Prevention of Dengue and Chikungunya with Homoeopathy

Effectiveness of Eupatorium perfoliatum vis-a-vis health awareness in preventing dengue and chikungunya fever during outbreak - An open cluster level study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2018/08/015328

Enrollment

40000

Registered

2018-08-13

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Eupatorium perfoliatum 30 along with information education and communication for dengue and chikungunya: Dose:4 pills, one a week for 10 weeks along with Information, Education and comm

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inhabitant of a community in an outbreak region of dengue/chikungunya will be eligible. Criteria as follows: Healthy individuals of either sex, aged 1year and above living in same community Informed consent by family head No symptom of dengue and chikungunya at the time of enrollment

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Symptoms of dengue/ chikungunya like illness in last 7 days at the time of enrolment 2. Pregnant women and lactating mother 3. Child below the age of 1 year 4. Individuals taking other preventive medicines for dengue and chikungunya 5. Patients with malignancy, immuno-compromised state, life threatening diseae, end stage disease

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
a. Changes in incidence of dengue fever between the groups b. Changes in incidence of chikungunya fever between the groupsTimepoint: Assessment of the participants every 7 days for 3 months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Changes in duration and severity of dengue and chikungunyaTimepoint: Assessment of the participants every 7 days for 3 months	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr R K Manchanda

Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy

drdnayak@gmail.com011-28525388

Outcome results