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CTRI Number  CTRI/2022/05/042790 [Registered on: 24/05/2022] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 21/09/2023
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Siddha 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   An open labelled clinical study to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of THOKKANAM( IZHUTHAL MURAI) – An external therapy using VATHA NOIKKU ENNAI (EXTERNAL) in the management of CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS 
Scientific Title of Study   "An open labelled clinical study to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of THOKKANAM( IZHUTHAL MURAI) – An external therapy using VATHA NOIKKU ENNAI (EXTERNAL) in the management of CEGANA VATHAM ( CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS)" 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr G MOHANA KRISHNAN 
Designation  PG SCHOLAR 
Affiliation  GOVT SIDDHA MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL PALYAMKOTTAI 
Address  II YEAR PG SCHOLAR, DEPARTMENT OF PURA MARUTHUVAM, GOVT SIDDHA MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL PALYAMKOTTAI, TIRUNELVELI
II YEAR PG SCHOLAR, DEPARTMENT OF PURA MARUTHUVAM, GOVT SIDDHA MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL PALYAMKOTTAI, TIRUNELVELI
Tirunelveli
TAMIL NADU
627002
India 
Phone  9677629532  
Fax    
Email  dr.krishnan007@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr G GANESAN 
Designation  LECTURER II 
Affiliation  GOVT SIDDHA MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL PALYAMKOTTAI 
Address  DEPARTMENT OF PURA MARUTHUVAM, GOVT SIDDHA MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL PALYAMKOTTAI, TIRUNELVELI
DEPARTMENT OF PURA MARUTHUVAM, GOVT SIDDHA MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL PALYAMKOTTAI, TIRUNELVELI
Tirunelveli
TAMIL NADU
627002
India 
Phone  9842474166  
Fax    
Email  ganesangabriel@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr G GANESAN 
Designation  LECTURER II 
Affiliation  GOVT SIDDHA MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL PALYAMKOTTAI 
Address  DEPARTMENT OF PURA MARUTHUVAM, GOVT SIDDHA MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL PALYAMKOTTAI, TIRUNELVELI
DEPARTMENT OF PURA MARUTHUVAM, GOVT SIDDHA MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL PALYAMKOTTAI, TIRUNELVELI
Tirunelveli
TAMIL NADU
627002
India 
Phone  9842474166  
Fax    
Email  ganesangabriel@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
OPD and IPD facilities and central library of Govt Siddha Medical College and Hospital, Palayamkottai 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Dr G MOHANA KRISHNAN 
Address  II YEAR PG SCHOLAR,DEPARTMENT OF PURA MARUTHUVAM,GOVT SIDDHA MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL PALYAMKOTTAI,TIRUNELVELI 
Type of Sponsor  Other [SELF] 
 
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 G MOHANA KRISHNAN  GOVT SIDDHA MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL  II YEAR PG SCHOLAR, DEPARTMENT OF PURA MARUTHUVAM,GOVT SIDDHA MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL PALYAMKOTTAI,TIRUNELVELI
Tirunelveli
TAMIL NADU 
9677629532

dr.krishnan007@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
INSTITUTIONAL ETHICAL COMMITTEE  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: M478||Other spondylosis,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  NIL  NIL 
Intervention  THOKKANAM-IZHUTHAL MURAI (EXTERNAL THERAPY) VATHA NOIKKU ENNAI(EXTERNAL MEDICINE)   15-20 Minutes/ once a day for one week 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  20.00 Year(s)
Age To  65.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Age Between 20 and 65 years
sex Both male and female
Neck pain
Radiating pain to the upper limbs
With or without numbness in the upper limb
Giddiness and neck stiffness
Patient who are willing for admission and stay in IPD or willing to attend OPD
Patient who are willing to give blood samples for laboratory investigations
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  cervical rib
trauma
spina bifida
ankylosing spondylosis
tuberculosis in spine
cardiac disease
hypertension 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Decrease the intensity of pain   Decrease the intensity of pain with in 2 weeks 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
NIL  NIL 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="40"
Sample Size from India="40" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "0"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="0" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 2 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   31/05/2022 
Date of Study Completion (India) Date Missing 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="2"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   NIL 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Response - NO
Brief Summary   It is an open labelled clinical study to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of THOKKANAM( IZHUTHAL MURAI ) – An external therapy using VATHA NOIKKU ENNAI (EXTERNAL) in the management of CEGANA VATHAM (CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS) 
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