How well homoeopathic medicines work for urinary infection in patients using a catheter by checking urine tests

Phase 2/3

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Urinary tract infection, site notspecified,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2025/06/089613
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Binisha PT

Brief Summary

A prospective clinical study will be conducted in patients attending the inpatient and outpatient sections of the Government Homoeopathic Medical College, Kozhikode. The period of study will be minimum of 1 year from date of onset of research.  A minimum of 23 cases of UTI in catheterized patients satisfying the inclusion and exclusion criteria will be taken up for the study. Consent is obtained after explaining the study in detail to the individual. urine analysis and culture will done in urinary tract infection suspected patients. All cases will be treated according to the principles of Homoeopathy. Each case will be reviewed at 2 weeks. Outcome of the treatment will be assessed by changes in urine analysis and culture. Final evaluation of data will be done by means of an appropriate statistical method.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2025-06-07
• Last Update Posted: 2025-06-25

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 23

Inclusion Criteria

1.Adult patients who are on indwelling (foleys) catheterization of more than 2 days admitted in in patient department and consult in out patient department 2.Patients with pus cells more than 5 HPF 3.Symptomatic patients with microorganisms more than 1000 CFU per ml 4.Asymptomatic patients with microorganisms more than 100000 CFU per ml 5.Patients not receiving conventional antibiotic treatment for last 1 week.

Exclusion Criteria

1.patients infected with vaginitis 2.Patient who need emergency management like sepsis, endotoxic shock, crystalisation in catheter, anuria 3.Gross structural and developmental abnormalities of urinary system.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1.Changes in urine analysis (Pus cells, Bacteria)	outcome assessed after 2 weeks of prescribing homoeopathic medicines according to principles of homoeopathy
2. Changes in urine culture	outcome assessed after 2 weeks of prescribing homoeopathic medicines according to principles of homoeopathy

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Government Homoeopathic Medical College; 🇮🇳 Kozhikode, KERALA, India

Government Homoeopathic Medical College

🇮🇳Kozhikode, KERALA, India

Dr Binisha PT

Principal investigator

9061868698

binishapt7@gmail.com