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Register: SLCTR
Last refreshed on: 29 April 2024
Main ID:  SLCTR/2015/006
Date of registration: 2015-03-02
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: University Grants Commision, Sri Lanka
Public title: A study of the Ayurvedic preparation Rasna Sapthakaya decoction in healthy volunteers
Scientific title: A phase I study of the possible toxicity of the Ayurvedic preparation, Rasna Sapthakaya
Date of first enrolment: 2015-03-02
Target sample size: 30
Recruitment status: Complete: follow up complete
URL:  https://slctr.lk/trials/slctr-2015-006
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Single arm study  
Phase:  Phase 1
Countries of recruitment
Sri Lanka
Contacts
Name: Mrs. Rajavarthani Sanjeev   
Address:  Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health-Care Sciences Eastern University, Sri Lanka
Telephone:
Email: r_varthani@yahoo.com
Affiliation:  Lecturer
Name: Dr. Mrs. Sugandhika Suresh   
Address:  Department of Biochemistry Faculty of Medical Sciences Sri Jayewardenepura University, Sri Lanka
Telephone: Tel: 0112758594
Email: malalavidhane@yahoo.com
Affiliation:  Senior Lecturer
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age group of 18-60 years at the time of enrollment, of either sex
2. No diagnosed chronic disorders such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hypercholesterolaemia, chronic arthritis
3. No history of drug allergy (Ayurvedic or Western).


Exclusion criteria: 1. Use of Those who are receiving any other anti- inflammatory drugs.
2. Pregnancy
3. Breast feeding


Age minimum:
Age maximum:
Gender:
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Chronic arthritis (proposed indication)
Intervention(s)
The seven constituents of Rasna Sapthakaya decoction are;

1. Alpinia calcarata - root
2. Tinospora cordifolia- stem
3. Cassia fistula- bark of the root
4. Boerhavia diffusa- root
5. Cedrus deodara – wood
6. Ricinus communis - root
7. Tribulus testretris- whole plant/root.

In addition to this decoction, dried ginger powder is taken (dissolved) as a vehicle. The ingredients for the decoction (mentioned above) will be authenticated and the decoction prepared according to the conventional Ayurvedha method.

The study setting will be the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayawardenepura and the Institute of Indegenous Medicine, University of Colombo

Healthy volunteers will be recruited by an open advertisement.

The healthy volunteer participants will be instructed to consume 240 ml of decoction (120 ml in the morning and 120 ml in the night) for 14 consecutive days. Freshly prepared decoction will be given to the participants daily by the principal investigator.
Primary Outcome(s)
Serum Alanine transferase (ALT)

[At baseline, Day 8 and Day 15]
Serum Aspartate transferase (AST) [At baseline, Day 8 and Day 15 ]
Serum Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) [At baseline, Day 8 and Day 15 ]
Serum creatinine [At baseline, Day 8 and Day 15 ]
Blood urea [At baseline, Day 8 and Day 15 ]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Selected side effects as recorded in a patient diary, including headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea and allergic reactions ( itching, sneezing) [At baseline, Day 8 and Day 15]
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
University Grants Commission (Grant number UGC/ICD/RG/02/2012/05)
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: Approved
Approval date: 24/06/2014
Contact:
erc.fms.usjp@gmail.com
Ethics Review Committee, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura
+94-112758000 (Extension: 4075)
erc.fms.usjp@gmail.com
Results
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