Homoeopathic Treatment Approach In The Cases Of Old Age Group Depressio
Phase 3
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: F339- Major depressive disorder, recurrent, unspecified
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/05/066724
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr M P K Homoeopathic Medical College Hospital And Research Centre
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Patients with depressive symptoms according to ICD 10
Patients with other comorbid diseases presenting depression symptoms
Patients who give their consent for the study
Exclusion Criteria
Cases with advanced pathological condition and which need surgical
intervention or in need for Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
Pregnant females and lactating females will be excluded
Patient unwilling to give consent
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Assess the effectiveness of Individualised homoeopathic medicines in managing Depression among Geriatic population <br/ ><br>Timepoint: The Outcome is assessed from the Baseline to the Score at the 4th and 8th weeks <br/ ><br>assessment of GDS scale at the 4th and respectively 8th weeks mark administer the GDS questionnaire again to the same group of older adults who were initially assessed at baseline by comparing their score from the baseline assessment to the score at 4th and 8th weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method According To The Scores Obtained (Pre And Post Treatment) From Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS)Timepoint: Pre score will be taken at baseline of treatment, post score will assessed at the end of 12 weeks using Geriatric Depression Scale <br/ ><br>