Bowel disorder and its homoeopathic treatment
Phase 2
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2017/05/008480
- Lead Sponsor
- ational Institute of Homoeopathy Ministry of AYUSH Govt of India
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
1. Age 18 to 65 years
2. Both sexes
3. Symptomatic IBS for at least 2 days/week over 3 months
4. IBS diagnosed and sub-typed as per Rome III criteria
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients who are too sick for consultation
2. Unable to read patient information sheets and/or not giving consent to join the study
3. Diagnosed cases of unstable mental or psychiatric illness or other systemic disease affecting quality of life
4. Major gastro-intestinal surgery in last 6 months
5. Currently receiving standard therapy for IBS and/or undergoing homoeopathic treatment for chronic condition(s)
6. Pregnant and lactating women
7. Self-reported immune-compromised state
8. Substance abuse and/or dependence
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method IBS Quality of Life (IBS-QOL) questionnaireTimepoint: 3 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method oneTimepoint: Not applicable