Health Condition 1: M799- Soft tissue disorder, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Individualized homoeopathic
medicines in centesimal
potencies plus concomitant care: Intervention is planned as
administering indicated
homoeopathic remedy in
centesimal potencies, as
d
a special device that
stretches the foot while you sleep, Use heel lifts or shoe inserts to reduce pain,
avoiding lifting heavy weights, weight loss if obese, etc.
duration of treatment 3 months
Control Intervention1: Identical-looking placebos plus concomitant care: This arm will receive placebo,
indistinguishable in appearance from verum. Each dose of placebo
a special device that stretches the foot while you sleep, Use heel lifts or shoe inserts to reduce pain, avoiding lifting heavy weights, weight loss if obese, etc.
Sponsors
The Calcutta Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with chronic primary pain of heel (ICD code- 11, MG 30.0). Heel pain persist for at least 3 months or more and absence of any bony deformity of foot on X-ray. 2. Age: 18 â?? 65years. 3. Patients of either sex including transgenders 4. Patients already undergoing regular oral or topical analgesics or NSAID therapy for painful episodes of chronic primary pain of heel, provided the medications are stopped completely at least 2 weeks prior study entry. 5. Cases eligible for polarity analysis. Patient having at least 5 polar symptoms and 10 indicated remedies under a rubric.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Not providing with informed consent voluntarily 2. Those cases suffering from uncontrolled systemic illness or life-threatening infections, suffering from calcaneal spur or any bony deformity or foot pathology. 3. Self-reported joint disorders (e.g., specific arthropathy, hyperuricaemia and/or gout, fracture or injury to the bones, bone tumour, joint or skin infections, joint prostheses of the lower limbs, rheumatoid arthritis) 4. Steroid injections within 2 weeks before study entry 5. Recent significant heel surgery within last 6 months 6. Diagnosed cases of unstable mental or psychiatric illness or other uncontrolled or life-threatening illness affecting quality of life 7. Pregnancy, puerperium, lactation 8. Vulnerable population â?? Unconscious, non-ambulatory, too ill for consultation, differently abled, terminally ill or critically ill patients, mentally disabled people 9. Substance abuse and or dependence 10. Self-reported immune-compromised state 11. Undergoing homoeopathic treatment for any chronic disease within last 6 months, and 12. Simultaneous participation in any other clinical trial
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Foot Function Index (FFI)Timepoint: Every month, up to 3 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measure Yourself Medical Outcome Profile (MYMOP-2)Timepoint: Every month, up to 3 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactRajat Chattopadhyay
The Calcutta Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital
Outcome results
None listed