Phase II clinical trial with Praneem polyherbal tablets for assessment of their efficacy in symptomatic women with abnormal vaginal discharge (an ICMR task force study)

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 167-172

  Sharma, R S ^a   Mathur, A K ^a   Chandhiok, N ^a   Datey, S ^a   Saxena, N C ^a   Gopalan, S ^b   Sharma, S ^b   Mittal, S ^c   Sehgal, R ^c   Sumandal, B K ^d   Chanda, A ^d   Salvi, V ^e   Mutalik, N ^e   Coyaji, K J ^f   Gibsson, A ^f   Hazari, K ^g   Kalgutkar, S ^g   Talwar, G P ^h  

^a INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^c ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^d INSTITUTE OF POST GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^e KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

^f KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

^g NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH   (India)

^h Talwar Research Foundation   (India)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Candida albicans; India; Microbicide; Praneem; Trichomonas vaginalis

Indexed keywords

AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; PEPPERMINT OIL; SAPONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; SPECULAR MICROSCOPY; TABLET; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINAL BURNING SENSATION; VAGINITIS;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADULT; ADVISORY COMMITTEES; ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CANDIDIASIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; QUININE; TABLETS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICHOMONAS VAGINITIS; VAGINAL DISCHARGE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA ALBICANS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

EID: 58149296141     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.09.012     Document Type: Article

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