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Effect of Rudraksha seed in management of high blood pressure

Pharmacognostical and Clinical study evaluating the efficacy of Rudraksha seed (Elaeocarpus ganitrus Roxb) in the management of Essential Hypertension - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/01/100056
Enrollment
108
Registered
2026-01-01
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-01-12

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: I10- Essential (primary) hypertension

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Department of Dravyaguna Faculty of Ayurveda IMS BHU Varanasi Uttar Pradesh India
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients having Stage 1 Essential Hypertension as per 8th JNC criteria Patients who are willing to participate in the study Patients with no significant change in their therapy over last 4 weeks prior to entry into the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Known case of secondary hypertension e.g. Thyrotoxicosis, Renal artery stenosis, Pheochromocytoma etc. Known case of renal disease, Diabetes mellitus Known case of ventricular hypertrophy and coarctation of aorta. Known case of portal hypertension Women who were pregnant or were in the postpartum period or lactating. Any inflammatory conditions like RA, SLE, IBD, Ankylosing Spondylitis. Chronic Alcoholic and Chronic smokers Patients suffering from the systemic or serious illness like Leukemia, Chronic Kidney diseases, cirrhosis of liver, myocardial infarction, malignancy etc. Patient with evidence of any target organ damage.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Reduction in Blood PressureTimepoint: 6 follow ups at 15 days interval each After completion of trial, 2 follow ups at 15 days interval each

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NILTimepoint: NIL

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactProf AK Singh

Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University

anilkumar.singh113@gmail.com8874600002

Outcome results

None listed

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