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Homoeopathy in vitiligo

Homoeopathic treatment of vitiligo: an open observational pilot study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2013/08/003879
Enrollment
30
Registered
2013-08-06
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Vitiligo

Interventions

Intervention1: Individualized homoeopathic medicines in centesimal potencies: A singe dose comprised of a single drop of the individualized homoeopathic medicine prepared with 83.1% ethanol taken in 5

Sponsors

Mahesh Bhattacharyya Homeopathic Medical College and Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age between 5 yrs to 80 yrs 2. Both sexes 3. Giving written informed consent to join the study 4. VETF stage 1 & 2, spread (+1) to (-1), extent any. 5. VASI residual depigmentation 25-75%; units any. 6. Patients already undergoing regular oral/topical conventional therapy for vitiligo, provided the medications are stopped completely for at last 1 month prior registering for the study Patients on life-saving conventional drug therapies, e.g. anti-diabetics, anti-hypertensives, thyroid drugs etc. for co-morbidities under control, will be continued.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. VETF stage 0 and 3 2. VASI residual depigmentation 100%, 90% and 10% 3. Uncontrolled, unevaluated and/or complicated diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and other co-morbidities 4. 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 5. Pregnancy, lactation and likelihood of pregnancy 6. Not giving consent to join the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Vitiligo Area Scoring Index (VASI)Timepoint: 6 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Dermatological Life Quality Index (DLQI)Timepoint: 6 months;Vitiligo European Task Force (VETF)Timepoint: 6 months

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSubhasish Ganguly

Mahesh Bhattacharyya Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Govt. of West Bengal

drsubhasishganguly@hotmail.com03326774449

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 13, 2026