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CTRI Number  CTRI/2023/05/052275 [Registered on: 03/05/2023] Trial Registered Prospectively
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Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug
Siddha 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   A Clinical trial on Kuppaimeni Chooranam in the management of RATHTHA MOOLAM (BLEEDING HEMORRHOIDS) 
Scientific Title of Study   A PROSPECTIVE OPEN LABELLED, SINGLE ARM, NON- RANDOMIZED, SINGLE CENTRIC, PHASE II CLINICAL TRIAL TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF KUPPAIMENI CHOORANAM IN THE MANAGEMENT OF RATHTHA MOOLAM (BLEEDING HEMORRHOIDS) 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Berfin Flower P C 
Designation  PG Scholar  
Affiliation  Government Siddha Medical College and Hospital 
Address  PG Department of Pothu Maruthuvam,OP no:10, Government Siddha Medical College and Hospital, Palayamkottai.

Tirunelveli
TAMIL NADU
627002
India 
Phone  7358248370  
Fax    
Email  berfinflower@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr P Sathish Kumar MDs 
Designation  Lecturer 
Affiliation  Government Siddha Medical College and Hospital 
Address  PG Department of Pothu Maruthuvam,OP no:10, Government Siddha Medical College and Hospital, Palayamkottai.

Tirunelveli
TAMIL NADU
627002
India 
Phone  9944337757  
Fax    
Email  drpsk_md@yahoo.in  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr A Manoharan MDsPhD  
Designation  Professor and HOD 
Affiliation  Government Siddha Medical College and Hospital 
Address  PG Department of Pothu Maruthuvam OP no :10, Government Siddha Medical College and Hospital, Palayamkottai.

Tirunelveli
TAMIL NADU
627002
India 
Phone  9443886700  
Fax    
Email  drmanoharan25@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
OPD and IPD facilities and Central Library of Government Siddha Medical College and Hospital 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Government Siddha Medical College and Hospital 
Address  Government Siddha Medical College and Hospital, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu,627002 
Type of Sponsor  Government medical college 
 
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 Berfin Flower P C   Government Siddha Medical College and Hospital  Government Siddha Medical College and Hospital, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli,Tamilnadu
Tirunelveli
TAMIL NADU 
7358248370

berfinflower@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  (1) ICD-10 Condition: K640||First degree hemorrhoids,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  KUPPAIMENI CHOORANAM   1gm twice a day (orally) with water for 45 days. 
Comparator Agent  Nil  Nil  
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  60.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1.Patients who will be having classical symptoms of bleeding piles (1st degree Internal Hemorrhoids) i.e. constipation, Bleeding per anus, Itching in the perianal region.
2.Patients who are all willing to give blood samples at subsequent visit are involved in this study.
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1.Patients of age below 18 years and above 60 years.
2.Patient having 2nd, 3rd degree internal haemorrhoids,Pregnancy,Fissure in ano,Fistula in ano,Diabetes mellitus,Systemic Hypertension.
Rectal Malignancy
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Of during and after treatment and reduction in clinical symptoms of bleeding during defecation, constipation after defecation, pruritus ani.  45 days  
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1.To evaluate the pharmacological activities of
trial drug.
2.Study about the prevalence of RATHA
MOOLAM in relation between diet and lifestyle.
3.To determine antimicrobial activity of trail drug
in different solvents.
4.To find out primary phytochemical analysis in
trail drug.
5.To evaluate proctoscopical changes in internal
haemorrhoids.
6.To evaluate safety profile for acute and
subacute toxicity.
7.To perform bio chemical analysis. 
45 days 
 
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)   21/05/2023 
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)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   Nil  
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Response - NO
Brief Summary   The study is a prospective open labelled phase II non-randomized clinical trial to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of KUPPAIMENI CHOORANAM in the management of RATHA MOOLAM (BLEEDING HAEMORRHOIDS). The trial drug will be administered orally at the dose of 1gm twice a day A/F for 45 days along with water as adjuvant in 40 patients. The trial period of 12 months will be carried out in Government Siddha Medical College and Hospital, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The primary outcome will be the evaluation of therapeutic efficacy of trial drug KUPPAIMENI CHOORANAM. The secondary outcome will be the evaluation of siddha diagnostic parameters, assessment of safety profile of trial drug, assessment of pharmacological and biochemical parameters of trial drug. In case of any adverse events (AE)is noticed and it will be referred to pharmacovigilance department of SCRI. Further management of patients will be given in OPD facility.  
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