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CTRI Number  CTRI/2023/07/054601 [Registered on: 03/07/2023] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 26/09/2024
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Siddha 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   Peechu(enema)with otradam(fomentation) for Mulangaal Vatham(osteoarthrits) 
Scientific Title of Study   An Open,Non Randomised Single Arm Single centric Clinical Trial to determine the Therapeutic effectiveness of Peechu Thearapy(medicated enema) & Mulangaal Vatha Otradam (Fomentation) in the management of Azhal Keelvayu (osteoarthritis) 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  N Sivamanikandan 
Designation  MD(S)PG Scholar 
Affiliation  NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SIDDHA  
Address  Room no 14,department of puramaruthuvam, national institute of siddha, tambaram santorium, chennai-47

Kancheepuram
TAMIL NADU
600047
India 
Phone  6380048976  
Fax    
Email  drshivamani1@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr DPeriyasami 
Designation  Associate professor 
Affiliation  NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SIDDHA  
Address  Room no 14,department of puramaruthuvam, national institute of siddha, tambaram santorium, chennai-47
Room no 14,department of puramaruthuvam, national institute of siddha, tambaram santorium, chennai-47
Kancheepuram
TAMIL NADU
600047
India 
Phone  7358481734  
Fax    
Email  sami2011nis@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr DPeriyasami 
Designation  Associate professor 
Affiliation  NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SIDDHA  
Address  Room no 14,department of puramaruthuvam, national institute of siddha, tambaram santorium, chennai-47

Kancheepuram
TAMIL NADU
600047
India 
Phone  7358481734  
Fax    
Email  sami2011nis@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Ayothidoss Pandithar Hospital National Institute of Siddha 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  National Institute of Siddha 
Address  Ayothidoss Pandidhar Hospital National Institute of Siddha Tambaram sanatorium Chennai 600 047 
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 N Sivamanikandan  Ayothidoss Pandithar Hospital  Room no.14 Department of Puramaruthuvam, National Institute of Siddha, Tambaram sanatorium, Chennai.
Kancheepuram
TAMIL NADU 
6380048976

drshivamani1@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional ethics committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: M179||Osteoarthritis of knee, unspecified,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Nil  Nil 
Intervention  Peechu and otradam  Peechu for 3 days Rest for 1 day Otradam for 6 days 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  30.00 Year(s)
Age To  70.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  A] Patients who will be fulfill any of the following criteria will be included in the

Age: 30- 70Yrs Sex – Both male and female

B] Patients who will be having classical symptoms of pain &swelling of knee

joints, stiffness & restricted movements.

C] X-ray knee joint showing osteoarthritis

D] Willing to give blood samples before and after treatment.

E] Patient willing to sign the informed consent stating that he/she will conscientiously stick to the treatment during
10 days but can opt out of the trial of his/her own conscious discretion.

F] Patients who are willing to take radiological investigations.

Patient having clinical symptoms of difficulty in walking, stiffness, tenderness in knee Joint 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Rheumatoid arthritis

Gouty arthritis

Tubercular arthritis

Any other serious systemic illness

Cardiac disease

Chronic kidney disease

Liver diseases

Intestinal disease

Having piles and fistula

Patient not willing for peechu therapy 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
The reduction in pain & restricted movements which was measured using goniometer & spadi index  12 months 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Nil  Nil 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="30"
Sample Size from India="30" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "30"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="30" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   10/07/2023 
Date of Study Completion (India) 15/08/2024 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  10/07/2023 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
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)  Completed 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Response - NO
Brief Summary   An open,Non Randomised,Single arm,Single centric clinical trial to determine the therapeutic effectiveness of Peechu therapy (medicated enema) and Mulangaal vatha otradam (fomentation) in the management of Azhal Keelvayu (Osteoarthritis). Patients will be enrolled based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. Then the external therapy Peechu and Mulangaal vatha otradam will be given for 10 days and followed in puramaruthuvam OPD.   
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