Health Condition 1: R32- Unspecified urinary incontinence
Conditions
Interventions
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 withi
dosage and repetition were maintained depending upon the individual requirement of the cases. All sundry items will be procured from a GMP cer
Sponsors
D N De Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: a) Patients suffering from urinary incontinence (ICD-10 code R32 in geriatric people) since last 3 months b) Leakage of urine with or without control c) Age 60 – 75 years d) Patients of either sex e) Literate patients; ability to read English and/or Bengali f) Providing written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: a) Patients having neurological conditions, such as known multiple sclerosis, clinically significant peripheral neuropathy or spinal cord injury. b) Patient who has been dealing with urinary symptoms with several modern medication in the past one month or any plan to have surgical treatment during the study. c) Participants will be excluded if they had uterine prolapsed grade 3 or 4, vesicovaginal fistula; and any severe cardio-vascular diseases, uncontrolled diabetics. d) Patient will be excluded if they had urinary tract infections (UTI), in urine microscopy - the presence above of 10 leukocytes/mm3 of uncentrifuged urine or 10 leukocytes/hpf of the centrifuged sample, in a clinically suspected UTI.Patient with serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) > 10 nmol/ml. e) Vulnerable population – unconscious, too sick for consultation or ambulatory, differently abled, terminally ill patients, mentally incompetent people etc. f) Diagnosed cases of unstable mental or psychiatric illness or other uncontrolled or life-threatening illness affecting quality of life or any organ failure. g) Self-reported immune-compromised state, and already undergoing homoeopathic treatment for chronic disease within last 4 weeks. h) Patient under tobacco chewing and/or smoking, alcoholism and/or any other form(s) of substance abuse and/or dependence.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence Short Form (ICIQ-UI-SF) for incontinence of geriatric people.Timepoint: At baseline, every month, up to 6 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of Life Scale (QOLS)Timepoint: At baseline, every month, up to 6 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactProf Dr Subhasish Ganguly
D. N. De Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital
Outcome results
None listed