A longitudinal assessment of continuity hypothesis of dreaming by comparing dream content with overall health status and its homoeopathic management A mixed method study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 2 期
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 入组人数
- 30
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- To analyse the correlation between the dream content and the overall health status by using Hall
研究概览
简要总结
The selected patients will be included in the study according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. A minimum of 30 eligible patients having characteristic dreams (minimum of three similar dreams in the past one month) will be recruited to participate in the study. During the first month, the dream reports given by the patients will be translated to English language and then coded into various categories by using the Hall and Van De Castle coding system for quantitative dream content analysis. During the same visit, the patient will be assessed for their overall health status by the Medical Outcomes Short Form (SF-36) health survey questionnaire. Correlation between the patients’ dream content and their overall health status will be analysed by comparing the various subscales of SF-36 survey with various categories mentioned in Hall and Van De Castle coding system. At the end of six months, every patients’ overall health status will be assessed again by using the SF-36 health survey and effectiveness of homoeopathic medicines will be evaluated.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18.00 Year(s) 至 65.00 Year(s)（—）
- 性别
- All
入选标准
- •Patients having a minimum of three similar and/or characteristic dreams in the past one month ii.
- •Patients of age 18 – 65 years, irrespective of their sex, race, religion and socio-economic status iii.
- •Patients who are literate iv.
- •Patient must be capable of giving informed consent v.
排除标准
- •Patients who are diagnosed with an unstable mental or psychiatric illness or other uncontrolled or life-threatening diseases that affect the quality of life ii.
- •Patients with any gross pathology or organ failure iii.Pregnant or lactating women iv.
- •Patients using drugs or alcohol excessively or depended on them v.
- •Other severe acute or chronic medical or psychiatric condition, or laboratory abnormality that would impart, in the judgment of the investigator, excess risk associated with study participation or medicine prescription, or which would make the patient inappropriate for entry into this study.
结局指标
主要结局
To analyse the correlation between the dream content and the overall health status by using Hall
时间窗: Baseline and six months
and Van De Castle coding system for the quantitative dream content analysis and The Medical
时间窗: Baseline and six months
Outcomes Short Form 36 (SF-36) health survey questionnaire
时间窗: Baseline and six months
次要结局
- To evaluate the effectiveness of homoeopathic medicines which are prescribed by giving utmost(importance to dream content in changing The Medical Outcomes Short Form 36 (SF-36) health)
研究者
Dr Shunmathy S M
National Institute of Homoeopathy