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CTRI Number  CTRI/2024/05/067186 [Registered on: 10/05/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 07/05/2024
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug
Ayurveda 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   approach to improve the Quality of Life of Cancer patients treated with Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy 
Scientific Title of Study   Integrative approach for improving the Quality of Life of Cancer patients treated with Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy  
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Rashmi Gupta 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  IMS, BHU 
Address  Department of Shalya Tantra, Faculty of Ayurveda Institute of Medical Sciences Banaras Hindu University Varanasi

Varanasi
UTTAR PRADESH
221005
India 
Phone  829912869  
Fax    
Email  drrashmiguptabhu@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Rashmi Gupta 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  IMS, BHU 
Address  Department of Shalya Tantra, Faculty of Ayurveda Institute of Medical Sciences Banaras Hindu University Varanasi

Varanasi
UTTAR PRADESH
221005
India 
Phone  829912869  
Fax    
Email  drrashmiguptabhu@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Rashmi Gupta 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  IMS, BHU 
Address  Department of Shalya Tantra, Faculty of Ayurveda Institute of Medical Sciences Banaras Hindu University Varanasi

Varanasi
UTTAR PRADESH
221005
India 
Phone  829912869  
Fax    
Email  drrashmiguptabhu@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Sir Sundarlal hospital, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi,221005, Uttar Pradesh 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Department of Shalya tantra Banaras Hindu University 
Address  Faculty of Ayurveda, Institute of Medical sciences, Banaras Hindu University,221005, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India 
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 
drSatakshi Mishra  Sir Sundar Lal Hospital, Institute of medical sciences, Banaras Hindu University  Department of radiotherapy and radiation medicine, Room no.113 Institute of medical sciences BHU, Varanasi, Lanka 221005
Varanasi
UTTAR PRADESH 
8303059796

shatakshi.ald12@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Institute of medical sciences  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition:C50||Malignant neoplasm of breast. Ayurveda Condition: ARBUDAH, (2) ICD-10 Condition:C00-C14||Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx. Ayurveda Condition: ARBUDAH,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
snoIntervention/ComparatorTypeDrug-TypeProcedure NameDetails
1Intervention ArmDrugClassical(1) Medicine Name: Ashwagandha, Reference: Ashwagandha, Route: Oral, Dosage Form: Churna/ Powder, Dose: 5(ml), Frequency: od, Bhaishajya Kal: Adhobhakta, Duration: 7 Weeks, anupAna/sahapAna: Yes(details: milk), Additional Information: -
2Intervention ArmDrugClassical(1) Medicine Name: Guduchi, Reference: Guduchi, Route: Oral, Dosage Form: Gutika/Vati/Ghana Vati/ Tablets, Dose: 300(mg), Frequency: bd, Bhaishajya Kal: Adhobhakta, Duration: 7 Weeks, anupAna/sahapAna: No, Additional Information: -
3Intervention ArmDrugClassical(1) Medicine Name: Curcuma, Reference: Haridra, Route: Oral, Dosage Form: Gutika/Vati/Ghana Vati/ Tablets, Dose: 30(mg), Frequency: od, Bhaishajya Kal: Adhobhakta, Duration: 7 Weeks, anupAna/sahapAna: No, Additional Information: -
4Comparator Arm (Non Ayurveda)-PlaceboNo intervention
5Intervention ArmDrugClassical(1) Medicine Name: Ashwgandha , Reference: Ashwagandha , Route: Oral, Dosage Form: Churna/ Powder, Dose: 3(g), Frequency: bd, Bhaishajya Kal: Adhobhakta, Duration: 7 Weeks, anupAna/sahapAna: Yes(details: -Milk ), Additional Information: -for Head and Neck patient the duration of medicine will be 7 weeks and for Breast cancer patient it will be for 4 weeks
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  70.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Histologically proven and newly diagnosed patients of Head & Neck and Breast cancer patients with no metastasis, ECOG performance scale 0-1, normal hematological, renal and hepatic parameters 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  previously treated for any cancer and on any other alternative medicine 
 
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 
Quality of Life  Monthly till 6 months 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Side effects  Monthly till 6 months 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="100"
Sample Size from India="100" 
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/ Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   23/05/2024 
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="3"
Months="0"
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 a randomized, open label, parallel group, single center trial, comparing the side effects and quality of life in Head and Neck cancer and Breast cancer patients who receive immune-modulator herbs and those who do not receive immune-modulator herbs following Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy for 6 months in 100 patients in Sir Sunderlal Hospital, Banaras Hindu University, India. The primary outcome is to assess the effects of immune-modulators on Quality of life in Head and neck and Breast cancer patients.  
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