Homeopathic treatment of geriatric depressio
Phase 2
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- DepressionHealth Condition 2: F339- Major depressive disorder, recurrent, unspecified
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2017/03/008078
- Lead Sponsor
- MBHM College Hospital MHM College Hospital The CHM College Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Aged 60-80 years, both sexes, and suffering from depression [Geriatric Depression Score: >= 5]
Exclusion Criteria
Patients who are too sick for consultation, unwilling to take part, unable to read, and not giving consent to join the study, diagnosed cases of unstable mental or psychiatric illness or other uncontrolled or life-threatening illness affecting QoL, currently receiving standard psychiatric therapy (conventional medication), chronic alcoholism, drug abuse and/or dependence, self-reported immune-compromised state, and undergoing homeopathic treatment for any chronic disease within last 6 months.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 15-items short-form Geriatric Depression Score (translated Bengali version)Timepoint: At baseline and after 3 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 16-items Quality of Life Scale score (translated Bengali version)Timepoint: At baseline and after 3 months