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To study the effectiveness of virechana(purgation therapy)in Hypothyroidism.

An open label single arm clinical study to evaluate the effectiveness of virechana karma in Hypothyroidism.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/04/032810
Enrollment
30
Registered
2021-04-13
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: E039- Hypothyroidism, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Virechana with avipattikar churna 25 gms with honey: 30 diagnosed subjects of Hypothyroidsm will be selected based on inclusion and exclusion criteria and will be first intervened with

Sponsors

Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheswara College of Ayurveda and Hospital Hassan
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1)Subjects who are diagnosed with hypothyroidism with or without oral thyroxin therapy. 2) Subjects fit for virechana karma. 3) Those subjects who are willing to participate in the study and are ready to sign the consent form. 4) Age of the subject should be between (18-60) years. 5) Inclusion of subjects in the study will be done irrespective of gender.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1)Patients who have undergone any type of thyroid surgery. 2) Patients suffering from congenital hypothyroidism, drug induced hypothyroidism, progressive case of myxoedema, secondary hypothyroidism. 3) Systemic diseases like ischemic heart disease, renal impairment and hepatic impairment. 4) Hypothyroidism in pregnancy and during lactation.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Assessment of objective parameters was based on the changes in laboratory parameters like thyroid profile(serum T3,serumT4, serum TSH) on 1st day and 15 days after samsarjan karma.Timepoint: 3 years

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Assessment of subjective parameters will be done with the help of a suitable clinical scoring of hypothyroidism-â??BILLEWICZ SCORE30â?? on 1st day and 15days after samsarjan karma.Timepoint: 3 years

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Ashvini Kumar M

Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheswara College of Ayurveda and Hospital,Hassan

ashvinipanchakarma@gmail.com8638047447

Outcome results

None listed

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