A Trial to find out the efficacy of Siddha Varmam therapy in the treatment of Chronic low back pain

A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL ON EFFICACY OF SIDDHA VARMAM THERAPY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2017/02/007834

Enrollment

100

Registered

2017-02-13

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: M545- Low back pain Health Condition 2: null- Patients with low back pain for more than 3 months.

Interventions

Intervention1: Manual Stimulation of Varmam points by Investigatorâ??s fingers as indicated in Literature: 1. Manipooraga Adangal 2. Poovadangal 3. Pulimuthadangal 4. Komberikalam 5. Sevikutrikalam 6.

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Willingness to participate in the study voluntarily after signing written consent Clinical diagnosis of chronic low back pain History of Low back pain for a period of 3 months Average pain intensity of at least 40 mm on VAS (0-100 mm) in the last 7 days

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Routine use of pain relieving drugs for other diseases 2. Protrusion or prolapse of one or more intervertebral discs with neurological symptoms 3. History of previous spine surgery 4. History of infectious spondylopathy 5. Low back pain because of malignant or infectious disease 6. Trauma/ Injury on Low Back 7. Congenital deformity of spine (without minor lordosis or kyphosis or scoliosis 8. History of osteoporosis with compression fracture 9. History of spinal stenosis 10. Physiotherapy in the last four weeks or planned during trial 11. Pregnancy and breast feeding

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The main outcome measures, reduction of pain and improvement of quality of life will be measured by self-administered Tamil versions of standard outcome measures for low back pain (primary outcome: Roland and Morris disability questionnaire) at baseline, after treatment.Timepoint: After 60 days	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
improvement of quality of life will be measured by self-administered Tamil versions of standard outcome measures for low back pain (primary outcome: Roland and Morris disability questionnaire) at baseline, after treatment.Timepoint: Six months	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr S Natarajan

Siddha Central Research Institute

drnatarajan78@gmail.com9843086050

Outcome results

None listed

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