Health Condition 1: D50-D89- Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Children of age group between 10-16 years irrespective of religion, gender, and socio-economic status will be included. 2. Children with cardinal signs of iron deficiency anemia will be included. 3. Children with haemoglobin 8g/dl to12g/dl (mild to moderate anemia) and hematocrit less than 36% will be included. 4. Children with clinical features of Rasa Pradoshaja Pandu will be included.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Children less than 10 years and more than 16 years of age will be excluded. 2. Children with severe anemia less than 8g/dl will be excluded. 3. Children with congenital anomalies will be excluded. 4. Children with inborn errors of metabolism will be excluded. 5. Other hemoglobinopathies like Thalessemia, Sickle cell anaemia etc. will be excluded. 6. Children with other systemic illnesses will be excluded. 7. Children with Mritbhakshana Janya Pandu will be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| assessment will be done as per the classical lakshanas of rasa pradoshaja pandu and grades will be given as per the WHO scoring methodology in ayurveda and lab investigations.Timepoint: assessment will be done on 0th day (before starting medication) 60th day (followup) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| investigations (haemoglobin percentage and complete blood count) will be done to assess iron deficiency anaemia.Timepoint: before intervention- 0th day followup- 60th day | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Sri Sri College of Ayurvedic Science & Research.