Comparison of diuretic actions of frusemide with Ayurvedic diuretics

• Register: SLCTR
• Last refreshed on: 27 April 2013
• Main ID: SLCTR/2007/010
• Date of registration: 21/09/2007
• Public title: Comparison of diuretic actions of frusemide with Ayurvedic diuretics
• Scientific title: A controlled trial to compare the diuretic action of frusemide with the Ayurvedic diuretic medicinal preparations Gokshura guggulu, Chandraprabhavatin and Vajrakshara
• Date of first enrolment: 1/10/2007
• Target sample size: 100 patients (approx)
• Recruitment status: Completed
• URL: http://www.slctr.lk/trial_details.asp?reg_id={E05BBEC2-B7AE-4879-B1B9-B8AFF920156C}
• Study type: Interventional
• Study design: Randomised single blind prospective controlled trial

Countries of recruitment

Sri Lanka

Contacts

• Name: Colvin Goonaratna
• Affiliation: Professor

• Name: Colvin Goonaratna
• Affiliation: Professor

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients requiring diuretic therapy, but not seriously ill, giving voluntary informed consent
Exclusion criteria: Patients seriously ill

Age minimum:
Age maximum:
Gender:

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Patients requiring diuretic therapy

Intervention(s)

Giving frusemide 40 mg orally and one of the three Ayurvedic preparations and assessing diuretic action by measuring urine flow rate,less thanBR>K+, Na+ and osmolar clearance.

Primary Outcome(s)

Effective diuresis

Secondary Outcome(s)

Adverse effects, patient preference

Secondary ID(s)

None

Source(s) of Monetary Support

National Science Foundation, Sri Lanka