A Clinical Research on Minor Depression in young age group treated according to the constitution of the patient as a whole.

A Clinical Study on the role of constitutional remedies in management of Minor Depressive Disorder in young age group

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Observational

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2023/01/049243

Enrollment

Registered

2023-01-27

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-07-22

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: - Health Condition 2: F430- Acute stress reaction Health Condition 3: F348- Other persistent mood [affective]disorders

Interventions

Intervention1: NIL: NIL Control Intervention1: CONSTITUTIONAL HOMOEOPATHIC REMEDIES: CONSTITUTIONAL HOMOEOPATHIC REMEDIES.POTENCY- 30C 200 1M 10M 50M CM.FORM- GLOBULES OR PILLS ,LIQUID,POWDER FORM.ROU

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients who fulfill the criteria of case definition will be considered in the study. 2.Patient have to be between 18-35 years of age. 3.Patient irrespective of any gender. 4.Patient who can provide the consent form. 5.Patient opting only homeopathic treatment.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients suffering from life threatening diseases and those who need emergency medical interventions. 2.Pregnant, or who fell pregnant during the study and lactating patients are to be excluded. 3.Patient who cannot provide consent form. 4.Patients having moderate, moderately severe or severe depressive disorder are to be excluded. 5.Patients who have participated in any other Research study in the last 6 months.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To study the significance of constitutional treatment in the patients of Minor Depressive Disorder.Timepoint: 4 WEEKS	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1.To determine the effectiveness of constitutional remedies in the management of Minor Depressive Disorder in young age , in terms of the severity of depression, by use of Patient Health Questionnaire(PHQ-9) scale. 2.To review the homoeopathic literature ‘Constitutional Medicine’ with respect to Minor Depressive Disorder.Timepoint: All patients will be duly followed and details of the symptomatic, clinical changes will be studied. Duration of follow up will be different from patient to patient as per the requirement. First follow up will be taken after 15 days of first visit to monitor the patient, then depending on the case assessment further follow up will be taken either weekly, fortnightly or monthly.	—

Measure

Time frame

1.To determine the effectiveness of constitutional remedies in the management of Minor Depressive Disorder in young age , in terms of the severity of depression, by use of Patient Health Questionnaire(PHQ-9) scale. 2.To review the homoeopathic literature ‘Constitutional Medicine’ with respect to Minor Depressive Disorder.Timepoint: All patients will be duly followed and details of the symptomatic, clinical changes will be studied. Duration of follow up will be different from patient to patient as per the requirement. First follow up will be taken after 15 days of first visit to monitor the patient, then depending on the case assessment further follow up will be taken either weekly, fortnightly or monthly.

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Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDrDibyatanu Ghosh

BHARATI VIDHYAPEETH (Deemed to be) HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL

poonam.kakandikar@bharatividyapeeth.edu8623889118

Outcome results

None listed

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