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CTRI Number  CTRI/2023/06/054311 [Registered on: 22/06/2023] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 21/06/2023
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   Descriptive 
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   A Study on Siddha Diagnostic Methodology among “Eri Kunmam” (Peptic Ulcer) patients 
Scientific Title of Study   An Observational Study on Siddha Diagnostic Methodology and exploration of disease management among Eri Kunmam patients attending OPD in GSMC & H Palayamkottai 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr K P S Rafic Raja 
Designation  PG Scholar 
Affiliation  Government siddha medical college and hospital, Palayamkottai 
Address  Department of Noi Naadal, Government Siddha Medical college and Hospital, Palayamkottai. Tirunelveli TAMIL NADU 627002 India

Tirunelveli
TAMIL NADU
627002
India 
Phone  9789566471  
Fax    
Email  raficdr94@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr A BALAMURUGAN 
Designation  Lecturer, Grade-II 
Affiliation  Government Siddha Medical College and Hospital, Palayamkottai 
Address  Department of Noi Naadal , Government siddha medical college and hospital, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli. Tirunelveli TAMIL NADU 627002

Tirunelveli
TAMIL NADU
627002
India 
Phone  9443403094  
Fax    
Email  balamurugan.aditya@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr A BALAMURUGAN 
Designation  Lecturer, Grade-II 
Affiliation  Government Siddha Medical College and Hospital, Palayamkottai 
Address  Department of Noi Naadal , Government siddha medical college and hospital, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli. Tirunelveli TAMIL NADU 627002

Tirunelveli
TAMIL NADU
627002
India 
Phone  9443403094  
Fax    
Email  balamurugan.aditya@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Government siddha medical college and hospital, Palayamkottai 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Government siddha medical college and hospital, Palayamkottai 
Address  Government siddha medical college and hospital, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. 
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 K P S RAFIC RAJA  Government siddha medical college and hospital, palayamkottai  Room no 2, Department of NoiNaadal, Government siddha medical college and hospital, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli, TAMIL NADU
Tirunelveli
TAMIL NADU 
9789566471

raficdr94@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethical Committee, Government Siddha Medical College, Palayamkottai  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: K279||Peptic ulcer, site unspecified, unspecified as acute or chronic, without hemorrhage or perforation,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  NIL  NIL 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  35.00 Year(s)
Age To  65.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Burning sensation in the upper abdomen
Borborygmus
Ptyalism associated with nausea
Headache
Abdominal distension
Giddiness
Excessive sweating in hair follicles
Diarrhoea
Loss of body weight
Loss of appetite
Burning sensation all over the body
Cough
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Achalasia
Cholelithiasis
Hiatus hernia
Biliary colic
Carcinoma of stomach
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To assess the Neerkuri(Siddha Urine analysis methodology) & Neikuri patterns (Siddha Urine analysis pattern) in ERI KUNMAM patients at a single visit.  8 minutes 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To assess the Manikkadai nool(Siddha thread diagnostic tool) along with Neerkuri(Siddha Urine analysis methodology) & Neikuri patterns (Siddha Urine analysis pattern) in ERI KUNMAM patients at a single visit.

 
8 minutes 
 
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   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   03/07/2023 
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="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
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   This study is designed to assess the siddha diagnostic procedures especially Neerkuri and Neikuri (Urine analysis in Siddha system of medicine)  in patients of "Eri Kunmam" (peptic ulcer). Assessment of other diagnostic methods such as Naadi Nadai (Siddha Pulse diagnostic method) and Manikkadai Nool is also done. 
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