Health Condition 1: R030- Elevated blood-pressure reading, without diagnosis of hypertension
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Homeopathic individualised medicines in centesimal potency: Intervention is planned as administering indicated
homoeopathic medicines in centesimal potencies, as decided appropriate to
dosage and repetition depending upon the individual requirement of the cases. This arm will also receive standardized LSM guidelines. Duration of therapy: 3 months.
Sponsors
DNDe Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: a) Adults of both sexes b) Age between 18-65 yrs c) Newly diagnosed subjects with prehypertension (JNC-8 classification) (systolic BP [SBP] 120-139 mm Hg and diastolic BP [DBP] 80-89 mm Hg) and of less than one year duration (ICD R03.0) d) New pre-hypertensive patients (those who are accidentally discovered as pre-hypertensives while complaining of some other functional disorders)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: a) Body mass index (BMI) more than 35 kg/m2 b) Pregnant and lactating women c) Pre-existing chronic debilitating illness d) Subjects on hormonal contraceptives, steroids or Non steroidal anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) e) Any uncontrolled systemic illness, psychiatric diseases and life threatening illness f) Self reported immune-compromised patient g) Undergoing homeopathic treatment for any chronic disease within last 6 months. h) Unwilling to take part or not giving consent to join the study i) Unable to read patient information sheet
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Systolic and diastolic blood pressureTimepoint: At baseline and every month up to 3 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measure Yourself Medical Outcome Profile - 2Timepoint: At baseline and every month up to 3 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactSubhasish Ganguly
D.N.De Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital
Outcome results
None listed