AYURVEDIC CDC MULTIMODAL PROTOCOL FOR TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS: GLYCAEMIC AND CARDIOMETABOLIC OUTCOMES IN 55 COMBINED PATIENTS - A MULTI-SITE RETROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY

Background: Four Gujarat RIC clinics - K D Clinic Rajkot (n=22), Una Gujarat (n=12), Vesu Surat (n=12), and Morbi Madhavbaug (n=9) - eachhad DM Package cohorts below the threshold of 30 patients required for adequate statistical power for independent analysis. These clinics were pooled into a combined dataset (n=55) to enable robust inferential analysis while preserving the geographic and demographic diversity of smaller Gujarat RIC sites. Objective: To evaluate the effect of the Madhavbaug CDC Panchakarma-based multimodal protocol on glycaemic, anthropometric, haemodynamic, and cardiometabolic parameters, and antidiabetic medication reduction, in 55 DM Package patients at Small Clinics Collective - K D Clinic Rajkot, Una Gujarat, Vesu Surat, Morbi Madhavbaug.