Efficacy of Individualized Homeopathic Medicines in Treatment of Acne Vulgaris: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial.
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:
Nov 2022
Nov 2022
Historique:
pubmed:
18
3
2022
medline:
18
11
2022
entrez:
17
3
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Acne is estimated to affect 9.4% of the global population, making it the 8 In this double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial conducted at the National Institute of Homoeopathy, India, 126 patients suffering from AV were randomized in a 1:1 ratio to receive either IHM (verum) in centesimal potencies or identical-looking placebo (control). The primary outcome measure was the Global Acne Grading System score; secondary outcomes were the Cardiff Acne Disability Index and Dermatology Life Quality Index questionnaires - all measured at baseline and 3 months after the intervention. Group differences and effect sizes (Cohen's Overall, improvements were greater in the IHM group than placebo, with small to medium effect sizes after 3 months of intervention; however, the inter-group differences were statistically non-significant. There was non-significant direction of effect favoring homeopathy against placebo in the treatment of AV. CTRI/2018/11/016248; UTN: U1111-1221-8164.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Acne is estimated to affect 9.4% of the global population, making it the 8
METHODS
In this double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial conducted at the National Institute of Homoeopathy, India, 126 patients suffering from AV were randomized in a 1:1 ratio to receive either IHM (verum) in centesimal potencies or identical-looking placebo (control). The primary outcome measure was the Global Acne Grading System score; secondary outcomes were the Cardiff Acne Disability Index and Dermatology Life Quality Index questionnaires - all measured at baseline and 3 months after the intervention. Group differences and effect sizes (Cohen's
RESULTS
Overall, improvements were greater in the IHM group than placebo, with small to medium effect sizes after 3 months of intervention; however, the inter-group differences were statistically non-significant.
CONCLUSION
There was non-significant direction of effect favoring homeopathy against placebo in the treatment of AV.
TRIAL REGISTRATION
CTRI/2018/11/016248; UTN: U1111-1221-8164.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35299272
doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1739397
doi:
Substances chimiques
Materia Medica
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Types de publication
Randomized Controlled Trial
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
240-251Informations de copyright
Faculty of Homeopathy. This article is published by Thieme.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
None declared.