Homoeopathy for back pai

Phase 3

• Conditions: Health Condition 1: M543- Sciatica

• Registration Number: CTRI/2023/10/058176
• Lead Sponsor: The Calcutta Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 16 October 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot Yet Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 0

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients experiencing low back pain radiating to lower limb (unilateral or bilateral)

since 3 months or more (ICD-10-CM diagnosis code M54.31); confirmed by straight leg

raising (SLR) test

2. Age between 18-65 years

3. Patients of either sex including transgenders

4. Literate patients; ability to read English, Bengali or Hindi and illiterate people will

be interviewed by the investigators maintaining adequate privacy to fill up the scales or

questionnaires

5. Willing to take part in the study and give written informed consent voluntarily.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Low back pain due to causes other than sciatica

2. Patient having other neurological condition such as previous spinalcord injuries

3. Patient having psychological or mental instability

4. Patients suffering from disc prolapse, cases willing for or requiring immediate

surgical intervention or already underwent any major spinal or hip surgery in last 6 months

5. Patients who are undergoing treatment with NSAIDs during 6 weeks prior to

enrolment in the study

6. Spinal corticosteroid injection within 6 months

7. Unconscious, non-ambulatory, too ill for consultation, differently abled,

terminally ill or critically ill patients, mentally disabled people

8. Patients suffering from uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases,

thyroid diseases

9. Pregnant and postpartum women, nursing mothers

10. Patients with the habit of tobacco chewing and/or smoking, alcoholism and/or

any other forms of substance abuse and/or dependence

11. Self-reported immune-compromised condition

12. Already been in homoeopathic treatment for any chronic illness for the last 6

months.

13. Simultaneous participation in any other clinical trial.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Sciatica Bothersomeness Index (SBI) scoreTimepoint: At baseline, and every month, up to 3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Sciatica frequency index (SFI) scoreTimepoint: At baseline, and every month, up to 3 months;Short-form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ)Timepoint: At baseline, and every month, up to 3 months