All India Institute Of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar

This study tests whether adding the drug tofacitinib to standard steroid ointment can better control oral lichen planus, a chronic inflammatory mouth condition. About 60 adults with moderate to severe disease will receive either tofacitinib pills or placebo alongside their usual …

This study looks at whether adding a magnesium supplement (magnesium bisglycinate) to standard antidepressant medication can help adults with major depression feel better. About 84 people aged 18-65 who are already on a stable antidepressant will receive either the supplement or …

This study compares two antidepressants, venlafaxine and dosulepin, in 84 adults with somatic symptom disorder where pain is the main complaint. Participants take one of the drugs for 8 weeks. Researchers will measure changes in pain and other symptoms, as well as levels of stres…

This study tests whether tattooing the skin over a breast tumor before chemotherapy can help surgeons later remove the cancer completely while saving as much healthy breast tissue as possible. Thirty women with breast cancer will get their tumor edges marked with tattoo ink, then…

This study follows 35 people with severe obesity who are having mini-gastric bypass surgery. Researchers want to see how the surgery changes body composition and improves related health issues like type 2 diabetes, sleep apnea, high blood pressure, and fatty liver disease. The go…