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Ayurvedic fecal examination with respect to Gut Microbiome.

A cross sectional analytic study of fecal examination parameters with special reference to sama purisha lakshana in purisha pariksha

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/03/050803
Enrollment
240
Registered
2023-03-17
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-04-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: E889- Metabolic disorder, unspecified

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Shri Guru Gobind Singh Tricentenary University
Lead Sponsor
SGT University
Collaborator

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients of either gender in the age group of 20-60 years. 2. Subjects diagnosed on the basis of validated questionnaire for sharirika Ama lakshanas and Purisha ama lakshanas. 3. Apparently normal age and gender matched subjects as controls.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Subjects on any kind of laxatives, Probiotics. 2. On long term treatment ( >3months) with antibiotics, NSAIDs or proton pump inhibitors during the month before inclusion or have consumed in last 3 days. 3. Diagnosed case of HIV, Viral Hepatitis infection. 2. Pregnant women/ lactating mothers 3. Participation in other clinical studies in past 12 weeks. 4. Patients on long term treatment ( >3months) bowel altering drugs like anti-psychotropic medications, Carbamazepine Frusemide have consumed in last 3 days. 5. Patients subjected with barium meal enema in past two weeks also will not be considered

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To examine stool for tests like Stool routine (macroscopy) Stool microscopy Chemical examination MicrobiomeTimepoint: only once i.e on the day of enrollment

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Standardised purisha apsu nimajjana pariksha. 2. Evaluation of sharirika ama lakshanas in healthy and diseased subjects. 3. Standardising the questionnaire for assessment of ama in purisha. Timepoint: only once i.e on the day of enrollment

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Nithin Krishnan R

Parul Institute of Ayurveda

drsrkhandare@gmail.com9421363088

Outcome results

None listed

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