Role of Panchakarma Procedures in the management of Psoriasis

Effect of Vamana karma or Virechana karma followed by Saptasama Gutika and Saptasama Gutika alone on the Antioxidant w.s.r. to Superoxide Dismutase in the management of Ekakushtha (Psoriasis) - An Open Labelled Randomized Comparative Clinical Trial - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/03/082982

Enrollment

Registered

2025-03-20

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: L400- Psoriasis vulgaris

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1)Willing and able to participate in the study 2)Patient having sign and symptoms of Ekakushtha (Psoriasis) which are mentioned in diagnostic criteria 3)Chronicity of disease less than 10 years 4)Patients Yogya for Vamana Karma and Virechana Karma as per Ayurvedic classics

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1)Age below 18 years and more than 60 years 2)Pregnant and lactating women 3)Chronicity of disease greater than 10 years 4)Uncontrolled D.M., HTN, Cancer, T.B., Heart disease 5)Patient Ayogya for Virechana Karma and Vamana Karma 6)Pustular type of psoriasis 7)Other concomitant skin disease occurring with Ekakushtha or allergic reaction of any other disease

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
It is expected that the trial may Increase the level of Superoxide Dismutase levels. It may also provide relief in signs and symptoms of Ekakushtha (psoriasis). Timepoint: Group-A 45-48 Days Group-B 45-50 Days Group-C 45 Days	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Improvement in Psoriasis Area & Severity Index (PASI) score from baselineTimepoint: Group-A 45-48 Days Group-B 45-50 Days Group-C 45 Days	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactProf Dr Anup Thakar

Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Jamnagar, Gujarat

anup_thakar@yahoo.com9427776660

Outcome results