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PEM management through Ayurveda

Evaluation Of Comparative Efficacy Of Ashwagandha Ghrita With Kumarkalyan Ghrita As Adjuvant Therapy To Standard Diet In The Management Of Karshya (PEM) In School Going Children: A Triple Parallel Arm Interventional Study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/03/050541
Enrollment
180
Registered
2023-03-10
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-04-03

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

DrMohan S Raut
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age group between 5 years - 10 years of age suffering from Karshya irrespective of a Prakruti, Desha, Kala, Bala, and socioeconomic status will be selected for the study. 2. Children having a history of LBW, preterm, SFD, IUGR, Grade I and Grade II classification of PEM according to IAP, nutritional deprivement. 3. Children having classical symptoms of Karshya, mentioned in Ayurveda texts. 4. Subjects will be selected irrespective of their caste, religion, or gender. 5. Subjects on other medications will be included in the study as a wash-out period is added.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
â?¢Improvement in Karshya due to the Bruhan effect of Ghrita with protein diet. â?¢The consecutive transition of children affected from MAM to Normal. Timepoint: 90 days

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
â?¢ Improvement in laboratory indicators in Objective criteria due to the effect of Ghrita. â?¢ Improvement in anthropometric values of patients involved. â?¢ Improvement of morbidity status as compared to the past 6 months during the treatment period with the help of morbidity score (incidences of last 3 months Ã? severity) â?¢ Changes in their academic performances. Timepoint: 90 days

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Mohan S Raut

Mahatma Gandhi Ayurved Medical College Hospital and Research Institute

renu.rathi@dmimsu.edu.in9011058302

Outcome results

None listed

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