Efficacy of individualized homoeopathic medicines in the treatment of fibromyalgia in adults: A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial

Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain syndrome characterized by widespread pain, sometimes with accompanying symptoms such as persistent tiredness and disturbed sleep. Globally, fibromyalgia prevalence varies: it can be found in the general population between 0.2 and 6.6%, in women between 2.4 and 6.8%, in urban areas between 0.7 and 11.4%, and in rural areas between 0.1 and 5.2%. An Indian study found a frequency of 0.05 in this range .Traditional fibromyalgia treatments frequently involve physical therapy and painkillers. However, there’s a chance that these therapies have unintended adverse effects and don’t always offer long-term relief were noteworthy findings supporting homoeopathy, most of which showed promising outcomes, It may have enormous promise for fibromyalgia symptom relief; However, due to methodological issues and a dearth of trials, the symptomatic treatment of IHMs was poorly studied. Under such circumstances, we intend to undertake this research project to evaluate the efficacy of IHMs in the symptom management in adults. A double-blind, randomized (2:1), placebo-controlled trial will be conducted on 54 adults who are suffering from fibromyalgia at the outpatient’s department of D. N. De Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital. The primary outcome measure is FIQR Score ;the secondary outcomes are PROM-FM and MYMOP 2  questionnaires, all are measured at baseline and every month up to 3 months. Comparative analysis will be carried out to detect group differences. Result will be published in scientific journals.