Homeopathic medicines for low back pain following caesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia

Individualized homoeopathic medicines in low backache following caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia: Double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2022/04/041961

Enrollment

Registered

2022-04-20

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-01-22

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: G892- Chronic pain, not elsewhere classified

Interventions

Intervention1: Individualized homeopathic medicines in centesimal potencies: Intervention is planned as administering indicated homeopathic medicines in centesimal potencies. Each dose will consist of

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 will be maintained depending upon the individual requirement of the cases. All sundry items will be procured from

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Female subjects suffering from backache for 3 months or more following caesarean section. 2. Age between 18 and 45 years. 3. Literate patients; ability to read English and/or Bengali 4. Providing with written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Cases with complications of pelvic inflammatory diseases. 2. Patients having history of recurrent urinary tract infections. 3. Cases presenting with confounding variables such as backache existing before caesarean section. 4. Patients who have undergone caesarean section under general anesthesia 5. Vulnerable population - unconscious, ambulatory, too sick for consultation, differently abled, terminally ill or critically ill patients, mentally incompetent people. 6. Diagnosed cases of unstable mental or psychiatric illness or other uncontrolled or life-threatening illness affecting quality of life or any organ failure 7. Pregnant and puerperal women, lactating mothers 8. Patient under tobacco chewing and/or smoking, alcoholism and/or any other form(s) of substance abuse and/or dependence 9. Self-reported immune-compromised state 10. Already undergoing homoeopathic treatment for chronic disease within last 6 months

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Short Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ)Timepoint: At baseline, and every month, up to 3 months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire (ODQ)Timepoint: At baseline, and every month, up to 3 months	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactRajat Chattopadhyay

The Calcutta Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital

dr.rajatchatterjee@gmail.com9331041142

Outcome results

None listed

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