A study to evaluate the add on effect of Ashtachoorna internally and oil massage with Lakshadi thailam over Behavioral therapy in Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder in children of age group 4 to 12 years

Non-randomized controlled clinical trial on the add on effect of Ashtachoorna internally and abhyanga with Lakshadi thailam over behavioral therapy in Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder ARFID in children of age group 4-12 years - nil

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/04/085065

Enrollment

Registered

2025-04-17

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-28

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: F50- Eating disorders

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The children of age group 4 to 12 years satisfy DSM V criteria for Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Children with congenital anomalies and genetic disorders Children with neurodevelopmental disorders Children with severe malnutrition Children on prolonged medication such as steroids

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. PARDI-AR-Q (Pica, ARFID, Rumination Disorder Interview, ARFID Questionnaire). 2. To assess the changes in nutritional status with the help of anthropometric measurements with WHO AnthroPlus software Timepoint: 0th, 31st, 61st day	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. To analyse changes in the Gut microbiomes (16s rRNA gene sequence analysis) in subset samples. 2. CEBQ (Child Eating Behaviour Questionnaire). Timepoint: 0th, 61st day	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Lekshmi M K

Government Ayurveda College, Thiruvananthapuram

lekshmimk@gmail.com9447160628

Outcome results