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CTRI Number  CTRI/2015/07/006051 [Registered on: 28/07/2015] Trial Registered Retrospectively
Last Modified On: 21/06/2015
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Ayurveda 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   Background Diabetic Retinopathy and its Ayurvedic Management. 
Scientific Title of Study   Further Clinical study on Pramehajanya Timira (Background Diabetic Retinopathy) and its Ayurvedic Management. 
Trial Acronym  BDR 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  HARIPRIYA H 
Designation  M.S. SCHOLAR 
Affiliation  INSTITUTE FOR POST GRADUATE TEACHING AND RESEARCH IN AYURVEDA 
Address  INSTITUTE FOR POST GRADUATE TEACHING AND RESEARCH IN AYURVEDA,GUJARAT AYURVEDA UNIVERSITY,JAMNAGAR,GUJARAT
OPD NO.5,DEPARTMENT OF SHALAKYA TANTRA ,INSTITUTE FOR POST GRADUATE TEACHING AND RESEARCH IN AYURVEDA,GUJARAT AYURVEDA UNIVERSITY,JASMNAGAR
Jamnagar
GUJARAT
361008
India 
Phone  9737433855  
Fax    
Email  drharipriya.nair@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  PROF K S DHIMAN 
Designation  PROFESSOR & HOD 
Affiliation  INSTITUTE FOR POST GRADUATE TEACHING AND RESEARCH IN AYURVEDA 
Address  OPD NO 4,DEPARTMENT OF SHALAKYA TANTRA,INSTITUTE FOR POST GRADUATE TEACHING AND RESEARCH IN AYURVEDA,GUJARAT AYURVEDA UNIVERSITY,JAMNAGAR

Jamnagar
GUJARAT
361008
India 
Phone  9723821965  
Fax    
Email  dr_ks_dhiman@yahoo.co.in  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  PROF MANJUSHA RAJGOPALA 
Designation  professor 
Affiliation  INSTITUTE FOR POST GRADUATE TEACHING AND RESEARCH IN AYURVEDA 
Address  OPD NO 4 DEPARTMENT OF SHALAKYA TANTRA ,INSTITUTE FOR POST GRADUATE TEACHING AND RESEARCH IN AYURVEDA ,GUJARAT AYURVEDA UNIVERSITY,JAMNAGAR.

Jamnagar
GUJARAT
361008
India 
Phone  9428400759  
Fax    
Email  bhatrajma2008@rediffmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
INSTITUTE FOR POST GRADUATE TEACHING AND RESEARCH IN AYURVEDA,GUJARAT AYURVED UNIVERSITY ,JAMNAGAR. 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  INSTITUTE FOR POST GRADUATE TEACHING AND RESEARCH IN AYURVEDA 
Address  OPD No.5 ,DEPARTMENT OF SHALAKYA TANTRA ,INSTITUTE FOR POST GRADUATE TEACHING AND RESEARCH IN AYURVEDA,GUJARAT,361008 AYURVEDA UNIVERSITY ,JAMNAGAR. 
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 
DrHARIPRIYA H  DEPARTMENT OF SHALAKYA TANTRA,IPGT &RA Hospital,Jamnagar.  OPD NO.5,DEPARTMENT OF SHALAKYA TANTRA ,INSTITUTE FOR POST GRADUATE TEACHING AND RESEARCH IN AYURVEDA
Jamnagar
GUJARAT 
9737433855

drharipriya.nair@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
INSTITUITIONAL ETHICS COMMITTEE,INSTITUTE FOR POST GRADUATE TEACHING AND RESEARCH IN AYURVEDA,GUJARAT AYURVEDA UNIVERSITY,JAMNAGAR .PGT/7/-A/Ethics/2013-14/1767  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  BACKGROUND DIABETIC RETINOPATHY,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Anti-hyperglycemic treatment.  20 patients already under anti-hyperglycemic treatment by their respective physicians will be taken for observation through out the interventional period. 
Intervention  Ayurvedic treatment protocol for BDR starting from Deepana pachana,sadhya snehana ,koshtasodhana,shodhana and samana nasya,sirolepa and oral rasayana drug.  deepana pachana -Trikatu churna/chitrakadi vati 5g/2 tab bd for 3 days orally.sadya sneha orally with saindhava yuktha goghrita in the evening for a day Koshta sodhana kwatha containing Draksha,hareetaki,taruni pushpa and aragwadha majja(Planned) in equal quantity orally (5 g each with 160 ml water reduced to 40 ml) for 1-3 days depending on koshta in the morning time(kapha pitta kala) Pippali saindhava avapeedanasya (3 g+5 ml water and 4 drops to each nostril) in the morning time for 3 days-transnasally.shamana nasya with drakshadi ghrita(A.H UTTARASTHANA 13/4) 8 drops per nostril for 7 days -2 sitting in 2 months.sirolepa with mukkadi sirolepa yoga(sahasrayoga netraroga prakarana) for 21 days of 2 sitting-transdermal. Oral rasayana drug containing Nisa,Mamalaki,Guduchi,Mustha,Bala,Yashtimadhu,Bhringaraja,Vasa and chitraka (planned yoga with all others 1 part each and purified chitraka 0.5 part )3 g bd in empty stomach for 2 months and honey as adjuvant.(anupana)total thrapy fo 2 months. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  30.00 Year(s)
Age To  70.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1.Willing for treatment
2.Type 1and 2 DM
3.Visual disturbances may or may not be present.
4.Opthalmoscopical features detectable.
5.Moderate-good glycemic control with on going treatment.

 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Extremely debilitated pts.
High risk cases
Media opacities-cataract,vitreous degeneration.
HTN retinopathy
Gestational related.
Occular pathologies-Glaucoma,high myopia.
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Coin toss, Lottery, toss of dice, shuffling cards etc 
Method of Concealment   An Open list of random numbers 
Blinding/Masking   Participant Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Ayurvedic treatment group showed better results than the observation group.  Ayurvedic treatment group showed better results than the observation group. 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
subjective improvement with non-progressing objective symptoms.  till present study ie.March 2014 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="40"
Sample Size from India="40" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= ""
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 2 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   23/06/2015 
Date of Study Completion (India) Date Missing 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="2"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   not yet published. 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Brief Summary   This is a randomised  parallel  clinical trial to evaluate the role of Ayurvedic management in Background diabetic retinopathy .The treatment group will be provided a holistic approach  for Background diabetic retinopathy and control group taking their anti-hyperglycemic treatment will be followed through out the interventional period.selction of patients depending  specific criterias.All patients will  be evaluated both in modern and Ayurvedic way on the basis of special proforma prepared and scoring pattern. Lab investigations required for the study (Bood and urine RE and Biochemical )will be done in all patients before and after treatment .  Clinical assessment will be done before therapies,at the end of intervention(Total duration 60 days) & also after completion of follow up period.(1month).The effect of therapy will be statistically analysed using suitable tests.
        
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