Health Condition 1: null- patients suffering from simple and mucopurulent chronic bronchitis
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: homoeopathic medicine
Stannum metallicum, Arsenicum album, 1. Silicea,
Phosphorus, 2. Lycopodium 3. Pulsatilla.
Calcarea carb, 4. Sulphur, 5. Hepar sulph,
Ipecacuan
Sponsors
central council for research in homoeopathy
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Diagnosed cases of Chronic Bronchitis as mentioned in (4.1) without any complications, from any sex and between 20 and 50 years of age fulfilling the following requirements: ? Willing to participate in the study and willing to come for the follow-up visits for two years at prescribed intervals, ? Residing within approachable distance from the center, ? Cases who are not, currently, on any other treatment, including homoeopathy, ? With cases who have taken any treatment, at least two-weeks? treatment-free interval should have lapsed before the screening phase.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Subjects currently on any other treatment (Homoeopathy or other systems) 2. Subjects who have discontinued treatment less than two weeks before, 3. Chronic bronchitis, NOS(J42) and obstructive(J44) as per ICD 10 4. Subjects suffering from Emphysema, cor Pulmonale, Bronchial asthma, Bronchiectasis, Active pulmonary tuberculosis (open), Cystic fibrosis, Bronchopulmonary mycosis, Central airflow obstruction, Acute bronchitis, Pneumonia, Pulmonary thrombo-embolism, Left ventricular failure, Pulmonary hypertension, Chronic respiratory failure, Spontaneous pneumothorax, Bronchogenic carcinoma. 5. Persons requiring oxygen therapy and hospitalization; 6. Cough due to some other underlying disease. 7. FEV,: 80% PREDICTED 8. FEV1 / FVC 0.7
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| improvement in symptom score of chronic bronchitis patientsTimepoint: improvement in symptom score of chronic bronchitis patients in 2 years follow up;improvement in symptom score of chronic bronchitis patientsTimepoint: improvement in symptom score of chronic bronchitis patients in 2 years follow up;improvement in symptom score of chronic bronchitis patientsTimepoint: improvement in symptom score of chronic bronchitis patients in 2 years follow up;improvement in symptom score of chronic bronchitis patientsTimepoint: improvement in symptom score of chronic bronchitis patients in 2 years follow up | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| improvement in spirometry readingTimepoint: 2 years;improvement in spirometry reading, FEV180%Timepoint: improvement in spirometry reading, FEV180% in 2 years | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr. Jaya Gupta
central council for research in homoeopathy
Outcome results
None listed