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Clinical trial for prevent platelet fall in dengue infection

A Multi-centric, Double blind, Prospective, Placebo controlled, Randomized, observational study to evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Carica Papaya Leaf Extract (CARIMAX), as empirical therapy for prevent Thrombocytopenia associated with Dengue Fever

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2018/08/015526
Enrollment
60
Registered
2018-08-29
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- Dengue patients

Interventions

Intervention1: CARIMAX (Papaya leaf extract 1100mg): three times daily (TID) Total duration : 5 days Route: by orally Control Intervention1: Placebo: Three times daily (TID)

Sponsors

Katra Phytochem Pvt ltd
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients who were confirmed to have DF or DHF grade I and II, 2. Subjects must sign with date an Informed Consent (ICF) prior to any evaluation and participation in the trial, 3. Male and female patients above 18 years and below 60 years old, 4. Patients with a baseline alanine transaminase (ALT) level of not more than 3 times of the upper limit of the normal range (not more than 165â??U/L),

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Pregnant or lactating women, 2. Patients with Dengue hemorrhagic fever grade III and IV, 3. Patients with platelet count less than 20000/microlitre 4. Patients with thrombocytopenia presenting with active bleeding 5. Patients who have received blood or blood products transfusion during the current illness or during past one week, 6. Patients with thrombocytopenia Purpura (ITP), Leukemia, Hemophilia or bleeding diathesis 7. Patients who developed Hepatitis with a serum ALT level 3 times higher than the upper limit of the normal range ( >165â??U/L). 8. Impaired renal function with serum creatinine >1.5 mg/dl(males) and >1.4 mg/dl(females) 9. Participation in another trial with another investigational drug within 1 month prior to informed consent. 10. The presence of any other condition that leads the investigator to conclude that the patient is inappropriate for inclusion in the clinical study 11. Hypersensitivity to any of the components of the investigational formulation.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Increase in the platelet counts from the baseline levels to the end of therapyTimepoint: Day 1, Day 2,Day 3,,Day 4 and Day 5

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Change in the RBC levels from the baseline levels till the end of therapy Change in WBC levels from the baseline levels till the end of therapy Change in the Haematocrit levels from the baseline levels to the end of therapy Comparison of incidence and rate of adverse events occurred between the two arms to evaluate the safety and tolerability Timepoint: Day 1, Day 2,Day 3,,Day 4 and Day 5

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDrNagabhushan KH

Katra Phytochem Pvt ltd

nagabhushandr@katraphyto.com7026242388

Outcome results

None listed

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