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CTRI Number  CTRI/2022/06/043567 [Registered on: 29/06/2022] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 28/09/2023
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug
Siddha 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   Effectiveness of Swasakudori Mathirai for childhood bronchial asthma 
Scientific Title of Study   An open non randomized single arm single centric clinical trial to determine the effectiveness of Swasakudori Mathirai in the management of Sooli Kanam(childhood asthma) in children. 
Trial Acronym  ESMCHI 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  DrBIlakkiya Gandhi 
Designation  PG Scholar 
Affiliation  National Institute of Siddha  
Address  Room No 9,Department of kuzhandhai Maruthuvam, National Institute of Siddha, Tambaram Sanatorium
Room No 9, Department of Kuzhandhai Maruthuvam, National Institute of Siddha, Tambaram Sanatorium Kancheepuram
Kancheepuram
TAMIL NADU
600047
India 
Phone  7299627481  
Fax    
Email  ilakkiyabsms.96@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr M Meenakshi Sundaram MDS PhD  
Designation  Professor  
Affiliation  National Institute of Siddha  
Address  Room No 9, Department of Kuzhandhai Maruthuvam, National Institute of Siddha, Tambaram Sanatorium Kancheepuram
Room No 9, Department of Kuzhandhai Maruthuvam, National Institute of Siddha, Tambaram Sanatorium
Kancheepuram
TAMIL NADU
60047
India 
Phone  9444214582   
Fax    
Email  mmssiddha@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr M Meenakshi Sundaram MDS PhD  
Designation  Professor  
Affiliation  National Institute of Siddha  
Address  Room No 9, Department of Kuzhandhai Maruthuvam, National Institute of Siddha, Tambaram Sanatorium Kancheepuram
Room No 9, Department of Kuzhandhai Maruthuvam, National Institute of Siddha, Tambaram Sanatorium
Kancheepuram
TAMIL NADU
60047
India 
Phone  9444214582   
Fax    
Email  mmssiddha@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
National Institute of Siddha  
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  National Institute of Siddha  
Address  Ayothidoss Pandithar Hospital,National Institute of siddha Tambaram Sanatorium,Chennai 
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 B Ilakkiya Gandhi  Ayothidoss Pandithar Hospital   National Institute of Siddha, Tambaram Sanatorium, Chennai Kancheepuram TAMIL NADU
Kancheepuram
TAMIL NADU 
7299627481

ilakkiyabsms.96@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
The Institutional Ethics Committee, National Institute of Siddha   Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: J459||Other and unspecified asthma,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  nil  nil 
Intervention  Swasakudori mathirai  Swasakudori mathirai dosage- 6-7years-90mg tablet,8-12years -130mg tablet with Thalisapathiri kudineer 6-7years-20ml,8-12years-30ml twice a day for 48 days  
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  6.00 Year(s)
Age To  12.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  children with minimum 3-4 clinical symptoms of bronchial asthma may be included,
1.Cough
2.Wheezing
3.Tightness of chest
4.Abdominal bloating, shortness of breath.
5.Peak expiratory flow rate more than 50%(mild, moderate exacerbation)
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1.Peak expiratory flow rate less than 50%(severe exacerbation)
2.Congenital heart diseases
3.Pneumonia
4.H/o pulmonary tuberculosis
5.Any other serious illness

 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
PRIMARY OUTCOME:
Effectiveness of the trial drug is measured by peak expiratory flow meter.  
Screening - 3 months
Patient Enrolment - 3 months
Trial Drug - 4 months
Data Analysis - 1 month
Follow up - 1 month
 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Reduction of clinical symptoms by using PASS SCORE.

 
fourty ninth 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 2 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   01/07/2022 
Date of Study Completion (India) 16/06/2023 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details
Modification(s)  
published on 13 September 2023 title-Efficacy OF Swasakudori mathirai-A Siddha formulation for the management of suvasakaasam:A review  
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Response - NO
Brief Summary   INTRODUCTION: This is an open non randomized clinical trail to determine the effectiveness of siddha herbal formulation Swasakudori Mathirai.  Sooli Kanam has been described in the siddha literatures as the diseases frequently occuring in children . According to siddha texts, It is characterized  by prolonged expiration and expiratory wheeze,  prolonged cough, abdominal bloating and discomfort du to mouth breathingIt can be closely compared with childhood Asthma. Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by airway obstruction, airway hyper responsiveness manifest as wheeze, cough, shortness of breath and chest tightness. .Asthma tends to affect about 10% children globally. Recent data have shown that asthma continues to affect 6 million school aged children with approximately half of these children experiencing asthma attack each year. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 30 patients within age limit of 3-12 years willing to participate in the study by signing consent and assent form will be enrolled in the study. Both male and female children are included. RESULTS AND  DISCUSSIONS: Effectiveness of the trial drug is measured by peak expiratory flowmeter. Reduction of clinical symptoms by using PASS SCORE. And the results will be statistically analysed. 

 

 
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