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A clinical trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a traditional Siddha medicine for preventing migraine headaches

An open labeled clinical trial to test the safety and efficacy of Siddha multi-drug prophylaxis for episodic and chronic migraine-kapala soolai in India - NIL

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/05/086600
Enrollment
30
Registered
2025-05-08
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-05-26

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: G439- Migraine, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Multi- Drug Migraine Capsule: Gowri Chinthamani Chendurum-50 mg twice a day after food Arumuga Chendurum-50 mg twice a day after food Sivanar Amirtham-50 mg twice a day after food Thal

Sponsors

National Institute of Siddha
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Participants aged 18 to 60 years diagnosed with Migraine as per ICHD-3 diagnostic criteria for primary headache disorders with duration history of migraine for greater than or equal to 12 months before screening. Latest reported attack history should at least be within past 40 days. Grades 1-4 in HURT Scale (mild, moderate, severe & very severe) will be included with or without ongoing standard migraine prophylaxis 0 (very mild): 0 days in 1 month or 0 days in 3 months; 1 (mild): 1 2 days in 1 month or 1 5 days in 3 months; 2 (moderate): 3 5 days in 1 month or 6 10 days in 3 months; 3 (severe): 6 15 days in 1 month or 11 20 days in 3 months; 4 (very severe): Greater than or equal to 16 days in 1 month or greater than or equal to 21 days in 3 months. Frequency of migraine attacks should be at least one migraine day / month or at least three migraine days in the last 3 months.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Pregnant / Lactating women and those planning for pregnancy. Patients with chronic systemic illness and vulnerable group. Confounding and clinically significant pain syndromes (e.g. fibromyalgia, chronic low back pain, complex regional pain syndrome). History of Psychiatric conditions that are uncontrolled and/or untreated, including conditions that are not controlled for a minimum of 6 months prior to screening. Patients with a lifetime history of psychosis, mania, or dementia are excluded. History or diagnosis of complicated migraine (ICHD-III beta version, 20134), chronic tension-type headache, hypnic headache, cluster headache, hemicrania continua, new daily persistent headache, or sporadic and familial hemiplegic migraine. Organic lesions of head and neck conditions precipitating headaches (will be excluded through CT/ MRI & EEG). Participants with recent history (in the past 3 months) suggestive of alcohol or drug abuse more than 7 days in total or dependence, including overuse (abuse) of ergotamines and/or narcotics to treat migraines. Ergotamine abuse is daily use for 14 consecutive days or intermittent consumption exceeding 10 mg per week for any two weeks.

Design outcomes

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The temporal difference in the Quality of Life of the patients with migraine using 24h MQoL-Q; Migraine-Specific Quality of Life Survey (MSQ 2.1), depression severity using Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9); Becks Depression Inventory (BDI), anxiety using Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and Migraine Aura using Visual Aura Rating Scale (VARS) will be analyzed between commencement, close and post treatment follow up in intermittent time points as the scale concerned warrants.Timepoint: At the end of 24 days

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Comparing the change in (1) frequency of episodes,(2) duration in hours / month, and (3) pain severity/disability scores using pain and disability scales from baseline to one year post intervention with monthly, quarterly intermittent time points as per the scales used.Timepoint: At the end of 24 days

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr M Ramamurthy

National Institute of Siddha

sekarnis78@gmail.com9962536907

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026