Efficacy of an Ayurvedic Intervention as an Adjunct to Standard Care in Preventing Acute Pain Crises in Sickle Cell Anemia: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
U R Sekhar Namburi, Priya Thakare, Vaishali Kuchewar, Manish Deshmukh, Kalpana Kachare, Madhukar Tikas, Deepa Makhija, Bhogavalli Chandra Sekhara Rao, MN Suryawanshi, Satish Mahajan, Abha Sharma, N Srikanth, Ravinarayana Acharya, Javad Sarvestan · 2025
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U R Sekhar Namburi and co-authors lay out, in 2025, the protocol for a trial testing Ayurvedic treatment beside standard care in sickle cell anemia. The disease burdens tribal communities in India, and its sudden pain crises wreck quality of life. The standard drug helps but is lifelong and can bring side effects, motivating a search for safe add-ons.
In the randomized trial, one group receives two Ayurvedic preparations plus standard care, while the other gets standard care alone, over eight months. Checkpoints across the trial track pain crisis frequency and quality of life. The paper publishes the design before results, so the test can be judged on its plan.
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| CREATOR | U R Sekhar Namburi, Priya Thakare, Vaishali Kuchewar, Manish Deshmukh, Kalpana Kachare, Madhukar Tikas, Deepa Makhija, Bhogavalli Chandra Sekhara Rao, MN Suryawanshi, Satish Mahajan, Abha Sharma, N Srikanth, Ravinarayana Acharya, Javad Sarvestan |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 34 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |