Comparing Bloodletting Alone and Bloodletting with Massage and Steam in Sciatica Treatment: A Clinical Trial

RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL ON EFFECT OF SIRAVYADHA WITH AND WITHOUT SNEHANA AND SWEDANA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF GRIDHRASI W.S.R. TO SCIATICA. - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/11/098072

Enrollment

180

Registered

2025-11-25

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-12-08

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: G998- Other specified disorders of nervous system in diseases classified elsewhere

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Subjects with pratyatma lakshanas of Gridhrasi. Subjects presenting with clinical features of Sciatica. Subjects with chronicity less than 2 years. Subjects fit for the Siravyadhana.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Subjects with the anemia, where Hb% less than 10gm%. Subjects with infective, neoplastic, congenital and traumatic conditions of the spine. Subjects with Deep vein thrombosis, Varicose veins and other swellings of lower limb. Subjects with the bleeding disorders. Subjects with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus and uncontrolled hypertension. Subjects unfit for Siravyadhana. Pregnant women.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Standardization of Siravyadha procedureTimepoint: 2 years	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
simple pain management for grudhrasi pain & also cost effectiveTimepoint: 2 Years	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Chandra Bhushan Sinha

Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya and Hospital

drsapatilms@gmail.com9448565198

Outcome results