A Complex Multiherbal Regimen Based on Ayurveda Medicine for the Management of Hepatic Cirrhosis Complicated by Ascites: Nonrandomized, Uncontrolled, Single Group, Open-Label Observational Clinical Study

Table 1

Timeline of the study.

Phase	Event	Measure	Week
Prephase	Screening	(i) Inclusion and exclusion criteria	Week 0
Main observation period (IPD)	Baseline visit (V0)	(i) Clinical and laboratory investigations; (ii) Admission to IPD	Week 1; (day 1)
Phase 1		(i) Piper longum Linn. administration (specific dose pattern); (ii) Strict diet and lifestyle measures	Weeks 1 & 2; (days 1–13)
Phase 2		(i) Purgation; (ii) Strict diet and lifestyle measures	Week 2; (day 14)
Phase 3		(i) Drug administration; (ii) Strict diet and lifestyle measures	Weeks 3–6
	First visit (V1)	(i) Clinical and laboratory investigations; (ii) Discharge from IPD	Week 7
Follow-up (OPD); Phase 4		(i) Continued drug administration; (ii) Diet and lifestyle measures	Weeks 7–24
	Second visit (V2)	(i) Clinical and laboratory investigations	Week 24