Treating patients with dyspepsia with acupuncture and homeopathy: a randomised pilot study of effectiveness and costs.
Completed
- Conditions
- Peptic ulcer diseaseDigestive SystemPeptic ulcer
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN92205535
- Lead Sponsor
- HS R&D Regional Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
Sixty patients with dyspepsia presenting in one UK general practice.
Participants expressed their preference for homeopathy or acupuncture before being randomised to receive their choice or be in the control group receiving normal GP care.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Clinical outcome will be measured by validated outcome questionnaires: <br>1. The 36-item short form health survey (SF-36) <br>2. Measure Yourself Outcome Profile (MYMOP)<br>3. The General Well-Being Index<br><br>Follow-up will be six-months. <br><br>NHS costs collected for each patient will be prescribing costs, referral costs, and number of general practitioner consultations. Complementary practitioner costs will be their fees and homeopathy prescriptions.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ot provided at time of registration