A pilot patient cohort randomised controlled trial (RCT) of the effectiveness of an offer of treatment by a homeopath
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Hot flushesSigns and SymptomsN/A
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN02875421
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Sheffield (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
Participants for this trial were recruited from those participating in an observational study entitled Women's Midlife Health Survey conducted in Sheffield in 2005. The study was funded by a Research Capacity Development Award from the Department of Health.
1. Female, aged 45-65
2. Fourteen or more hot flushes or night sweats per week, or self rating of hot flushes or night sweats as severe or very severe
Exclusion Criteria
1. Taking Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and not intending to stop
2. On immunosuppressant drugs
3. Currently undergoing chemotherapy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method