A comparative study to assess the efficacy of Ayurvedic formulation and Viddhakarma in managing Sciatica

The efficacy of Viddhakarma as an add on to Sahacharadi kashaya in the management of Sciatica-A randomized clinical trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/06/069535

Enrollment

Registered

2024-06-26

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-07-22

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: M543- Sciatica

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1)Participants fulfilling ATLAS model(Assessment and Treatment of Leg Pain Associated with the Spine) a scoring tool predicting Sciatica diagnosis in low back-related leg pain 2) Participants of age group 20-60 years irrespective of gender 3) With a positive SLR test

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients with recent history of major trauma or fracture. 2) Patients with other known metabolic, systemic comorbidities and serious mental illness, lumbar spine fracture 3) Patients contraindicated for Vyadhana 4) Diagnosed cases of Congenital spinal abnormalities, chronic joint disorders, Bone cancer, Spine Tb, paraplegia 5) Chronic IVDP cases treated with surgery. 6) Pregnant women, lactating women. 7) Participants having completed any other trial within 6 months.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1) Oswestry Disability Index 2) Sciatica Bothersomeness Index 3) Sciatica Frequency Index 4) Range of motion by GoniometerTimepoint: 1st,7th,15th day	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Oswestry Disability Index Sciatica Bothersomeness Index Sciatica Frequency IndexTimepoint: On the follow-up day30th day.	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Navaneeth Krishnan N

Vaidyaratnam Ayurveda College

drnavaneethkrishnan@gmail.com8547012244

Outcome results