A study to find out the effect of homoeopathic medicines on kidney stones

Phase 3

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Calculus of urinary tract in diseases classified elsewhere,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2019/11/022159
• Lead Sponsor: Nirmala Pratap P

Brief Summary

The study is an exploratory trial to find the efficacy of homoeopathic LM potencies on urolithiasis. Patients presenting with symptoms of urolithiasis or pre diagnosed cases will be screened after ultrasonography,routine blood and urine investigations and enrolled considering inclusion and exclusion criteria after getting written consent.Investigations will be done at baseline,6th month and 12th month.Visual analogue scale is used to assess every case at baseline and during each follow up.The improvement in urolithiasis will be assessed with changes in Ultrasonography KUB,VAS score after intervention with Homoeopathic medicines.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-01-12
• Last Update Posted: 2019-11-25

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 38

Inclusion Criteria

PATIENTS WITH SYMPTOMS OF UROLITHIASIS URINARY TRACT CALCULI OF SIZE LESS THAN 10MM.

Exclusion Criteria

LARGE URINARY CALCULI MORE THAN 10MM OBSTRUCTED CALCULI WITH SEVERE HYDONEPHROSIS,MACROSCOPIC HEMATURIA IMPAIRED RENAL FUNCTION,STRUCTURAL ABNORMALITIES OF KIDNEYS,ACUTE RETENSION OF URINE MORE THAN 24 HOURS CASES WITH COMORBIDITIES,ADVANCED PATHOLOGIES,UNCONTROLLED DIABETES MELLITUS OR HYPERTENSION.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
CHANGES IN THE UROLITHIASIS IN ULTRASONOGRAPHY EXPULSION OR REDUCTION IN SIZE	1 year followup

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
changes in size of calculi in ultrasonography changes in visual analogue scale scores after intervention	1 year followup

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

National homoeopathy research institute in mental health; 🇮🇳 Kottayam, KERALA, India

National homoeopathy research institute in mental health

🇮🇳Kottayam, KERALA, India

Dr Nirmala Pratap P

Principal investigator

8606189503

nirmalaprathap@yahoo.com