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CTRI Number  CTRI/2013/05/003614 [Registered on: 06/05/2013] Trial Registered Retrospectively
Last Modified On: 02/05/2013
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   Follow Up Study 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   A observational study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Ayurvedic treatment in eyes affected by Progressive Myopia 
Scientific Title of Study   A Single Centric, Observational Trial To Assess The Efficacy Of Ayurvedic Therapy In Management of Progressive Myopia in The Age Group of 5 to 18 years. 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr NPP NAMBOOTHIRI 
Designation  Managing Director and Chief Physician 
Affiliation  Sreedhareeyam Ayurvedic Eye Hospital and Research Centre 
Address  Nelliakkattu Mana Kizhakombu Post Office
Koothattukulam
Ernakulam
KERALA
686662
India 
Phone  91-485-2253007  
Fax  91-485-2250880  
Email  drnpp@sreedhareeyam.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Sreekanth P Namboothiri 
Designation  Director, Clinical Research 
Affiliation  Sreedhareeyam Ayurvedic Research and Development Institute 
Address  Nelliakkattu Mana Kizhakombu Post Office
Koothattukulam
Ernakulam
KERALA
686662
India 
Phone  91-485-2253007  
Fax  91-485-2250880  
Email  drsreekanthnp@sreedhareeyam.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Darpan Gangil 
Designation  Junior Research Fellow 
Affiliation  Sreedhareeyam Ayurvedic Research and Development Institute 
Address  Nelliakkattu Mana Kizhakombu Post Office
Koothattukulam
Ernakulam
KERALA
686662
India 
Phone  91-485-2253007  
Fax  91-485-2250880  
Email  clinicalresearch@sreedhareeyam.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Sreedhareeyam Ayurvedic Eye Hospital and Research Centre Koothattukulam Post Office Ernakulam District Kerala-686662 India 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Dept of AYUSH Ministry of HealthGovt of IndiaNew Delhi 
Address  DEPARTMENT OF AYUSH Ministry of Health and Family Welfare IRCS BUILDINGS (MAIN and ANNEXE) RED CROSS ROAD, NEW DELHI - 110001 
Type of Sponsor  Government funding agency 
 
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 Sreekanth P Namboothiri  Sreedhareeyam Ayurvedic Eye Hospital and Research Centre  Corporate Office, Kizhakombu Post Office Koothattukulam
Ernakulam
KERALA 
91-485-2253007
91-485-2250880
drsreekanthnp@sreedhareeyam.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committee of SARDI  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Progressive Myopia,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  5.00 Year(s)
Age To  18.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Subjects clinically diagnosed as progressive myopia (refractive error more than -6 diopters, associated with degenerative changes on ophthalmoscopic examination) 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Subjects with any other eye complications.

Advanced degenerative changes on ophthalmoscopy like CNV, Macular scar and Retinal Detachment)

Any previous eye surgery.

Any major systemic disease. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Visual Acuity  Baseline,Second Inpatient visit, and End of study visit 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Quality of Life Assessment Questionnaire  Baseline and End of study visit 
 
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   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   28/11/2011 
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="2"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Open to Recruitment 
Publication Details    
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Brief Summary  
The objective of the study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Ayurvedic treatment procedure and medications in Progressive Myopia in Sreedhareeyam Ayurvedic Eye Hospital & Research Centre, Koothattukulam, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India.

The aim of the study is to evaluate the Ayurvedic medical management which includes Ayurvedic therapies and medicines in Progressive myopia condition. This study is designed to evaluate overall effect of selected therapeutic procedures and medicines used in this study (instead of single drug or therapy).
 
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