Health Condition 1: M543- Sciatica
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Individualized Homoeopathic medicines in centesimal potencies and physical therapy along with concomitant care: Intervention is planned as administering indicated
homoeopathic medicines
dosage and repetition
depend upon the individual requirement of the cases. Patients will be advised to refrain from
handling the globules or from eating, drinking, smoking or brushing their teeth with
Sponsors
The Calcutta Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients experiencing low back pain radiating to lower limb (unilateral or bilateral) since 3 months or more (ICD-10-CM diagnosis code M54.31); confirmed by straight leg raising (SLR) test 2. Age between 18-65 years 3. Patients of either sex including transgenders 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. Low back pain due to causes other than sciatica 2. Patient having other neurological condition such as previous spinalcord injuries 3. Patient having psychological or mental instability 4. Patients suffering from disc prolapse, cases willing for or requiring immediate surgical intervention or already underwent any major spinal or hip surgery in last 6 months 5. Patients who are undergoing treatment with NSAIDs during 6 weeks prior to enrolment in the study 6. Spinal corticosteroid injection within 6 months 7. Unconscious, non-ambulatory, too ill for consultation, differently abled, terminally ill or critically ill patients, mentally disabled people 8. Patients suffering from uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, thyroid diseases 9. Pregnant and postpartum women, nursing mothers 10. Patients with the habit of 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.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sciatica Bothersomeness Index (SBI) scoreTimepoint: At baseline, and every month, up to 3 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sciatica frequency index (SFI) scoreTimepoint: At baseline, and every month, up to 3 months;Short-form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ)Timepoint: At baseline, and every month, up to 3 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactRajat Chattopadhyay
The Calcutta Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital
Outcome results
None listed