A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Pilot Trial of Individualized Homeopathic Medicines for Cutaneous Warts.

Adult Double-Blind Method Female Humans Male Materia Medica / standards Middle Aged Pilot Projects Placebos Treatment Outcome Warts / drug therapy

Journal

Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy
ISSN: 1476-4245
Titre abrégé: Homeopathy
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 101140517

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Aug 2021
Historique:
pubmed: 25 3 2021
medline: 13 10 2021
entrez: 24 3 2021
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

 Though frequently used in practice, research studies have shown inconclusive benefits of homeopathy in the treatment of warts. We aimed to assess the feasibility of a future definitive trial, with preliminary assessment of differences between effects of individualized homeopathic (IH) medicines and placebos in treatment of cutaneous warts.  A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial (  Attrition rate was 11.6% (IH, 3; placebo, 4). Intra-group changes were significantly greater (all  As regards efficacy, the preliminary study was inconclusive, with a statistically non-significant direction of effect favoring homeopathy. The trial succeeded in showing that an adequately powered definitive trial is both feasible and warranted.  CTRI/2019/10/021659; UTN: U1111-1241-7340.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
 Though frequently used in practice, research studies have shown inconclusive benefits of homeopathy in the treatment of warts. We aimed to assess the feasibility of a future definitive trial, with preliminary assessment of differences between effects of individualized homeopathic (IH) medicines and placebos in treatment of cutaneous warts.
METHODS METHODS
 A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial (
RESULTS RESULTS
 Attrition rate was 11.6% (IH, 3; placebo, 4). Intra-group changes were significantly greater (all
CONCLUSION CONCLUSIONS
 As regards efficacy, the preliminary study was inconclusive, with a statistically non-significant direction of effect favoring homeopathy. The trial succeeded in showing that an adequately powered definitive trial is both feasible and warranted.
TRIAL REGISTRATION BACKGROUND
 CTRI/2019/10/021659; UTN: U1111-1241-7340.

Identifiants

DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1722232 PMID: 33761570
pubmed: 33761570
doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1722232
doi:

Substances chimiques

Materia Medica 0
Placebos 0

Types de publication

Journal Article Randomized Controlled Trial

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

149-159

Informations de copyright

Faculty of Homeopathy. This article is published by Thieme.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

None declared.

Auteurs

Samit Dey (S)

Department of Repertory, D.N. De Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Govt. of West Bengal, Tangra, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
ORCID: 0000-0002-1077-6596

Shifa Hashmi (S)

D.N. De Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Govt. of West Bengal, Tangra, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Sangita Saha (S)

Department of Organon of Medicine and Homoeopathic Philosophy, The Calcutta Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Mahakas Mandal (M)

Department of Practice of Medicine, The Calcutta Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Abdur Rahaman Shaikh (AR)

D.N. De Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Govt. of West Bengal, Tangra, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Ekta Agrawal (E)

Department of Repertory, National Institute of Homoeopathy, Ministry of AYUSH, Govt. of India, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Priyanka Ghosh (P)

Department of Organon of Medicine and Homoeopathic Philosophy, D.N. De Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Govt. of West Bengal, Tangra, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Nisha Sehrawat (N)

Department of Pediatrics, National Institute of Homoeopathy, Ministry of AYUSH, Govt. of India, Salt Lake, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Munmun Koley (M)

Department of Organon of Medicine and Homoeopathic Philosophy, State National Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
Independent Researcher; Champsara, Baidyabati, Hooghly, West Bengal, India.

Subhranil Saha (S)

Department of Repertory, D.N. De Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Govt. of West Bengal, Tangra, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Independent Researcher, Shibpur, Howrah, West Bengal, India.

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