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CTRI Number  CTRI/2022/05/042423 [Registered on: 09/05/2022] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 11/11/2023
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug
Ayurveda 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   To study the role of Virechana and Bhringrajadi Lepa on Vitiligo in children 
Scientific Title of Study   A comparative study to evaluate the role of Virechana and Bhringrajadi Lepa on Shwitra with special reference to Vitiligo in children  
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Yogesh Choukikar 
Designation  P.G. Scholar 
Affiliation  National Institute of Ayurveda,jaipur Rajasthan 
Address  National Institute of Ayurveda, Amer Road Jorawar singh Gate, Jaipur Rajasthan

Jaipur
RAJASTHAN
302002
India 
Phone  8109428870  
Fax    
Email  dryogeshchoukikar@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Shrinidhi Kumar K 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  National Institute of Ayurveda,jaipur Rajasthan 
Address  Department of Kaumarbhritya, National Institute of Ayurveda, Amer Road Jorawar singh Gate, Jaipur Rajasthan

Jaipur
RAJASTHAN
302002
India 
Phone  7877151575  
Fax    
Email  ashanidhiacharya@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Yogesh Choukikar 
Designation  M.D. Scholar 
Affiliation  National Institute of Ayurveda,jaipur Rajasthan 
Address  O.P.D.no.5, Ground floor National Institute of Ayurveda, Amer Road Jorawar singh Gate, Jaipur Rajasthan

Jaipur
RAJASTHAN
302002
India 
Phone  8109428870  
Fax    
Email  dryogeshchoukikar@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  National Institute of Ayurveda Jaipur Rajasthan 
Address  O.P.D.No.5, Ground Floor,National Institute of Ayurveda, Amer Road Jorawar singh Gate Jaipur Rajasthan  
Type of Sponsor  Research institution 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 
DR YOGESH CHOUKIKAR  National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur  O.P.D.No.5, Ground Floor,National Institute of Ayurveda, Amer Road Jorawar singh Gate Jaipur Rajasthan
Jaipur
RAJASTHAN 
8109428870

dryogeshchoukikar@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional ethics commitee National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition:L80||Vitiligo. Ayurveda Condition: SVITRAH,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
snoIntervention/ComparatorTypeDrug-TypeProcedure NameDetails
1Intervention ArmDrugClassical(1) Medicine Name: bhringrajadi lepa, Reference: brihat nighantu ratnakar tvagadosha adhyaya page no. 143, Route: Oral, Dosage Form: Lepa Churna, Dose: 10(g), Frequency: od, Bhaishajya Kal: Abhakta, Duration: 3 Months, anupAna/sahapAna: No, Additional Information: -
2Comparator ArmProcedure-virecana-karma, विरेचन-कर्म (Procedure Reference: Astanga HridayaChikitsa Sthana 20/2, Procedure details: dipan-pachana-abhyantara snehana swedana-virechana-samsarjana karma)
(1) Medicine Name: Trivrata Avaleha, Reference: Astanga Hridaya KalpaSiddhi Sthana 2/9, Route: Oral, Dosage Form: Avleha/Leha/Paka/Raskriya, Dose: 20(g), Frequency: od, Duration: 3 Months
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  5.00 Year(s)
Age To  15.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. Patient of either sex between age group of 05 -15 years
2. Children diagnosed as vitiligo as per contemporary medical science or Shwitra as per clinical features mentioned in Ayurvedic texts.
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Children below 05 and above 15 years of age.
2. Children with Albinism will be excluded.
3. White anesthetic spots, which are characteristic of leprosy will be excluded.
4. Old refractory cases not responding after extensive use of modern medicine will be also excluded.
5. One year old vitiligo patch will be excluded.
6. Patches in genital and lip area will be excluded.
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Primary Outcome Measures- VASI Score  baseline, 15th day 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Cosmetic concern of the patient regarding depigmentation of the skin  baseline, 15th day 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="30"
Sample Size from India="30" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "30"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="30" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   16/05/2022 
Date of Study Completion (India) 23/05/2023 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  16/05/2022 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Yet Recruiting 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details
Modification(s)  
publication sent to journal of ayurveda NIA Jaipur  
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Response - NO
Brief Summary
Modification(s)  
Recently rapidly increasing incidences of Shwitra is a challenge for medical world. Vitiligo is the pigmentary disorder of certain hereditary and acquired and autoimmune causes and characterized by depigmented or hypopigmented patches that results from absence or depleted in melanocytes. Pathogenesis of vitiligo points towards autoimmune hypothesis1 and disease may start at any age with increased incidences in first and second decade of life. Based on some dermatological out patient records the incidences are roughly estimated to be between 3-4% in India. However, vitiligo affects the estimated 1-2%of world population which is quite significant2. Present study has been designed to study the role of Samshodhan Karma followed by BhringrajadiLepa, externally, over the discoloured patches in children with subsequent exposure to sunlight. BhringrajadiLepa has been quoted in the classics (Bhrihad Nighantu Ratnakar by Khemraj Shri Krishna Das, Chapter-Tvagadosha,  
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