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A Comparison of efficacy of Zimad and Hijama-Bila-Shart (Dry Cupping) in the Management of Waja-ur-Rukba (Knee Osteoarthritis)

A Comparative Clinical Study on the Effect of Zimad and Hijama-Bila-Shart (Dry Cupping) in the Management of Waja-ur-Rukba (Knee Osteoarthritis) - NIL

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/07/054785
Enrollment
40
Registered
2023-07-05
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-08-21

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: M179- Osteoarthritis of knee, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Zimad: Zimad ( Prepared with powdered Haldi and Lu’ab-e-Tukhm e Katan), Site: Knee joint, Duration of intervention: Overnight on alternate days. Duration of protocol therapy: 28 days.

Sponsors

State Unani Medical College, Himmatganj Prayagraj
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients having pain in knee joint > 3 months in most days of week,Patients having arthritis of grade II,III,IV in knee radiograph according to Kellengren-Lawrence calssification,Age group 35-65 years,Patients of both gender,Patients having BMI < 39 Kg/m2,Patients willing to follow protocol.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients below 35 and above 65 years of age,Pregnancy and lactation,Systemic and metabolic illness such as liver, cardiac, pulmonary diseases,diabetes mellitus, hypertension or any mental illness,Patients with history of trauma and accident,Skin diseases at site the of application,Current anterior cruciate ligament injury,Patients on analgesics and steroidal and Hormonal therapy.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
VAS index Knee Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) WOMAC ( Western Ontario & McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index )Timepoint: 0,7,14,21,28th day

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
VAS index Knee Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) WOMAC ( Western Ontario & McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index )Timepoint: 0,28th day

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Nusrat Parveen

State Unani Medical College and Hospital

drbushraaftab@gmail.com8279747882

Outcome results

None listed

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