1. DR MOHD SHAHID
DEPARTMENT OF MOLAJAT
NIUM, BANGALORE

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12.  Received July 01, 2010
 Accepted February 01, 2011
 Available online: October 2011

13. Comparative clinical
evalution of the
Antidyslipidaemic effects
of Lashunadi compound
and Yogic exercises in
patients of Metabolic
syndrome

14.  Informative ?
 Self Explanatory ?
 Variables are Specific ?

15. Comparative clinical evalution
of the Antidyslipidaemic effects
of Lashunadi compound and
Yogic exercises in Dyslipidaemic
patients of Metabolic syndrome

16.  Harbans Singh1
 Sharma Anjali2
 Johar Smita2
1. Herbal Ayurveda Research Centre,
Nagaland University, Lumani- 798627
E- mail dr.harbans@rediffmail.com
(Corresponding author)
2. Desh Bhagat Ayurvedic College &
Hospital, Amloh,
District Fathegarh Sahib

17. Competent ?
Degree and Designations ?
Phone number (office)

18.  No, degree and designation not mentioned
 Telephone number also not declared

19.  Heading is missing
 First line describe about the
study, instead of need of the study.
BACKGROUND?
 Objective is confusing (comparative or
efficacy)
 It is a Randomized clinical trial, but you
didn’t find in abstract
 Study design is not evidently point out

20.  Hypothesis is declare
 Conclusion is OK
 Within the word limit
 Purpose of study is also not clear
 Second last line states about the objective

21. IPC Int. Cl.8 : A01D 14/01,A01D
14/06, A01D 23/02, A01D
7/26, A01D 22/07
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23. Within word limits
Appropriate

24.  Again heading is not there
 No literature review provided
 Prevalence & Incidence not stated
 Aim of study is mentioned.
 Not discussed about previous study
 Need of study is mentioned BUT NOT
JUSTIFIED
 Purpose of study is mentioned but why Yoga
exercise intervention compared, not
declared
 Trying to co-relate Metabolic syndrome to
Upadaravayukta Sthaulya (complicative
obesity)

25.  No drug description
 Nothing about the Yoga exercise intervention
“MOST IMPORTANT ALL THE
STATEMENTS IN INTRODUCTION
ARE INCOMPLETE & DEFINE BY
AUTHORS IN THEIR OWN WAY
WITHOUT ANY REFERENCE”

26.  Palace of study declared
 Diagnostic criteria is mentioned, but
REFERENCE ?
 Inclusion & Exclusion criteria Stated
 Compound drug & dosage are mentioned
properly, WHY THIS DRUG---- REFERENCE
 Botanical identification of crude drugs &
prepration (Ras- shastra department) of
compound is given
 Duration of study (Period) ?

27.  Study protocol approved by IEC ?
 No CTRI number is provided
 Follow up & total number of patient screened
not declared
 Drop outs declared, but REASONS ?
 Randomization done but which methods ?
1. Random number table method
2. Computer generated list of
randomization

28.  Sample size declared
 Group A ; total allocated patients 29, number
of patients complete the intervention are 25
 Group B ; total allocated patients 34, number
of patients complete the intervention are 25
 In both the groups number of patients were
SAME !
SURPRIZING
 Silent on Statistical analysis

29.  Subjective and Objective criteria point out
 Third sentence of first para, (The trial
patients were randomly...................monitored
timely.).
Should be included in Methodology
 Evaluate the effect on Ayurvedic subjective
parameters, such as durbalya
(weakness), kshudtaswasa (dyspnoea) etc.
APPRICIALBLE
 Tables are clearly defined, but no Graphical
representation presented

30.  Unnecessarily define the effect of intervention
in results
Tables have all the information
 Analysis are made through t - test

31.  Aim of study is Ambigous
 First para, just after fifth sentence
Author states that (the present trial is
exploration............. the metabolic syndrome.)
 Standardization of drug?
 Comparative study ?
 Pathology of Metabolic syndrome (MetS)
describe, but it should be in
Introduction

32.  Trying to describe the possible mechanism of
trial drug for antidyslipidaemic effect
according to Modern parameter
 Describe the Ayurvedic mechanism also
 Only single reference describe about the Yogic
exercise (reference number 11, but not from
classical Ayurvedic text)
 Even the way of numbering of reference is
wrong (from 1 to 9)
 Mention the possible mechanism of Yoga
exercise, on MetS

33.  As Aim is not so cleared
 Objective is Not Clear whether they
Achieve or Not
 But draw attention about the cost
effectiveness, safety and easy availability of
drug
 States the relative difference between the two
intervention
 Restriction of the study not expressed
 Suggestion for forthcoming study not declared

34.  Acknowledgment not point out
 Sponsored study ?
Reference
Duly numbered and elaborated, acc. to journal
guideline

35.  Over all a below average paper
 Only positive are
 Ayurvedic mechanism of drug
 Included subjective parameter

36.  This bad type of study also gives some lessons
 We can incorporate UNANI Subjective
parameter as per symptomatology of
disease, mention in our classic text
 TASEERAT-e ADVIA a possible mechanism
of drug

37. Always welcome at
drshahidkhan2005@gmail.com
Thanks for your
patience