A Study on the Concept of Skin Colour and to clinically evaluate the efficacy of an Ayurvedic formulation in Melasma

A Study on the concept of Varnya vis-a-vis clinical evaluation of Varnya Gana lepa in Vyanga

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2012/06/002729

Enrollment

Registered

2012-06-15

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Melasma

Interventions

Intervention1: External application-Varnya Gana lepa: It is a fine powder , a mixture of 10 raw drugs, Chandana, tunga, padmaka, ushira, madhuka, manjishtha, sariva, payasya, sita, lata. The powder is

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients with clinical signs of the disease Vyanga as per ayurvedic classics will be included. 2.Patients between age group of 16-60 years will be selected for the study. 3Patients irrespective of sex, religion, occupation, and chronicity will be selected for the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Hyperpigmentation caused due to any systematic disease like Addisons disease, Cushings syndrome and SLE. 2.Hyperpigmentation since birth like Neavus 3.Hyperpigmentation caused by tumor like malignant melanoma.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Darkness of the lesion Area of involvement Homogeneity of the lesionTimepoint: 15days & 30 days	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Skin /Lesion Colour Texture (Dry/Oily) Skin lustre Number of Lesions Size of Lesions Timepoint: 15days & 30 days	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactPallaviG

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences Bangalore

drdlbalakrishna52@gmail.com9449042330

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026