Health Condition 1: null- Influenza like illness.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Homoeopathic medicines selected on basis of Individualization: Indicated Medicine was prescribed in LM potency or CM potency to patients in verum group after randomisation. The medici
Sponsors
Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy New Delhi
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients meet all of the following criteria shall be eligible for study participation: Patients of either sex, age group 12-60 years, presenting to study physician within 36hrs of onset of symptoms. Patients presenting with signs/symptoms of influenza like illnesses: Abrupt onset of fever (>=100.4°F or 38oC body temp.) with at least one respiratory symptom ï??cough, sore throat, or nasal symptom (discharge, obstruction)ï?? and at least one constitutional symptom (headache, malaise, myalgia, sweats or chills, or fatigue).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients meeting any of the following criteria shall be excluded: • Who have received other medication (anti-viral) within the 36 hours before entry into the study. • Patients who had immunization against influenza or influenza like illnessess for that season. • Inability to comply with the study protocol, including psychiatric diseases. • Immune compromised or with other clinically active illness including cardiac or pulmonary diseases, hemoglobinopathies, renal dysfunction. • Pregnant women. • Lactating mother. • History of drug or alcohol abuse.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate effect of Homoeopathic medicines in the treatment of influenza like illness.Timepoint: 2 years | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To caopare the complication rate among patients receiving homoeopathic medication as compare to the complication rate in patients receiving placebo. To compare the efficacy of LM potency vis-a-vis Centesimal potencyTimepoint: 2 years | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDrPS Chakrabarty
CCRH
Outcome results
None listed