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Do Homoeopathic Medicines improve the Quality of Life in Cancer Patients?

A Prospective Interventional Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Homoeopathic Medicines in Improving the Quality of Life in Cancer Patients

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/01/039447
Enrollment
32
Registered
2022-01-14
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-06-24

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: C801- Malignant (primary) neoplasm, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Appropriate Homoeopathic medicines: Appropriate Homoeopathic medicines indicated for the symptoms and disease condition of each patients will be administered orally in suitable potency

Sponsors

Government Homoeopathic Medical College Trivandrum
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Histologically or Cytologically confirmed Cancer cases Patients with social or emotional distress, and/ or impairment of physical activities or symptoms, as a result of cancer Age older than 18 yrs

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients receiving Radiotherapy or Chemotherapy or those who have to undergo major surgical interventions during the study period Pre-diagnosed to have severe cognitive impairment or active psychosis Inability to participate in a case taking and Quality of Life assessment session lasting a minimum of 15 minutes Terminally ill patients

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Improvement in Quality of Life in Cancer Patients assessed by EORTC QLQ C30 scoresTimepoint: baseline, end of 1st month, 3rd month and 6th month of treatment

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Assess the Quality of Life in Cancer patientsTimepoint: Quality of Life of participants assessed before starting homoeopathic treatment and at the end of 1st, 3rd and 6th month after starting homoeopathic treatment

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Mansoor Ali K R

Kerala University of Health Sciences

similima@yahoo.com9249337799

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026