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CTRI Number  CTRI/2014/04/004566 [Registered on: 24/04/2014] Trial Registered Retrospectively
Last Modified On: 05/03/2014
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Siddha 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   A clinical research of siddha medicine in the management of karappan(Eczema)  
Scientific Title of Study   An open clinical trial to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of Gandhaga mezhugu and karappanukku ennai in the management of karappan 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  DrTPriyadharsini 
Designation  PGscholar 
Affiliation  National Institute of Siddha 
Address  Dept of Sirappu Maruthuvam National Institute of siddha Tambaram Sanatorium Chennai
National Institute of siddha Tambaram Sanatorium Chennai
Chennai
TAMIL NADU
600047
India 
Phone  9094272416  
Fax  04422381314  
Email  priyathirugnanam86@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  DrGThiyagarajan 
Designation  HOD & GUIDE 
Affiliation  National Institute of Siddha 
Address  Dept of Sirappu Maruthuvam National Institute of siddha Tambaram Sanatorium Chennai
National Institute of siddha Tambaram Sanatorium Chennai
Chennai
TAMIL NADU
600047
India 
Phone  9444170980  
Fax  04422381314  
Email  gtsiddha60@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  DrGThiyagarajan 
Designation  HOD & GUIDE 
Affiliation  National Institute of Siddha 
Address  Dept of Sirappu Maruthuvam National Institute of siddha Tambaram Sanatorium Chennai
National Institute of siddha Tambaram Sanatorium Chennai
Chennai
TAMIL NADU
600047
India 
Phone  9444170980  
Fax  04422381314  
Email  gtsiddha60@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
National Institute of siddha 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  National institute of Siddha 
Address  National Institute of Siddha Tambaram Sanatirium 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 
DrTPriyadharsini  National Institute of Siddha  Department of Sirappu maruthuvam National Institute of Siddha chennai
Chennai
TAMIL NADU 
9094272416
04422381314
priyathirugnanam86@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethical Committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Eczema,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Gandhaga mezhugu (internal)and karappanukku ennai (external)  Gandhaga mezhugu is a herbomineral formulation- 170mg -BD Dose oral route 15 days duration. karappanukku ennai is a poly herbal formulation applied externaly for 30 days  
Comparator Agent  nil  nil 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  60.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  willing to admitted in trial
patients with symptoms of eczema 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  pregnancy and lactation
hypertension
any other serious illness
varicose eczema 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
outcome is mainly assesses by reduction in EASI score  outcome is mainly assesses by reduction in EASI score 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
effect of yogam in the treatment of eczema along with trial drug  nil 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="40"
Sample Size from India="40" 
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 2 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   15/12/2013 
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)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Open to Recruitment 
Publication Details   nil 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Brief Summary   To evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of siddha herbomineral formulation gandhaga mezhugu and karappanukku ennai in the treatment of eczema , a chronic skin disease which can be effectively treated and managed with siddha medicines. And also to provide cost effective tereatment.  to study the siddha basic principles such as envagai thervu , neerkuri , neikuri etc 
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