Homeopathic treatment of high blood pressure
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: R030- Elevated blood-pressure reading, without diagnosis of hypertension
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/10/016026
- Lead Sponsor
- DNDe Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
a) Adults of both sexes
b) Age between 18-65 yrs
c) Newly diagnosed subjects with prehypertension (JNC-8 classification) (systolic BP [SBP] 120-139 mm Hg and diastolic BP [DBP] 80-89 mm Hg) and of less than one year duration (ICD R03.0)
d) New pre-hypertensive patients (those who are accidentally discovered as pre-hypertensives while complaining of some other functional disorders)
a) Body mass index (BMI) more than 35 kg/m2
b) Pregnant and lactating women
c) Pre-existing chronic debilitating illness
d) Subjects on hormonal contraceptives, steroids or Non steroidal anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)
e) Any uncontrolled systemic illness, psychiatric diseases and life threatening illness
f) Self reported immune-compromised patient
g) Undergoing homeopathic treatment for any chronic disease within last 6 months.
h) Unwilling to take part or not giving consent to join the study
i) Unable to read patient information sheet
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Systolic and diastolic blood pressureTimepoint: At baseline and every month up to 3 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Measure Yourself Medical Outcome Profile - 2Timepoint: At baseline and every month up to 3 months