An open clinical trial to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of poopathi maathirai (internal) and kadugu ennai (external) for the management of ceganavatham (cervical spondylosis)

An Open Clinical trial to evaluate the safety and therapeutic efficacy of Poopathi maathirai (internal) and Kadugu ennai (external) for the management of ceganavatham (cervical spondylosis)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2014/04/004569

Enrollment

Registered

2014-04-25

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- CEGANAVATHAM(CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS)

Interventions

Intervention1: POOPATHI MAATHIRAI (INTERNAL MEDICINE)&KADUGU ENNAI (EXTERNAL MEDICINE): 260mg of Poopathi maathirai wiil be administered orally with ginger juice twice a day for 48 days and the suffic

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: • Age: between 20 years and 60 years • Sex: Both Male and Female • Willing to participate in trial and signing consent by fulfilling the conditions of Proforma • Neck pain • Radiating pain to the upper limbs • With or without numbness in the upper limbs • Giddiness and • Neck stiffness • Willing for doing laboratory investigations and X-Ray imaging.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: • Cervical rib • Trauma • Spina bifida • Diabetes mellitus • Ankylosing spondylosis • Tuberculosis in spine • Cardiac diseases • Pregnancy and lactation • Neoplasms • Patients with any other serious systemic illness • Congenital anomalies of spine

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
PAIN IS ASSESSED BY UNIVERSAL PAIN ASSESMENT SCALETimepoint: Before treatment and After treatment	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Reduction in pain and restriction of movements.Timepoint: 48days	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDR VMAHALAKSHMI

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SIDDHA

gtsiddha60@gmail.com8056074770

Outcome results

None listed

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