Effectiveness of homoeopathic medicines in patients with schizophrenia who are hearing voices

Effectiveness of individualized homoeopathic medicines in reducing the auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia – a prospective study - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2023/12/060949

Enrollment

Registered

2023-12-29

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-01-22

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: F20- Schizophrenia

Interventions

Intervention1: Individualised Homoeopathic medicine: After enrolment, the cases will be administered with individualized homoeopathic medicines (5 globules of size 20) of any potency as per the indivi

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients who fulfil the diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia in DSM V, with prominent auditory hallucinations. 2. Patients of ages from 19 to 65. 3. Patients of all genders.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with substance induced psychotic illness. 2. Patients with life threatening systemic illness. 3 Patients who are pregnant and lactating mothers.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Reduction in the scores of Auditory Vocal Hallucinations Rating Scale (AVHRS) and Beliefs About Voices Questionnaire Revised (BAVQR) in schizophrenic patients.Timepoint: One year	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Reduction in the scores of Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) in schizophrenic patientsTimepoint: One year	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr JAYASHREE JANAGAM

National homoeopathy research institute in mental health

drjayajanagam@gmail.com9177709429

Outcome results

None listed

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