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The study aim is to develop a DIAGNOSTIC TOOL to diagnose GRAHANI DOSHA (a concept related to digestive power in Ayurveda ) in patients with chronic neck and back pain

Development and validation of a disease specific composite measure to assess Grahani dosha in patients of chronic neck and back pain - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/09/057432
Enrollment
164
Registered
2023-09-11
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-07-22

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: K929- Disease of digestive system, unspecified

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Mukesh Edavalath
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients between the age group 20-45 with chronic pain in neck and low back (chronic- more than 3 months)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Back pain of traumatic, infective or malignant causes 2.Patients with other systemic illness

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Content validity in terms of content validity index, criterion validity with panel diagnosis, internal consistency with cronbachs alpha, inter rater reliability with kappa statisticsTimepoint: Content validity in terms of content validity index, criterion validity with panel diagnosis, internal consistency with cronbachs alpha, inter rater reliability with kappa statistics - 6 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Odds ratio of grahani dosha & chronic neck and back painTimepoint: 6 months

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactMukesh Edavalath

Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Viswa Mahavidyalaya University, Kanchipuram

drcrdayu@gmail.com9444123506

Outcome results

None listed

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