A clinical trial to study the effect of two drugs Desmodium triquetrum and Shalaparni (Desmodium gangeticum) in the patients suffering from cough (Kasa)

Evaluation of Kasahara Karma of Desmodium triquetrum (L.) DC. as an alternative to Shalaparni (Desmodium gangeticum (L.) DC.) therapeutically - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/03/083006

Enrollment

Registered

2025-03-20

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: R05- Cough

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients having chief complaint of Kasa and showing minimum 2 classical signs and symptoms of Vataja, Pittaja or Kaphaja Kasa described in classical Ayurvedic Texts. 2. Newly diagnosed cases of Kasa. 3. Uncomplicated cases of Kasa. 4. Age group of 18 to 60 years. 5. Chronicity less than 1 month.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients suffering from any systemic disorders (like Tuberculosis, Asthma and others) and having Kasa as a complication of any disease will be excluded from the study. 2. Asadhya (incurable) or Yapya Kasa (manageable cough) like Kshayaja (produced by tissue destruction) and Kshataja (produced by injury). 3. Other complicated respiratory diseases having any organic lesion such as tumor or any anatomical defect in airway. 4. Uncontrolled systemic disorders like Hypertension (having blood pressure more than 160/100 mm of Hg), Diabetes Mellitus (having RBS more than 180 mg/dl). 5. Pregnant women and lactating mothers.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Improvement in signs and symptoms will be assessed on the basis of changes in scoring patterns developed for grading of the clinical factors on 0th and 7th day.Timepoint: 7th day	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not ApplicableTimepoint: Nil	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactNeha Amol Kandade

Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda

brpayu@itra.edu.in7487876343

Outcome results