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CTRI Number  CTRI/2023/03/050203 [Registered on: 01/03/2023] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 17/01/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug
Ayurveda 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   A Clinical trial to study the effect of Kokilaksha Kshara in patients with Gall Bladder Stones. 
Scientific Title of Study   Efficacy of Kokilaksha Kshara in Pittashaya Ashmari W.S.R to Cholelithiasis – A Single Arm Clinical Study. 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Melinda Minin Pereira 
Designation  PG Scholar 
Affiliation  All India Institute Of Ayurveda 
Address  OPD No.104, 1st Floor, Hospital Block, All India Institute Of Ayurveda, Gautampuri, Sarita Vihar, New Delhi.

South
DELHI
110076
India 
Phone  8329914801  
Fax    
Email  melindapereira1996@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Yogesh Badwe 
Designation  Professor and HOD, Dept. of Shalya Tantra, AIIA 
Affiliation  All India Institute Of Ayurveda 
Address  Room no.504,5th Floor, Academic Block, All India Institute Of Ayurveda, Gautampuri, Sarita Vihar, New Delhi.

South
DELHI
110076
India 
Phone  9011060498  
Fax    
Email  dryogesh.badwe@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Melinda Minin Pereira 
Designation  PG Scholar 
Affiliation  All India Institute Of Ayurveda 
Address  OPD No.104, 1st Floor, Hospital Block, All India Institute Of Ayurveda, Gautampuri, Sarita Vihar, New Delhi.

South
DELHI
110076
India 
Phone  8329914801  
Fax    
Email  melindapereira1996@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
All India Institute of Ayurveda,New Delhi 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  All India Institute of Ayurveda 
Address  Mathura Road, Gautam Puri, Sarita Vihar, New Delhi, Delhi 110076 
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 Melinda Pereira  All India Institute of Ayurveda,New Delhi  OPD NO.104,Shalya Tantra Department, 1st Floor, Hospital Block, All India Institute of Ayurveda, Mathura Road, Sarita Vihar, New Delhi.
South
DELHI 
8329914801

melindapereira1996@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
The Institutional Ethics Committee of All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi.  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition:K802||Calculus of gallbladder without cholecystitis. Ayurveda Condition: PITTAJA-ASMARI,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
snoIntervention/ComparatorTypeDrug-TypeProcedure NameDetails
1Intervention ArmDrugClassical(1) Medicine Name: Kokilaksha, Reference: Bhavaprakash,Rajnighantu, Route: Oral, Dosage Form: Kshara , Dose: 500(mg), Frequency: bd, Bhaishajya Kal: Adhobhakta, Duration: 45 Days, anupAna/sahapAna: Yes(details: Luke Warm Water), Additional Information: -
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  60.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Age:- Patient more than 18yrs and less than 60yrs.

Gallbladder Stones size :- <15mm.

All the cases presenting with the clinical signs and symptoms of cholelithiasis diagnosed with USG findings.

Asymptomatic Patient diagnosed with cholelithiasis through USG. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Acute Cholecystitis, complicated cases of cholelithiasis.

Patient suffering from chronic illness related to CVS, renal, hepatic and GIT.

Pregnant women, Lactating mothers.

Patient taking drugs affecting bile acids or serum lipids eg. hypolipidaemic drugs, OC pills, phenobarbitone. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1)Reduction in size,
2)Reduction in no. of gallbladder stones and
3)improvement in the gallbladder status with use of Kokilaksha Kshara 
45 days 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Improvement in patient’s Symptoms (nausea, fever,flatulence dyspepsia) based on observations using different scales) relating to cholelithiasis .  from 1st day upto 45th days 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="37"
Sample Size from India="37" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "37"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="37" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 2 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   07/04/2023 
Date of Study Completion (India) 14/11/2024 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) 14/11/2024 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="2"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Completed 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details
Modification(s)  
will be done in future 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Response - NO
Brief Summary
Modification(s)  
This is a Single Arm Clinical Trial studying the Efficacy of  Kokilaksha Kshara in patients with Cholelithiasis, that will be conducted in All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi, India. The Primary outcome measures will be reduction in size of gall bladder stones, reduction in no. of gall bladder stones, and improvement in gall bladder status with use of  Kokilaksha Kshara for 45 days . The secondary outcomes will be improvement in patients Symptoms relating to cholelithiasis (observations based on different scales) at a period of 45 days.
Null hypothesis was accepted
 
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