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Clinical Trials/CTRI/2018/04/013394
CTRI/2018/04/013394
Completed
Phase 3

Evaluating the effectiveness of adjunctive mother tinctures to individualized homeopathic treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases: an open randomized pragmatic trial

ational Institute of Homoeopathy Ministry of AYUSH Govt of India0 sites60 target enrollmentTBD

Overview

Phase
Phase 3
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Health Condition 1: J449- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecifiedHealth Condition 2: J449- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecifiedHealth Condition 3: null- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (COPD)
Sponsor
ational Institute of Homoeopathy Ministry of AYUSH Govt of India
Enrollment
60
Status
Completed
Last Updated
4 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
TBD
End Date
September 18, 2018
Last Updated
4 years ago
Study Type
Interventional

Investigators

Sponsor
ational Institute of Homoeopathy Ministry of AYUSH Govt of India

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Age 18\-65 years
  • 2\. Both sexes
  • 3\. Suffering from mild to severe form of COPD:
  • Mild: FEV1 \>\=80% predicted; FEV1/FVC \< 0\.7
  • Moderate: FEV1 50\-79% predicted; FEV1/FVC \< 0\.7
  • Severe: FEV1 30\-49% predicted, FEV1/FVC \< 0\.7
  • 4\. Literate patients; ability to read English or Bengali
  • 5\. Providing written informed consent
  • 6\. Wash\-out phase of conventional or other medications, if any, of 2 weeks prior to enrolment

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Patients who are too sick for consultation; e.g. very severe COPD: FEV1/FVC \< 0\.7 and FEV1 \<30% predicted or \<50% predicted plus chronic respiratory failure \[12]
  • 2\. Unwilling to take part and not giving consent to join the study
  • 3\. Unable to read patient information sheet
  • 4\. Diagnosed cases of unstable mental or psychiatric illness or other uncontrolled or life\-threatening illness affecting quality of life
  • 5\. Substance abuse and/or dependence
  • 6\. Self\-reported immune\-compromised state, and
  • 7\. Undergoing homeopathic treatment for any chronic disease within last 6 months

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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