Homoeopathy in Physical and Mental Fitness of children

Homoeopathic Intervention to enhance physical and mental fitness of school children seeking sports training: A double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled pilot study - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/03/064695

Enrollment

130

Registered

2024-03-22

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-11-17

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Individualized Homoeopathy treatment and Physical training: Homoeopathic medicines, which are known pharmacopoeial preparations shall be provided to the patients based on the physical c

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. School children of 13 to 15 years of age 2. Voluntarily seeking sports training 3. Children with a standard body mass index (BMI), i.e., 18 – 24 4. Body fat percentage of less than 15% in males and less than 22% in females 5. Peak Expiratory Flow within normal limits 6. Voluntary written assent from parents/local guardian (LG) 7. Patients with acute disease and on active medications for the acute disease shall be enrolled after a washout period of 7 days from the day of complete recovery from the sickness.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Suffering from chronic injuries which may aggravate due to participation in physical training 2. Patients suffering from severe co-morbidities like congenital heart disease, bronchial asthma (reduced FEV1/FVC ratio 3. Patients with acute disease conditions and on active medications for such situations. Such cases may be included after complete recovery from the disease and a sufficient washout period of 7 days or more before inclusion. 4. Severe nutritional deficiencies preventing participation 5. Parents/ Local guardian (LG) not willing to give voluntary consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Measurement of flexibility, muscle strength, muscular endurance, cardiopulmonary enduranceTimepoint: At baseline and every month for 3 months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Measurement of body fat percentage, agility, reaction time, and balanceTimepoint: At baseline and every month for 3 months;Measurement of anxiety using Hamilton Anxiety rating scaleTimepoint: At baseline and end of 3rd month;Measurement of attention using Moss Attention Rating ScaleTimepoint: At baseline and end of 3rd month	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactHarleen Kaur

Regional Research Institute for Homoeopathy, Siliguri

baibhms@gmail.com9239297736

Outcome results