Health Condition 1: I693- Sequelae of cerebral infarction
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Individualized homeopathic medicines in centesimal potencies plus standard care: Intervention is planned as administering the indicated homeopathic medicines in centesimal potencies (CH
dosage and repetition depending
Sponsors
D N De Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients suffering from post-stroke hemiparesis (ICD 10 - I69.354) for 3 months or more with MRC score between 1 and 4. 2. Age between 30 and 70 years 3. Patients of both sexes including transgender 4. Literate patients; ability to read English, Bengali or Hindi and illiterate people will be interviewed by the investigators maintaining adequate privacy to fill up the scales or questionnaires 5. Willing to take part in the study and give written informed consent voluntarily.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Hemiparesis due to causes other than stroke 2. Patient having other neurological condition such as previous head injury or spinal cord injuries, dementia and seizures 3. Patient having psychological or mental instability 4. Inability to communicate verbally and comprehensively as a result of global aphasia 5. Have stroke like symptoms due to subdural hematoma, brain tumor, encephalitis, or head trauma 6. Patients who are too ill for consultation 7. Vulnerable population- Unconscious, non-ambulatory, too ill for consultation, differently abled, terminally ill or critically ill patients, institutionalized persons, mentally disabled people. 8. Uncontrolled hypertension, diabetes, or any other systemic illness or life-threatening illness affecting quality of life or any other organ 9. Pregnant and postpartum women, nursing mothers 10. Patients on tobacco chewing and/or smoking, alcoholism and/or any other forms of substance abuse and/or dependence 11. Self-reported immune-compromised condition 12. Already been in homoeopathic treatment for any chronic illness for the last 6 months. 13. Simultaneous participation in any other clinical trial. 14. Patient having history of multiple strokes.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The Medical Research Council (MRC) Scale for Grading Muscle StrengthTimepoint: Every month, up to 3 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Barthel IndexTimepoint: Every month, up to 3 months;Measure Yourself Medical Outcome Profile(MYMOP-2)Timepoint: Every month, up to 3 months;Stroke Impact Scale-16 Version 3.0Timepoint: Every month, up to 3 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactSubhranil Saha
D N De Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital
Outcome results
None listed