Health Condition 1: L509- Urticaria, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Qurse Kafoor and Sharbate Nilofar: Patients of group I will be given 1 tablet of Qurse Kafoor twice daily with Sharbate Nilofar 20ml twice daily orally for 6 weeks
Control Intervention1
Sponsors
Department of Amraze Jild wa Zohrawiya Ajmal Khan Tibbiya College and Hospital AMU Aligarh
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Clinically diagnosed patients of Chronic Urticaria (Urticaria of more than 6 weeks); with clinical features of erythema, itching and wheals of any grade. • Patients of either sex in the age group of 18 years onwards. • Patients who have agreed to sign the written informed consent and follow the protocol.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Patients with other skin diseases like psoriasis, eczema, etc. by history and examination. • Patients of urticaria presenting with features of angioedema. • Patients suffering from any other systemic diseases, such as HTN, DM, IHD, HIV, and bronchial asthma will be excluded on the basis of history and examination. • Pregnant and lactating women. • Patient already taking modern medicine or will be included in the study after a washout period of 2 weeks. • In case of worsening of the symptoms, the patient will be shifted to the standard management.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| UAS7- Weekly urticaria activity score[5,11]- •Itching- 0: None, 1: Mild (no discomfort), 2: Moderate (annoying but no impact on daily activities, sleep), 3: Intense (severe itching, interferes daily activities and sleep). •Wheals- 0: No wheals, 1: Mild (less than 20 wheals per 24 hours), 2: Moderate (20-50 wheals per 24 hours), 3: Intense (more than 50 wheals per 24 hours) or large confluent areas of wheals. Timepoint: weekly for six weeks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| CUQ2OL- Chronic urticaria quality of life questionnaire[8,9,12]- • Quality of life of the patient- It contains 23 questions, with scores from 1 (no complaints) to 5 (many complaints). Scores = 3 are considered as poor quality of life.Timepoint: weekly for six weeks | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactYusra Tanveer
Department of Amraze Jild Wa Zohrawiya, Faculty of Unani Medicine
Outcome results
None listed