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CTRI Number  CTRI/2012/09/002947 [Registered on: 03/09/2012] Trial Registered Retrospectively
Last Modified On: 10/10/2013
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug
Ayurveda 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   To evaluate the efficacy and the safety profile of Rhubarb and alpha-Keto amino acid supplementation on patients of Chronic kidney disease. 
Scientific Title of Study   Comparative evaluation of efficacy and safety profile of Rhubarb and alpha-Keto analogue of amino acid supplementation on patients of Chronic Kidney Disease. 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
15/11/2011  Other 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr IRFAN AHMAD KHAN 
Designation  JUNIOR RESIDENT 
Affiliation  J.N. MEDICAL COLLEGE, A.M.U. 
Address  DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY, J.N. MEDICAL COLLEGE, A.M.U., ALIGARH,U.P.

Aligarh
UTTAR PRADESH
202002
India 
Phone  9997448504  
Fax    
Email  irfan1308@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr MOHAMMAD NASIRUDDIN  
Designation  Assistant Professor 
Affiliation  J.N. MEDICAL COLLEGE, A.M.U. 
Address  DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY, J.N. MEDICAL COLLEGE, A.M.U., ALIGARH,U.P.

Aligarh
UTTAR PRADESH
202002
India 
Phone  9412596898  
Fax    
Email  naseer_bettiah@yahoo.co.in  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr IRFAN AHMAD KHAN 
Designation  JUNIOR RESIDENT 
Affiliation  J.N. MEDICAL COLLEGE, A.M.U. 
Address  DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY, J.N. MEDICAL COLLEGE, A.M.U., ALIGARH,U.P.

Aligarh
UTTAR PRADESH
202002
India 
Phone  9997448504  
Fax    
Email  irfan1308@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Department Of Pharmacology And Department Of Medicine, J.N. MEDICAL COLLEGE, A.M.U., ALIGARH, U.P. 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Department Of Pharmacology And Department Of Medicine 
Address  Department Of Pharmacology And Department Of Medicine, J.N.MEDICAL COLLEGE, A.M.U., ALIGARH, U.P. 
Type of Sponsor  Government medical college 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr IRFAN AHMAD KHAN  Department Of Pharmacology And Department Of Medicine  J.N.MEDICAL COLLEGE, A.M.U., ALIGARH, U.P.
Aligarh
UTTAR PRADESH 
9997448504

irfan1308@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committee, J.N. MEDICAL COLLEGE, A.M.U., ALIGARH, U.P.  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Chronic kidney disease,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  alpha-Keto analogue of amino acid + conservative management  360 mg orally OD for 3 months + conservative management for 3 months 
Comparator Agent  conservative management  orally/iv/im for 3 months 
Intervention  Rhubarb + conservative management  350mg orally BD for 3 months + conservative management for 3 months 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  20.00 Year(s)
Age To  70.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  •Chronic kidney disease of different etiology, before ESRD.
•Patient not on dialysis.
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  •Pregnancy
•Acute infection
•Psychotic patient
•Critically ill patient
•HIV/HBsAg/Anti-HCV and immunocompromised patient.
•Severe Renal pathology such as malignancy
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Random Number Table 
Method of Concealment   An Open list of random numbers 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1.Haemogram
2.Urine- Routine & Microscopic
3.Blood Glucose
4.Total Urine Protein(TUP)
5.Blood Urea
6.Serum Creatinine
7.Urine Creatinine
 
Pre-dose and after 1st 2nd 3rd month after starting dosing 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1.USG-Both kidneys
2.Chest X-ray( PA VIEW)
 
Pre-dose and after 3 month post-dose.  
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="100"
Sample Size from India="100" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= ""
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 4 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   01/06/2012 
Date of Study Completion (India) Date Missing 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details    
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Brief Summary   The study is designed as open-label, randomised, parallel group, study in patients with Chronic Kidney Disease who are not on dialysis. Efficacy and the safety profile of alpha Keto-amino acid and Rhubarb supplementation on patients of  Chronic kidney disease is planned to be investigated. Around one hundred subjects will be enrolled into the study in three groups. The subjects will be randomised to receive either conservative management or conservative management + Rhubarb or conservative management + alpha-Keto analogue of  essential amino acid. All subjects will be followed up 1,2,3 months to assess efficacy and the safety profile. 
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