A double-blind randomized placebo-controlled feasibility study evaluating individualized homeopathy in managing pain of knee osteoarthritis

Mahesh Bhattacharyya Homoeopathic Medical College Hospital Government of West Bengal0 个研究点目标入组 60 人开始时间: 待定最近更新: 2022年10月17日

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•a)Age between 51-86 years
•b)Both sexes
•c)Clinically diagnosed cases of knee osteoarthritis, as per American
•College of Rheumatology criteria, suffering from acute painful episodes of the condition; with or without involvement of other joint(s); with or without imaging and/or other investigational
•d)Patients already undergoing regular oral/topical
•analgesics/NSAIDs therapy for acute inflammatory episodes of osteoarthritis, provided the medications are stopped completely; patients on life-saving conventional drug therapies, e.g.
•anti-diabetics, anti-hypertensives, thyroid drugs etc. for co-morbidities under control, will be continued

•a)Severe degeneration of knee joint with marked joint narrowing,varus, or valgus deformity of knee ( > 12Ã?Â°); evidenced by imaging or other evidences and requiring surgical intervention
•b)Non-ambulant patients
•c)Self-reported joint disorders (e.g. inflammatory joint disease,specific arthropathy, severe axis deviations or instabilities, joint or skin infections, joint prostheses of the lower limbs) other than osteoarthritis
•d)Intra-articular injections within 2 weeks prior to study entry
•e)Uncontrolled, unevaluated and/or complicated diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and other co-morbidities
•f)Cases with other systemic unevaluated or uncontrolled diseases like cardiovascular, renal, gastro-intestinal, endocrinal, gynecological
•diseases etc. or systemic infections affecting quality of life or on other treatment therapies
•g)Psychiatric illness
•h)Patients with any vital organ failure
•i)Recent significant knee surgery within last 6 months
•j)Cases with transplanted knees
•k)History of homeopathic treatment for any chronic disease within last 6 months
•l)Self-reported immune-compromised states
•m)Alcohol/drug addiction or dependence

发起方

Mahesh Bhattacharyya Homoeopathic Medical College Hospital Government of West Bengal