A Clinical Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Bootha Chakkara Podi in the Management of Childhood Bronchial Asthma

Preclinical and Clinical Study To Evaluate The Safety and Efficacy of Bootha Chakkara Podi for Sooli Kanam (Childhood bronchial asthma) in children (6 -12 years of age) attending OPD of National Institute Of Siddha - An Open Clinical Trial - NIL

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2026/02/103527

Enrollment

148

Registered

2026-02-10

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-04-27

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: J454- Moderate persistent asthma

Interventions

Intervention1: Bootha Chakkara Podi: Internal medicine administered orally with the dose of 1 to 1.3 gram twice a day with equal quantity of Vellai Poondu Thylam and Honey for 48 days Control Interve

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Forced expiratory volume in 1s(FEV1) is between 60% AND 80%. Peak Expiratory Flow Rate more than 50%[mild,moderate exacerbation]

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Forced expiratory volume in 1s(FEV1) is below 60 %. Peak Expiratory Flow Rate less than 50%[severe exacerbation]

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Percentage reduction in Forced Expiratory Volume changes from baseline to end of the treatment (Day 48) (Minimal Clinical Importance Difference of FEV1 greater than or equal to 15 percent)Timepoint: 48 days	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To compare the efficacy of Bootha chakkara podi & Thaalisaathi chooranam in improving clinical symptoms. Percentage reduction in the symptoms of Childhood Bronchial Asthma through Paediatric Asthma Severity Score(PASS) from baseline to the end of the treatment.Timepoint: 48 days	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr S PRIYADHARSHINI

National institute of siddha

mmssiddha@rediffmail.com9444214582

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: May 1, 2026