Homeopathy for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (HIBS)

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Irritable bowel syndrome; Digestive System

• Registration Number: ISRCTN90651143
• Lead Sponsor: Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-11-14
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2016

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 198

Inclusion Criteria

1. Diagnosis of Irritable bowel syndrome (according to ROME III diagnostic criteria for IBS)
2. Aged 18 and over
3. Consent to fill in and return further postal questionnaires to the researchers
4. Score of more than 100 on the IBS Symptom Severity Score (Francis et al., 1997), this score if often taken as the cut off for symptomatic IBS
5. Fluent in English

Exclusion Criteria

1. Pregnant or breast feeding
2. Unstable medical or psychiatric illness
3. Currently receiving treatment from a homeopath or taking homeopathic medicines
4. Current diagnosis of haemophilia or cancer, or major gastrointestinal surgery in previous 6 months

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Irritable bowel syndrome symptom severity scale

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)<br>2. EQ-5D