Homeopathic treatment of low back pain

Repertorial approach in homoeopathic treatment of chronic low back pain: Double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled pilot trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2022/04/041878

Enrollment

Registered

2022-04-13

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-07-22

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: M545- Low back pain

Interventions

Intervention1: Individualized homeopathic medicines in centesimal potencies: Intervention is planned as administering indicated homeopathic medicines in centesimal potencies, as decided appropriate to

dosage and repetition depending upon the individual requirement of the cases. Patients will be advised to refrain from handling the globules or from eating, drinking, smoking or brushing teeth within

dosage and repetition depending upon the individual requirement of the cases. Both medicines and placebos will be re-packed in identical glass bottles and labelled with code, name of medicine, potency

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patient suffering from low back pain for 3 months or more 2. Patients with radiological diagnosis indicating different causes of low back pain with mild to moderate degenerative radiological changes 3. Patients of age 18 to 65 years. 4. Patients of either sex. 5. Literate patients, able to read and write in Bengali, Hindi and/or English. 6. Patients giving written informed consent to participate

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with severe degenerative changes in radiological findings like spinal abnormalities, ankylosing spondylitis, epidural abscess, congenital abnormalities etc. 2. Patients with history of spinal surgery or requiring/willing for the same 3. Uncontrolled hypertension, diabetes, cancer, any other systemic illness, or any vital organ failure 4. Vulnerable population - unconscious, ambulatory, too sick for consultation, differently abled, terminally or critically ill patients, mentally incompetent people. 5. Patient with psychiatric illness and under homeopathic treatment for any chronic disease within last 6 months 6. Self-reported immune-compromised state 7. Patient under tobacco chewing and/or smoking, alcoholism and/or any other form(s) of substance abuse and/or dependence 8. Pregnant and puerperal women and lactating mothers

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Oswestry low back pain and disability questionnaire (ODQ)Timepoint: Baseline, every month, up to 4 months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
McGill pain questionnaire short form (SF-MPQ)Timepoint: Baseline, every month, up to 4 months;Roland Morris pain and disability questionnaire (RMPDQ)Timepoint: Baseline, every month, up to 4 months	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSanjib Sarkar

D N De Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital

sanjibsarkar1102@gmail.com9903701819

Outcome results

None listed

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