Question: The Covid-19 pandemic has brought the spotlight on the health-promotive and disease-preventive solutions of Ayush disciplines.The number of new trials registered in Ayurveda during __ was seen to be 58.
(a) March 01, 2020 to June 25, 2020
(b)March 31, 2020 to July 25, 2020
(c)March 01, 2020 to August 25, 2020
(d) March 01, 2020 to April 25, 2020
Answer- a
Related facts
- A government press release(30September 2020) showing the significance of ‘Ayush’.
- The Covid-19 pandemic has brought the spot light on the health – promotive and disease- preventive solutions of Ayush disciplines.
- The number of new trials registered in Ayurveda during March 01, 2020 to June 25, 2020 was seen to be 58.
- News reports in August 2020 had revealed that out of the 203 trials registered in Clinical Trial Registry of India (CTRI), 61.5% were from Ayush disciplines.
- A recent study published in the ‘Journal of Research in Ayurvedic Sciences’ titled “Ayurveda Research Studies on COVID-19 Registered in CTRI: A critical appraisal” throws more light on this growing “research-culture” in Ayush disciplines.
- Here is some additional insight into these CTRI registered trials involving Ayurveda and COVID-19. Of the total trial registered, approximately 70% of the trials were sponsored by the Government and various stakeholders of Ayurveda associated with the Ministry of AYUSH.
- Out of the said 58 registered trials, 52 (89.66%) are interventional trials and 6 (10.34%) are observational trials.
- The majority of the trials included adult participants of both the gender as the target population. A total of 53 (91.38%) trials intend to recruit participants aged 18 years or more, and only 05 (8.62%) trials intended to recruit participants younger than 18 years.
By — Pankaj Pandey.
Link:
https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1660259