Study to find how homeopathic medicines help with nearsightedness (myopia)
Phase 4
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: H521- Myopia
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/03/064704
- Lead Sponsor
- Vinayaka Missions Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Participants with varying degrees of myopia more than?
-0.5D, with a specified age range 19 years to 45 years, will be included.?
Moderate to High myopic children in ages ranging 7 to 11 years.?
Moderate to low myopic children in ages ranging 7 to 11 with parental myopic history are included.?
Bilateral or unilateral myopia (ICD11-9D00.0) associated with astigmatism, blurred vision, headache or eye strain are included.?
Exclusion Criteria
Anyone who is already under homoeopathic treatment.?
Anyone who has undergone recent myopia-related treatment (use of ophthalmic solutions or surgical measures).?
Congenital conditions (ICD11-LD27.Y, LA14.0Y, LA12.Y, 9B70)?
Degenerative myopia (ICD11-9B76)?
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method All three medicines were effective in slowing down myopia progression, also reduction in diopters is noted along with reduction in the intensity of the associated symptoms.? <br/ ><br>? <br/ ><br>Progression of myopia was better in the constitutional medicine group.? <br/ ><br>? <br/ ><br>No remission of myopia or associated symptoms post treatment with constitutional medicine.?Timepoint: Ophthalmic assessment done once in three months until one year and followed up for six more months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Establishing anti myopic activity of specific drugsTimepoint: Every three months after the beginning of treatment protocol ophthalmic assessment is done for one year, i.e., four assessments for each patient