Health Condition 1: null- Leprosy patients with osteomyelitis or neuro-osteoarthropathy
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Nil: Nil
Intervention2: Homoeopathic medicine,placebo: Two drops of Mercurius solubilis liquid in 200 potency per os per week for one year
Control Intervention1: placebo: Two drops in
Sponsors
Ministry of AYUSH Government of India
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Leprosy affected patient who have completed Multi Drug therapy but having anesthetic hand and feet with or without ulcer having osteomyelitis or any other bony problem.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with any history of treatment within the period three months of the date of registration will not be included in this study. Women with pregnancy will be excluded from the study. Patients with history of blood sugar will be excluded from the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The Study aims to address the disability problem due to osteomyelitis in neuropathic feet in leprosy. If the observation so far recorded in different isolated cases is reaffirmed in this trial then this treatment can save large population of leprosy affected persons from the grave consequences of amputationTimepoint: Collection of data and analysis of data - After two and half year | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.Improvement/corection of nerve function of patient with neuropathy at different stage of treatment 2.Isolation and Identification of the bacteria associated with the osteomyelitis 3.Establish the relation, if any, between osteomyelitis and Calcium, phosphorus, chloride content of bone Timepoint: 30 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Tuhin Chakraborty
Institute of Health Studies and Rehabilitation
Outcome results
None listed