on file with the investigator will be entered into the study. As per the random number table the subject will receive either Ginger caplet or placebo at a dose of 1 caplet twice daily for the period of 10 days.

Subjective and objective evaluation will be done. Assessment will be done on entry, at the end of 3rd day, 6th day, 10 th day. Adverse effects as volunteered by the patients will be noted in the CRFs. Information on each patient will be collected from their history, General physical examination, systemic examination and laboratory investigations, and will be recorded on the Case Report Form.


 
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