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CTRI Number  CTRI/2015/07/006026 [Registered on: 20/07/2015] Trial Registered Retrospectively
Last Modified On: 20/07/2015
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Ayurveda 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   Agnikarma with panchtikta guggulu in knee joint pain 
Scientific Title of Study   A Further Study on Agnikarma with Panchatikta Guggulu in the Management of Sandhigatavata w.s.r. to Knee Joint Osteoarthritis  
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  DR S K GUPTA 
Designation  MS Ayu Ph D 
Affiliation  IPGTRA  
Address  DEPARTMENT OF SHALYATANTRA IPGTRA GUJARAT AYURVED UNIVERSITY JAMNAGAR
DEPARTMENT OF SHALYATANTRA IPGTRA GUJARAT AYURVED UNIVERSITY JAMNAGAR
Jamnagar
GUJARAT
361008
India 
Phone  09428317639  
Fax    
Email  drskgupta17@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  DR PARTH PANDYA 
Designation  MS Ayu SCHOLAR 
Affiliation  IPGTRA  
Address  DEPARTMENT OF SHALYATANTRA IPGTRA GUJARAT AYURVED UNIVERSITY JAMNAGAR
DEPARTMENT OF SHALYATANTRA IPGTRA GUJARAT AYURVED UNIVERSITY JAMNAGAR
Jamnagar
GUJARAT
361008
India 
Phone  09033640082  
Fax    
Email  drparthpandya88@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  DR S K GUPTA 
Designation  MS Ayu Ph D 
Affiliation  IPGTRA  
Address  DEPARTMENT OF SHALYATANTRA IPGTRA GUJARAT AYURVED UNIVERSITY JAMNAGAR
DEPARTMENT OF SHALYATANTRA IPGTRA GUJARAT AYURVED UNIVERSITY JAMNAGAR
Jamnagar
GUJARAT
361008
India 
Phone  09428317639  
Fax    
Email  drskgupta17@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
IPGTRA GAU JAMNAGAR 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  IPGTRA GAU 
Address  IPGTRA GAU Jamnagar 
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 S K GUPTA  IPGTRA   DEPARTMENT OF SHALYTANTRA IPGTRA GUJARAT AYURVED UNIVERSITY JAMNAGAR
Jamnagar
GUJARAT 
09428317639

drskgupta17@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
IEC IPGTRA  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  knee joint pain swelling decreased knee joint movements crepitations in knee joint stiffness of knee joint,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Agnikarma  Agnikarma locally done at knee joint carried out weekly for 1 month  
Comparator Agent  Panchtikta guggulu  Panchtikta guggulu tablet 1gm thrice given orally for 1 month 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  45.00 Year(s)
Age To  70.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Patients suffering from Janugata Sandhivata (O.A. of knee joint) 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Age below 45 years and above 70 years
Patients of Diabetes mellitus, R.A (Rheumatoid Arthritis) positive, Knee Joint Effusion
Other Diseases like Paralysis, Parkinson’s disease, severe Anemia, Malignancy
Pregnancy
Sandhigata Vata other than Janugata Sandhivata
Known cases of secondary O.A. due to T.B., Syphilis, AIDS, Leprosy etc.
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Coin toss, Lottery, toss of dice, shuffling cards etc 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Relieve from sign and symptoms of osteoarthritis like pain swelling tenderness stiffness flexion and extension of knee joints  2 years 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Relief in symptoms of osteoarthritis
improve quality of life 
2 years 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="30"
Sample Size from India="30" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= ""
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   02/06/2014 
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)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details    
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Brief Summary   The study was an open randomized parallel group trial to validate the effect of Agnikarma and Panchtikta Guggulu in management of Janusandhigata Vata(knee joint osteoarthritis). Total 30 patients were allocated randomly into two groups. 15 patients were treated by Agnikarma and 15 patients were treated by Agnikarma along with Panchtikta Guggulu tablet orally. Agnikarma was dont at afected knee joint by Panchdhatu shalaka.  Agnikarma procedure was carried out at weekly intervals and total four sittings were done. Panchtikta Gugglu tablets were given orally 2 tablets thrice a day with luke warm water for. Duration for both the treatments was 1 month. In cardinal symptoms of Janugata sandhivata, 53.33% patients showed marked improvement and 26.67% patients got moderate improvement after Agnikarma in group A where only Agnikarma was done. In group B where Agnikarma done along with orally given Panchtikta Guggulu 46.67% patients got marked improvement and 33.33% patients got moderate improvement. The study was concluded that on the basis of relief % in cardinal symptoms Agnikarma along with Panchtikta Gugglu tablet orally had better effect than only Agnikarma.
 
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