Does Homoeopathic Medicines act as Medical Expulsive Therapy(MET) in ureteral calculi management of age group 18-60 years
Phase 3
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: N201- Calculus of ureter
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/04/065889
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr.K Gayathri
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1.Ureteric calculi distal to Pelvi- ureteric junction and proximal to Uretero-vesicular junction.
2.Ureteric calculi less than, or equal to 7mm in size
3. Patients willing to give consent for study
Exclusion Criteria
1.Immune compromised individuals, subjects with systemic diseases and endocrinal disorders .
2.Ureteric calculi associated with concurrent infection, Pyonephrosis .
3.Structural malformations like Solitary kidney, duplicated ureter, ureterocoele etc.
4.Pregnancy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.To observe if the homoeopathic medicines can augment spontaneous stone passage (defined as no further intervention required to facilitate stone passage) in cases of ureteric calculi <br/ ><br>2.To observe Stone Expulsion Rate [SER] of Homoeopathic medicines when prescribed according to symptom similarity <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Time frame for stone expulsion is 1-4 weeks after receiving homoeopathic medicines during which follow ups and homoeopathic prescriptions will be given to patient. A general stone expulsion rate of homoeopathic medicines in ureteric calculi management will be estimated at the end of 4 weeks. <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.To manage acute ureteric colic with acute homoeopathic prescription according to symptom similarity using VAS score. <br/ ><br>2.To form standard protocol in the Homoeopathic management of ureteric calculi. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: The secondary outcome will be <br/ ><br>pain management with VAS score <br/ ><br>If patients report with acute ureteric colic then acute homoeopathic prescription will be given, if there is no change in intensity of pain, then he/she will be given conventional pain medicines/withdrawn from study according to Urologist/General physician opinion. <br/ ><br>Time frame for acute pain management – half an hour after receiving homoeopathic medicine