Health Condition 1: null- Viral encephalitis
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Standard Therapy + Homoeoapthic medicines
: Indicated homoepathic Medicine will be given to the patient as per homoeoapthic principles
Control Intervention1: Standard therapy + Placebo
Sponsors
Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: -Clinically, a fresh case of VE is defined as a person between the age of 6 months-18 Years, - acute onset of fever of - change in mental status (including symptoms such as confusion, disorientation, coma, or inability to talk) -AND/OR new onset of seizures with clear colour, normal to raised protein, normal sugar and pleocytosis with mononuclear dominance cell in CSF of children -Informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: -Simple febrile convulsion (single convulsion lasting 15 min who recovered consciousness within 60 min). -A firm diagnosis of tuberculous or bacterial meningitis based on examination of CSF specimen or imaging findings. -All types of encephalopathy (hepatic, enteric, uraemic, septic, toxic) cerebral malaria or neurocysticercosis. -Acute Disseminated encephalo Myelopathy. -Age less than 6 months and above 18 years -Any pre-existing known major illnesses
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| reduction in the mortality and disabilityTimepoint: 3 month, 2 year | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary end points will be to see: â?¢The time to resolution of fever â?¢Resumption of oral feeding â?¢Duration of seizures â?¢Duration of unconsciousness â?¢ Total duration of hospitalization â?¢Institutional cost of therapyTimepoint: 3 months, 2 year | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Praveen Oberai
Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy
Outcome results
None listed