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A clinical Trial on Oligospermia to evaluate the Siddha intervention

A Comparative Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of a Siddha poly herbal formulation “Nilappanai Chooranam ? in the management of Oligospermia (Vindhanu Kuraipaadu) (NCVK) - NCVK

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/09/046073
Enrollment
124
Registered
2022-09-30
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-03-04

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: N461- Oligospermia

Interventions

Intervention1: Nilappanai Chooranam: 2gms of Chooranam with boiled Cow milk, Bid or 90 days. Control Intervention1: Dhathu Bushti Chooranam: 2gms of Chooranam with boiled Cow milk, Bid for 90 days.

Sponsors

Central Council for Research in Siddha Ministry of AYUSH
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Mild (10–15 million sperm/mL) and moderate (5–10 million sperm/mL) Oligospermia. 2. Subjects who are willing to undergo sonological investigations and provide semen and blood samples for laboratory investigations. 3. Subjects Who are willing to sign in written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Transgenders 2. Azoospermia 3. Conditions affecting the Testes 4. Liver and Renal disorders 5. Cancer 6. Any other serious systemic ailments

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. The study drugs safety will be assessed using the following parameters: LFT, RFT, and Urine routine. 2. The study drugs efficacy will be assessed by the increase of the sperm count from the baseline.Timepoint: Laboratory Investigations will be done on 0 and 91st day.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Mean Improvement in Quality of Life of Trial participants assessed by Fertiqol. 2. Mean Improvement in increasing sperm motility. 3. To achieve conception/offspring.Timepoint: 1. Laboratory Investigations will be done on 0 and 91st day. 2. Fertiqol will be assessed on the 0 day and 91st day.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr S Shunmugaram

Central Council for Research in Siddha, Ministry of AYUSH

selvaraajan2009@gmail.com9496923506

Outcome results

None listed

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