Treatment of anxiety by homoeopathy
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: F411- Generalized anxiety disorder
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/03/012685
- 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
- 62
1. Cases suffering from GAD, diagnosed as per DSM-V criteria
2. Moderate to severe cases of anxiety (GAD-7 scores 10-15 and HAM-A scores 18-30)
3. Both male and female patients
4. Age between 18 and 65 years
5. Patients giving written consent to participate in the study
7. Literate patients who can read Bengali and/or English
1. Mild (GAD-7 < 10 and HAM-A < 18) or very severe (GAD-7 > 15 and HAM-A > 30) cases of anxiety
2. Use of psychoactive medications prior to study entry that precluded participation included depot neuroleptics within 6 months; any neuroleptic, antidepressant, or anxiolytic within 2 weeks (5 weeks for fluoxetine); daily benzodiazepine therapy within 1 month; and concomitant treatment with any psychotropic drug (except zolpidem for sleep) or any drug with a psychotropic component.
3. Patients with other psychiatric diseases.
4. Cases suffering from uncontrolled systemic illness or life-threatening infections
5. Cases already undergoing homoeopathic treatment for any chronic disease
6. Substance abuse and/or dependence
7. Pregnant women, lactating mothers, and women who are planning pregnancy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 (GAD-7) questionnaire (Bengali version)Timepoint: Baseline and after 3 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A)Timepoint: Baseline and after 3 months