ReviewJournal of Ayurveda and integrative medicine
RCTs and other clinical trial designs in Ayurveda: A review of challenges and opportunities.
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- Ayurveda Treatments for Insomnia: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Ayurveda in Preventive and Supportive Healthcare: Current Evidence, Safety, and Clinical Integration.Cureus · 2026Review
- Role of Ayurvedic Principles in Addressing Malnutrition and Non-Communicable Diseases in Low-Resource Settings.Cureus · 2026Review
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- From clinical records to community care: using real-world evidence in Ayurveda.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Experiences and perspectives of Ayurvedic practitioners on non-communicable disease management in the UK: A qualitative study.PloS one · 2026Article
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- Effectiveness of Composite Ayurveda Regimen in a Black Box Design for the Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Protocol of a Single Arm, Community-Based Study.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Importance of high-quality evidence regarding the use of Bacopa monnieri in dementia.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2023Review
- Integrating ayurvedic medicine into cancer research programs part 2: Ayurvedic herbs and research opportunities.Journal of Ayurveda and integrative medicineReview
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Abstract
Currently, there is a paucity of clinical trial designs that comprehensively evaluate the efficacy of most complementary and alternative systems of medicine (CAMs) like Ayurveda. Several factors such as complex interventions, individualized therapy, etc., make designing Ayurveda clinical trials challenging. The prevalent randomized control trial (RCT) designs largely involve symptomatology/pathology-based recruitment and standardized interventions in carefully monitored trial environments. The present paper critically reviews the suitability of the dominant RCT model to Ayurveda and argues for newer, more sensitive trial models including modified RCTs and other clinical trial designs. It also explores the merits of a non-hierarchical approach to clinical evidence generation.
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