Health Condition 1: J459- Other and unspecified asthma
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Varma point manipulation: Stimulation of specified varma points for 24 days
Control Intervention1: Internal medicine Muppalai chooranam: 2gram of chooranam twice daily with honey for 24
Sponsors
Government Siddha Medical College and Hospital ,Palayamkottai
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Adults who are diagnosed with bronchial asthma 2.Patients with a clinical symptoms of swasakasam-recurrent episodes of wheezing, chest tightness, shortness of breath and dry cough,worse at night or early morning. 3.History of symptoms triggered by allergens, climatic changes. 4.Patients willing to provide blood samples for laboratory investigations.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with pulmonary Tuberculosis 2.Patients with status asthmaticus 3.Patients with chronic bronchitis, chronic bronchiectasis 4.Patients with heart failure 5.Patients with renal disease 6.Pregnancy and Lactating mothers 7.Diabetes mellitus 8.Hypertension
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduction in the severity and frequency of clinical symptoms of Swasakasam (Bronchial Asthma), including shortness of breath, chest tightness, wheezing, and dry cough Timepoint: 24 days | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.Evaluation of Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ) score following treatment 2.Evalaution of absolute eosinophil count following treatment Timepoint: 24 days | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr R KRISHNAMOORTHI MDS
Government Siddha Medical College and Hospital, Palayamkottai
Outcome results
None listed