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CTRI Number  CTRI/2023/02/049651 [Registered on: 13/02/2023] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 02/05/2023
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Ayurveda 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   Efficacy of Agnikarma on Lumbar Spondylosis by Suwarna shalaka and Tamra shalaka in pain management 
Scientific Title of Study   Assessment of comparative efficacy of Agnikarma by Suwarnashalaka versus Tamrashalaka in pain management of Katigatvata (Lumbar 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 Sheetal Asutkar 
Designation  Professor 
Affiliation  Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research Centre 
Address  Room no.13 Department of Shalya Tantra Mahathma Gandhi Ayurveda College and Institute Salod (H) Wardha Maharashtra

Wardha
MAHARASHTRA
442001
India 
Phone  9766811974  
Fax    
Email  sheetalasutkar16@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Sheetal Asutkar 
Designation  Professor 
Affiliation  Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research Centre 
Address  Room no.13 Department of Shalya Tantra Mahathma Gandhi Ayurveda College and Institute Salod (H) Wardha Maharashtra

Wardha
MAHARASHTRA
442001
India 
Phone  9766811974  
Fax    
Email  sheetalasutkar16@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Sheetal Asutkar 
Designation  Professor 
Affiliation  Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research Centre 
Address  Room no.13 Department of Shalya Tantra Mahathma Gandhi Ayurveda College and Institute Salod (H) Wardha Maharashtra

Wardha
MAHARASHTRA
442001
India 
Phone  9766811974  
Fax    
Email  sheetalasutkar16@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Mahatma Gandhi Ayurveda College and Hospital Salod Wardha 442001 Maharashtra  
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Mahatma Gandhi Ayurveda College and Hospital  
Address  Mahatma Gandhi Ayurveda College and Hospital Salod Wardha 442001 Maharashtra  
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 Sheetal Asutkar  Mahathma Gandhi Ayurveda College Hospital and Research Institute  room no- 13, Department of Shalya Tantra, Mahathma Gandhi Ayurveda College Hospital and Research Institute Salod Wardha Maharashtra
Wardha
MAHARASHTRA 
9766811974

sheetalasutkar16@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research   Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition:M478||Other spondylosis. Ayurveda Condition: VATAVYADHIH,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
snoIntervention/ComparatorTypeDrug-TypeProcedure NameDetails
1Intervention ArmProcedure-agnikarma, अग्निकर्म (Procedure Reference: Sushrut Samhita Sutrasthan Sdhayay-12 Shloka-4, Procedure details: Patient will lie in prone position over minor OT table. The area of maximum tenderness areas in low back region will be marked by marker pen. Maximum 7-10 points will be marked. After this the part will be cleaned with Betadine. Suvarna shalaka will be heated to red hot over gas stove. Later Agnikarma will be performed with red hot shalaka in bindu akruti at marked points till samyaka dagdha lakshanas i.e. twaksankoch (wrinkling of skin at burn site), shabdapradurbhav (sound of tissue burn) and )
2Comparator ArmProcedure-agnikarma, अग्निकर्म (Procedure Reference: Sushrut Samhita Sutrasthan Sdhayay-12 Shloka-4, Procedure details: Patient will lie in prone position over minor OT table. The area of maximum tenderness areas in low back region will be marked by marker pen. Maximum 7-10 points will be marked. After this the part will be cleaned with Betadine. Tamra shalaka will be heated to red hot over gas stove. Later Agnikarma will be performed with red hot shalaka in bindu akruti at marked points till samyaka dagdha lakshanas i.e. twaksankoch (wrinkling of skin at burn site), shabdapradurbhav (sound of tissue burn) and tw)
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  40.00 Year(s)
Age To  60.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Patients suffering from Kati shool (low back pain).
Patients suffering from lumbar spondylosis.
Patients of either sex between 40 to 60 years.
Willing & able to participate and complete the study.
Selection will be irrespective of gender, religion and other socio-economic status.
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Patients suffering from Infective Pathology, Pott’s spine, Fracture, trauma, uncontrolled DM and Metastatic disease of spine. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Other 
Blinding/Masking   Participant Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
reduced pain, stiffness, tenderness and scar  at baseline, 7 days, 14 days, and 21 days. 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
reduced pain, stiffness, tenderness and scar  30 days, 45 days, 60 days 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="128"
Sample Size from India="128" 
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   Phase 3/ Phase 4 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   15/02/2023 
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="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Yet Recruiting 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Open to Recruitment 
Publication Details   none yet 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Response - NO
Brief Summary   In this study, Local application of Agnikarma by Suvarna or Tamra shalaka that will be heated to red hot over gas stove and performed with red hot shalaka in bindu akruti at marked points till samyaka dagdha lakshanas ,Immediately after Agnikarma aloe vera pulp will be applied over the site of Agnikarma. The patient will be advised to rest for half an hour and then sent home. He will be advised to keep the area dry and clean. It will be given for 21 days. The observations will be made on 7th, 14th and 21st day i.e. on subsequent sittings regarding the changes with the treatment. Changes in symptoms will be recorded in the proforma of case sheet prepared for the study . Assessment will be done on the basis of reduced score of Criteria for Pain measurement by visual analogue scale (VAS), Stiffness, Tenderness, Scar.  
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