Homeopathic treatment of painful menses
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: N944- Primary dysmenorrhea
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/10/016013
- Lead Sponsor
- Mahesh Bhattacharyya Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
a) Female cases suffering from primary dysmenorrhoea, pain score of 4 to 9 on Numeric Rating Scale in the last three cycles
b) Age between 13 and 45 yrs
c) Capability and willingness to give informed consent and to comply with the study procedure
a) Cases suffering from severe dysmenorrhea, are too sick for consultation
b) Cases suffering with secondary dysmenorrhea
c) Patients using oral contraceptive pills, hormone replacement therapy or corticosteroids or having a history of their use in previous 3 months
d) Unevaluated gynaecological abnormalities; e.g. unexplained vaginal bleeding, cervical dysplasia, pelvic inflammatory diseases (PID) within one month, patients with suspicious adenomyosis, gross developmental defect or congenital abnormalities of the uterus etc. or patients having history of breast or reproductive organ cancer or patients underwent hysterectomy and/or bilateral oophorectomy or change in hormone status (introduction of an oestrogen and/or progestogen, amenorrhoea, pregnancy etc.)
e) Diagnosed cases of uncontrolled systemic diseases, unstable mental or psychiatric illness or other uncontrolled or life-threatening illness affecting quality of life or any organ failure
f) Undergoing homoeopathic treatment for chronic disease within last 6 months
g) Self-reported immune-compromised state
h) Patient with psychiatric disorders
i) Patients unable to read patient information sheet
j) Patients unwilling to take part or not giving consent to join the study
k) Substance abuse and/or dependence
l) Cases requiring immediate surgical intervention
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 0-10 Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) measuring intensity of pain of dysmenorrheaTimepoint: At baseline, every month up to 3 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Verbal Multidimensional scoring system assessing the severity of dysmenorrhea symptoms and its associated symptomsTimepoint: At baseline, every month up to 3 months