Health Condition 1: M543- Sciatica
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Safuf-e-Chobchini: It is a Classical Polyherbal Unani Formulation taken from Unani Classical textbook named Qarabadeen-e-Azam. The formulation comprises of 1.Chobchini
Sponsors
Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine New Delhi
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients between 20 and 70 years of age. 2) Patients complaining of radiating shooting pain from back to anterior thigh muscles, posterior thigh muscles, Buttock, calf muscle, posterolateral or anterolateral foot, ankle, Toe 3) Patients irrespective of gender 4) Difficulty in movement 5) Clinically diagnosed patients of Sciatica 6) Patients who have agreed to sign the informed consent form and follow up the protocol
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients below 20 and above 70 years of age. 2) Traumatic, infective, neoplastic condition of spine 3) Radiologically evident cases of spinal injury / deformity / disease, etc 4) Patients with history of systemic illness, like uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases like uncontrolled hypertension, impaired renal and hepatic functions (chronic liver disease, chronic kidney disease. 5) Patients who fail/refuse to give the written consent for the study. 6) Pregnancy and lactating women
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) Straight Leg Raising test (Lasègue sign) 2) Muscle power 3) Deep Tendon Reflex-Knee Reflex and Ankle reflex 4) Oswestry Disability IndexTimepoint: 25 Days | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) Radiating shooting pain from back to Anterior thigh muscles 2) Radiating shooting pain from back to posterior thigh muscle 3) Radiating pain from back to Buttock, calf muscle, posterolateral or anterolateral foot, Ankle, Toe 4) Difficulty in movementTimepoint: 25 Days | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Shameem Ahmad Rather
Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine (RRIUM) Srinagar
Outcome results
None listed