Double-Blind, Randomized, Controlled, Pilot Study Comparing Classic Ayurvedic Medicine, Methotrexate, and Their Combination in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Fürst, Daniel E.; Venkatraman, Manorama M.; McGann, Mary; Manohar, P Ram; Booth‐LaForce, Cathryn; Sarin, Reshmi; Sekar, Poorani; Raveendran, K.G.; Mahapatra, Anita; Gopinath, Jidesh; Kumar, Pankaj

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“…This was also possible with funds from the Government. Another such notable study is on rheumatoid arthritis using integrative medicine 24 . Such instances addressing public health issues through integration should encourage the Government to promote similar attempts.…”

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Status of Regulation on Traditional Medicine Formulations and Natural Products:whither is India?

Kumar¹,

Dua²

2016

Current Science

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The Indian traditional medicine (TM) has a rich heritage of science healing humans and animals. While so much attention is being paid to regulation of biomedicine (BM) practice and research, the same is desirable for TM too. The existing guidelines and regulations related to natural products/herbal formulations should be implemented to integrate BM and TM in a meaningful way for patient-centric treatment, as this would add to the Government's endeavour to improve public health. Registration of practitioners, setting up of statutory bodies controlling education, including prescription of standard texts and syllabus, pharmacopoeia, research, and related guidelines and Acts would serve as standards for evaluating the status of these systems in modern times.

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Status of Regulation on Traditional Medicine Formulations and Natural Products:whither is India?

Kumar¹,

Dua²

2016

Current Science

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“…Moreover, a recent pilot trial on traditional Indian medicine found comparable effects of individualized ayurvedic medicine and methotrexate 3 . There is controversy about the role of nutrition in rheumatology.…”

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The Role of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) in Rheumatology — It’s Time for Integrative Medicine

Michalsen

2013

J Rheumatol

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“…Several publications describe the integration of CAM with biomedicine, albeit with a low number of patients, and minimum details on how they used medicines. Such studies rely heavily on 'pragmatic' trials 4 . Some lack an algorithm or internationally accepted protocol items for replication 5 .…”

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Developing an Integrative Medicine Patient Care Protocol from the Existing Practice of Ayurveda Dermatology

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Doctors who use biomedicine with complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in a carefully integrated way offer benefits from both systems to chronic patients without compromising on safety. The Institute of Applied Dermatology, Kasaragod has successfully developed a model of integrative medicine (IM) and effectively managed lymphoedema patients. This article describes the process of developing IM treatment adopting 'standard protocol items and recommendations for interventional trials'. All patients were examined by a team of doctors, biomedical and CAM, and nurses, thus enabling each patient's condition to be understood from these different perspectives, and diagnosis and management through an IM approach. A minimum of 30 min counselling is essential for every patient before informed consent is gained. The 'systems-based' conclusive process follows the standard guidelines in each therapeutic discipline. IM management is achieved following 'bedside discussion'. The minimum requirements for a clinical setting to conduct IM studies, documentation, patient selection and follow-up are described, utilizing biomedical outcome measures to demonstrate the effectiveness of IM. Components of the IM case record algorithm are described here. The process of clinical examination for Ayurveda is described along with comparative biomedical explanation. Biomedical confirmatory study, maintaining records of primary outcome measures, transcription of IM discussions and follow-up entries of patients under IM are also explained. Improving IM protocols for patient care has involved input from global experts together with feedback from patients who have received IM treatment. The IM treatment protocol should evolve as a patient-oriented approach. The protocol discussed here focuses on biomedical systems and structures to measure its effectiveness. This article provides a method for conducting evidence-based clinical studies to develop new IM therapies for chronic skin diseases.

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Double-Blind, Randomized, Controlled, Pilot Study Comparing Classic Ayurvedic Medicine, Methotrexate, and Their Combination in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Cited by 74 publications

References 10 publications

Status of Regulation on Traditional Medicine Formulations and Natural Products:whither is India?

Status of Regulation on Traditional Medicine Formulations and Natural Products:whither is India?

The Role of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) in Rheumatology — It’s Time for Integrative Medicine

Developing an Integrative Medicine Patient Care Protocol from the Existing Practice of Ayurveda Dermatology

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