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A clinical trial to study the effect of external heat therapy with seeds of cotton plant in lowback ache with stiffness

Pre and post test clinical study to evaluate the effect of Karpasa beeja pinda sweda in Katigraha

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2017/05/008513
Enrollment
30
Registered
2017-05-08
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- c/o low back ache with stiffness (Katigraha)

Interventions

Intervention1: Pinda Sweda ( Sudation therapy induced by herbal bolus): crushed Karpasabeeja kept inside a cloth piece and tied in to Potali is dipped in heated dhanyamla is used for inducing sweat. P

Sponsors

Rakhi Binth Salim
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients of both sex of age group between 20-60 years with a diagnosis of katigraha. Katigraha is low back ache with stiffness. Patients fullfill diagnostic criteria of katigraha. Patients fit for Pinda sweda.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients below 20 and above 60 years Patients with any systemic disorders . Pregnant woman. Patients with other joint disorders or deformities which are not related with Katigraha , Amavata, Sandhivata etc.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
SLR test Pain Stiffness Restricted movements of Kati Visual Analogue Scale for pain The Roland Morris disability scale Objective Parameters: Coin test Schoberâ??s test Range Of Movement of KatipradeshaTimepoint: 0th, 4th and 8th day—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NilTimepoint: NA—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr K Parameswaran Namboothiri

Amrita School of Ayurveda, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University

nambu24@gmail.com9496096694

Outcome results

None listed

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