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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/06/088273 [Registered on: 04/06/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 02/06/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Ayurveda 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   A clinical study to evaluate the efficacy of Shigru taila and Kalingadi taila nasa pichu(nasal pack) in the management of Apeenasa w.s.r to Chronic simple rhinitis  
Scientific Title of Study   An open label double arm randomized comparative clinical study to evaluate the efficacy of Shigru taila and Kalingadi taila nasapichu in the management of Apeenasa wsr to Chronic simple rhinitis  
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
24  Protocol Number 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr S A Srivatsa Kumar 
Designation  Pg Scholar 
Affiliation  Sri Kalabyreshwara Swamy Ayurvedic Medical College Hospital & Research Centre Bangalore 
Address  Department Of Shalakya Tantra Room Number 21 Sri Kalabyraveshwaraswamy Ayurvedic Medical College Hospital And Research Centre No 10 Pipeline Road RPC Layout Vijayanagar Bangalore 560104

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560104
India 
Phone  8892233125  
Fax    
Email  srivatsakumar98@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Hamsaveni V 
Designation  Professor 
Affiliation  Sri Kalabyreshwara Swamy Ayurvedic Medical College Hospital & Research Centre Bangalore 
Address  Department Of Shalakya Tantra Room Number 21 Sri Kalabyraveshwaraswamy Ayurvedic Medical College Hospital And Research Centre No 10 Pipeline Road RPC Layout Vijayanagar Bangalore 560104 Department Of Shalakya Tantra Room Number 21 Sri Kalabyraveshwaraswamy Ayurvedic Medical College Hospital And Research Centre No 10 Pipeline Road RPC Layout Vijayanagar Bangalore 560104

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560104
India 
Phone  9900110912  
Fax    
Email  vimalbut@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Hamsaveni V 
Designation  Professor 
Affiliation  Sri Kalabyreshwara Swamy Ayurvedic Medical College Hospital & Research Centre Bangalore 
Address  Department Of Shalakya Tantra Room Number 21 Sri Kalabyraveshwaraswamy Ayurvedic Medical College Hospital And Research Centre No 10 Pipeline Road RPC Layout Vijayanagar Bangalore 560104 Department Of Shalakya Tantra Room Number 21 Sri Kalabyraveshwaraswamy Ayurvedic Medical College Hospital And Research Centre No 10 Pipeline Road RPC Layout Vijayanagar Bangalore 560104

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560104
India 
Phone  9900110912  
Fax    
Email  vimalbut@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Sri Kalabyraweshwara swamy ayurveda medical college hospital and research center No 10 pipeline road, rpc layout,vijayanagar,bangalore 560104 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Dr S A Srivatsa Kumar 
Address  Department Of Shalakya Tantra Room Number 21 Sri Kalabyraveshwaraswamy Ayurvedic Medical College Hospital And Research Centre No 10 Pipeline Road RPC Layout Vijayanagar Bangalore 560104  
Type of Sponsor  Other [SELF] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NA 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Kiran M Goud  Sri Kalabyraveshwara Swamy Ayurvedic Medical College Hospital And Research Centre  Department Of Shalakya Tantra Room Number 21 Sri Kalabyraveshwaraswamy Ayurvedic Medical College Hospital And Research Centre No 10 Pipeline Road RPC Layout Vijayanagar Bangalore 560104
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
9845109556

kiranmgoud@yahoo.co.in 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
SKAMCHRC  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition:J310||Chronic rhinitis. Ayurveda Condition: APINASAH,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
snoIntervention/ComparatorTypeDrug-TypeProcedure NameDetails
1Comparator ArmProcedure-picu, पिचु (Procedure Reference: caraka samhita , chapter 11,sloka 55, Procedure details: Poorvakarma Patient Is Made To Lie In Supine Position Sambara Sangraha Sterile Pichu Is Made With Cotton Gauze & Is Soaked In The Lukewarm Medicine Pradhana Karma Sterile Pichu Is Gently Inserted Into The Nasal Cavity & Is Retained For 20 Minutes The Procedure Is Then Repeated For Another Nasal Cavity Paschat Karma After The Removal Of Pichu Patient Is Given Steam Inhalation)
(1) Medicine Name: kalingadi taila, Reference: chakradatta ,chapter 58 ,sloka 7 and 8, Route: Nasal, Dosage Form: Taila, Dose: 3(ml), Frequency: od, Duration: 10 Days
2Intervention ArmProcedure-picu, पिचु (Procedure Reference: caraka samhita , chapter 11,sloka 55, Procedure details: Poorvakarma Patient Is Made To Lie In Supine Position Sambara Sangraha Sterile Pichu Is Made With Cotton Gauze & Is Soaked In The Lukewarm Medicine Pradhana Karma Sterile Pichu Is Gently Inserted Into The Nasal Cavity & Is Retained For 20 Minutes The Procedure Is Then Repeated For Another Nasal Cavity Paschat Karma After The Removal Of Pichu Patient Is Given Steam Inhalation)
(1) Medicine Name: shigru taila, Reference: vangasena samhita ,chapter 3 5 ,sloka 102, Route: Nasal, Dosage Form: Taila, Dose: 3(ml), Frequency: od, Duration: 10 Days
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  10.00 Year(s)
Age To  60.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Subjects with lakshanas of Apeenasa
Subjects with signs and symptoms of Chronic Simple Rhinitis
Subjects of either gender
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Subjects with atrophic rhinitis, nasal polyps, epistaxis,Benign and malignant nasal and paranasal tumours.
Pregnant and lactating mother.
Subjects presenting with major systemic diseases that may interfere with the course of treatment.
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Coin toss, Lottery, toss of dice, shuffling cards etc 
Method of Concealment   Alternation 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Shigru taila is more beneficial than Kalingadi taila in the management of Apeenasa
 
40 days  
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
NIL  NOT APPLICABLE 
 
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)   20/06/2025 
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="1"
Days="5" 
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   A pilot study was conducted on 10 cases of Apeenasa w.s.r.to Chronic Simple Rhinitis  using Kalingadi taila Nasa Pichu dharana for 20 minutes.As the results were very much encouraging in terms of reducing the signs and symptoms of Chronic Simple  Rhinitis , including reduction in the size of turbinates .The present study is being undertaken using Shigru taila  and Kalingadi taila to validate the comparative efficacy of both the medicines in the management of Apeenasa  w.s.r to Chronic Simple  Rhinitis  
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