Health Condition 1: null- LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOMS IN MEN WITH BENIGN PROSTASTIC HYPERPLASIA
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Homoeopathic Constitutional Medicines: Baryta c., Calc c., Con mac., Puls nig.,Apis, Arg nit., Iod, Lyco, Merc sol., Nat sulph., Acid nit., Phos, Selenium, Sil, Staph, Sulphur, Thuja, A
Sponsors
Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: ? Men aged between 50-80 years with sign and symptoms of Benign Hyperplasia of Prostate. ? Presence of BPH symptoms with IPSS score > 7. ? Written informed consent ? Patients who can act in accordance with the protocol ? Prostate Specific Antigen PSA level equal to or below 4 ng/mL (to rule out suspected cases of malignancy) ? On ultrasonic examination prostate weight should be > 20g/20cc/20ml).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: ? Patients who are not adequately symptomatic (mild according to IPSS). ? Patients with serious underlying medical condition (eg. Severe renal, hepatic disease etc.) ? Do not give informed consent. ? Complete retention of urine for more than 24 hours ? Prostatic carcinoma ? Patients interested for surgery during the next six months. ? Other possible causes of the symptoms such as recurrent Urinary Tract Infection, neurogenic bladder, or urethral stricture.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare the changes in International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS)Timepoint: 6 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare changes in prostate volume, post void residual urine and uroflometry. To compare the changes in WHO Quality of Life Brief Timepoint: At baseline and six months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Bindu Sharma
Central Council for Research in Homeooapthy
Outcome results
None listed