Homeopathic medicines for fungal infectio

Phase 2

Conditions: Health Condition 1: B354- Tinea corporis

Registration Number: CTRI/2022/04/042077

Lead Sponsor: D N De Homoeopathic Medical College Hospital

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Open to Recruitment

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 0

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients suffering from tinea corporis (B35.4) for 3 months or more, diagnosis confirmed through KOH mount test

2. Age between 18 and 65 years

3. Patients of either sex

4. Literate patients; ability to read English and/or Bengali

5. Providing written informed consent

6. Patient using topical agents for tinea lesions will be included after a washout period of two weeks

Exclusion Criteria

1. Cases with complication like lichenification and eczematisation

2. Similar looking skin conditions; e.g., seborrheic dermatitis, pityriasis rosea and psoriasis

3. Vulnerable population Ã¢â?¬â?? Unconscious, differently abled, terminally or critically ill patients, mentally incompetent people

4. Diagnosed cases of unstable mental or psychiatric illness or other uncontrolled or life-threatening illness affecting quality of life or any organ failure

5. Pregnant and puerperal women, lactating mothers

6. Patient under tobacco chewing and/or smoking, alcoholism and/or any other form(s) of substance abuse and/or dependence

7. Self-reported immune-compromised state

8. Already undergoing homoeopathic treatment for chronic disease within last 6 months

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
5-D pruritus scaleTimepoint: Baseline, every month, up to 3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Dermatological life quality index (DLQI) total and subscale scoresTimepoint: Baseline, every month, up to 3 months;Skindex-29 questionnaire total and subscale scoresTimepoint: Baseline, every month, up to 3 months