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A pre-experimental study of Nasya in nasal clearance rate of cigarette smokers

A pre-experimental trial on Ksheera Ghrita Marsha Nasya on nasal mucociliary clearance in current cigarette smokers

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/12/038522
Enrollment
30
Registered
2021-12-08
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-02-21

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Dr Reshma R
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Active male smokers with smoking history of more than five years and smoking more than ten cigarettes per day and patients fit for Nasya

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patient suffering with nasal pathologies Patients with inability to taste Patients with any other long standing debilitating illness

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To evaluate nasal muco-ciliary clearance time using the saccharine transit time test in active smokers before and after Ksheera ghrita Marsha Nasya.Timepoint: Periodic clinical assessment of nasal clearance rate on 0, 8 and 30 days—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To evaluate duration of smoking on treatment outcome To discuss the changes, if any, in smoking behavioral patterns by the effect of intervention Timepoint: Assessed with respect to 8th and 30th day—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Siva Balaji K

Amrita School of Ayurveda

dr.sivabalaji@ay.amrita.edu7559027947

Outcome results

None listed

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