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CTRI Number  CTRI/2023/02/049554 [Registered on: 08/02/2023] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 19/02/2023
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Ayurveda 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   Role of Marma Chikitsa in Blood Pressure 
Scientific Title of Study   Anatomico Clinical Study Of Talahridaya Marma In Relation To Blood Pressure. 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Manish Bartwal 
Designation  PG Scholar 
Affiliation  Rishikul campus haridwar 
Address  PG Department of Rachana Sharir Rishikul Campus ,Uttarakhand Ayurveda University,Haridwar

Hardwar
UTTARANCHAL
249401
India 
Phone  8077710592  
Fax    
Email  mbdr0501@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Naresh Kumar 
Designation  Professor 
Affiliation  Rishikul campus haridwar 
Address  Department of Rachana Sharir ,Room No.1, Rishikul Campus , Uttarakhand Ayurveda University,Haridwar.

Hardwar
UTTARANCHAL
249401
India 
Phone  9837352202  
Fax    
Email  dr.naresh2266@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Manish Bartwal 
Designation  PG Scholar 
Affiliation  Rishikul campus haridwar 
Address  PG Department of Rachana Sharir Rishikul Campus ,Uttarakhand Ayurveda University,Haridwar

Hardwar
UTTARANCHAL
249401
India 
Phone  8077710592  
Fax    
Email  mbdr0501@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Rishikul Campus, Uttarakhand Ayurveda University 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Dr Manish Bartwal 
Address  PG Department of Rachana Sharir Rishikul Campus Haridwar 
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 Naresh Kumar  Rishikul Campus , Uttarakhand Ayurveda University .  Department of Rachana Sharir ,Room No.1, Rishikul Campus , Uttarakhand Ayurveda University,Haridwar
Hardwar
UTTARANCHAL 
9837352202

dr.naresh2266@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS COMMITTEE  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition:I10||Essential (primary) hypertension. Ayurveda Condition: AAE-8, (2) ICD-10 Condition:R030||Elevated blood-pressure reading, without diagnosis of hypertension. Ayurveda Condition: RAKTAVRUTAVATAH,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
snoIntervention/ComparatorTypeDrug-TypeProcedure NameDetails
1Intervention ArmProcedure-marmacikitsA, मर्मचिकित्सा (Procedure Reference: , Procedure details: 1.Tala Hridaya Marma will be stimulated by pressing with thumb in coherence with breathe of patients for 12 to 15 times per minutes twice a day. 2.The reading of Blood pressure will be recorded during pre-therapy and post therapy of every visit. 3.In due course the patient will be taught to press this Marma with thumb of opposite hand for three minutes twice a day i.e. morning and evening. 4.After thorough instructions about self Marma stimulation, the patient will be trained for it )
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  20.00 Year(s)
Age To  60.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1.Volunteers without any complications
2.Systolic blood pressure 120-139mmhg
3.Diastolic blood pressure 80-89mmhg 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1.Patients having hypertension due to secondary disease
2.Any serious medical or surgical illness
3.Patients having complications of hypertension 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Reduction in blood pressure   Base line
1 week
2 week
3 week
4 week 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Headache  day 0
day 28 
vertigo  day 0
day 28 
Tinnitus  day 0
day 28 
Palpitation  day 0
day 28 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="200"
Sample Size from India="200" 
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)   10/02/2023 
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="0"
Months="7"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Open to Recruitment 
Publication Details   Not done 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Response - NO
Brief Summary   Marma science is one of the special aspects deeply elaborated by Ayurveda. Marma are several vital points on the body having importance regarding traumatic effect. These points when exposed to trauma generate the symptoms from pain to fatal effect. These points should be protected from injury. On the other hand these marma are considered as healing points. 
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