Integrative Ayurveda Healing Relieves Minor Sports Injury Pain

Sports-related soft tissue injuries, such as sprains, strains, and contusions, are a common painful condition. Current treatment includes oral nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), which have a high incidence of intolerable gastrointestinal side effects.

Ancient Indian healing system, Ayurveda addresses the need of sports medicine up to certain extent. In practice, there are different treatment modalities for injuries, uses of drugs & dietetics as well as practices of rehabilitation. Although, previous evidences support the efficacy of ayurveda practices with significant reduction in pain, joint tenderness, joint swelling, mobility restriction and early morning joint stiffness. But there is no treatment studies have been performed to evaluate the clinical outcome for specific sports injuries.

This study assessed the efficacy and safety of ayurveda gel and patches applied to the painful injury site for the treatment of acute minor sports injury pain.

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Key information

Conditions

Acute Pain Athletic Injuries Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Sports Injury Wounds and Injuries

Age range

18 year–35 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

NMP Medical Research Institute, Mahesāna, Gujarat, India

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

inversion ankle injury;
injury sustained during sporting activity

Exclusion criteria

other lower limb injury;
concurrent fracture with or without dislocation or with or without complete rupture;
surgery for ankle injury.

Treatment and study plan

Ayurveda

Device

Ayurveda combinations in the form of gel and patches were applied on acute pain site.

PLACEBO

Device

Primary outcomes

Change in Pain intensity (VAS)

Time frame: baseline to 3, 7 and 14 days

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Adwin Life Care

Industry

Collaborators

NMP Medical Research Institute

Registry information

Official study title

Integrative Ayurveda Healing Relieves Minor Sports Injury Pain:Results of a Multicenter Controlled Clinical Trial

Important dates

Study start: 2014
Primary completion: 2014
Study completion: 2014
First posted: Mar 5, 2015
Registry last updated: Mar 5, 2015

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