Homeopathic treatment of stoppage of menses
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: N951- Menopausal and female climactericstates
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/03/064643
- Lead Sponsor
- D. N. De Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
1. Patients suffering from Menopausal syndrome (ICD-11-GA30.0) presenting with symptoms (hot flashes, mood changes, vaginal dryness, sleep disturbances, etc.) of not less than 3 months of duration
2. Age between 40 and 55 years
3. Mild to moderate menopausal symptoms - MRS score mild 5-8, moderate 9-16
4. Participants having prior experience or knowledge of the treatment; e.g., primed to expect ‘homoeopathic aggravation’ and available treatment options for the disease conditions, intimated through Patient Information Sheet
1. Not willing to give informed consent or to comply with the study procedure.
2. Hysterectomy done and/or receiving any kind of hormone therapy.
3. Any life-threatening diseases or recently active physical disease.
4. In some condition when requiring emergency or surgical intervention.
5. Presence of uncontrolled medical conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, cardiac disorder & thyroid disorder.
6. Diagnosed cases of unstable mental or psychiatric illness or other uncontrolled or life-threatening illness affecting quality of life.
7. Undergoing homoeopathic treatment for any chronic disease within last six months.
8. Simultaneous participation in any other clinical trial.
9. Vulnerable population - Unconscious, non-ambulatory, too sick for consultation, differently abled, terminally ill or critically ill patients, mentally incompetent people.
10. Self-reported immune-compromised state.
11. Tobacco chewing and/or smoking, alcoholism and/or any other form(s) of substance abuse and/or dependence
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Menopause Rating Scale (MRS)Timepoint: Baseline, every month, up to 4 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Measure Yourself Medical Outcome Profile version 2 (MYMOP-2)Timepoint: Baseline, every month, up to 4 months;Menopause specific quality of life questionnaire (MENQOL)Timepoint: Baseline, every month, up to 4 months