A clinical guideline-based management of type 2 diabetes by ayurvedic practitioners in Nepal: A feasibility cluster randomized controlled trial protocol.

Kaushik ChattopadhyayMeghnath DhimalShristi KarkiPrerok RegmiBihungum BistaTuhin Kanti BiswasMichael HeinrichJeemon PanniyammakalNikhil TandonJo Leonardi-BeeSanjay KinraSheila Margaret GreenfieldSarah Anne LewisVasudev UpadhyayPradip Gyanwali

Published in: Medicine (2022)

We are now conducting a feasibility cluster RCT in Nepal to determine the feasibility of undertaking the definitive cluster trial. The first participant was recruited on 17 July 2022. If the feasibility is promising (such as recruitment, follow-up, and adherence to the recommended ayurvedic medicine), then the parameters estimated will be used to design the definitive cluster trial. Decisions over whether to modify the protocol will mainly be informed by the qualitative data.

Keyphrases

type diabetes
study protocol
randomized controlled trial
clinical trial
phase iii
primary care
phase ii
tertiary care
systematic review
locally advanced
adipose tissue
metabolic syndrome
big data
open label
skeletal muscle