Health Condition 1: G470- Insomnia
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Individualized homoeopathic medicines in centesimal potency plus concomitant care: Intervention is planned as administering indicated homoeopathic medicines in centesimal potencies (CH)
dosage and repetition depending upon the individual requirement of the cases. Patients will be advised to refrain from handling the globules or from eating, drinking, smoking or brushing teeth within
Sponsors
D. N. De Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Patient suffering from Chronic insomnia [ICD 11 Code: 7A00] 2.Insomnia severity index score more than 7. 3.Age 18 to 65 years and of either sex. 4.Participants having prior experience or knowledge of the treatment. Example- primed to expect ‘homoeopathic aggravation’ and available treatment options for the disease conditions, intimated through Patient Information Sheet.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.presence of a significant current medical like cancer or neurological disorder such as dementia, Parkinson disease which compromises sleep. 2.presence of a major psychopathology like major depressive disorder, anxiety disorders. 3.Alcohol or drug abuse during the past year. 4.Evidence of another sleep disorder such as sleep apnea that is apnea-hypopnea index more than 15 or periodic limb movements during sleep that is myoclonic index with arousal more than 15. 5.A score of 7 or low on Insomnia Severity Index 6.Use of psychotropic or other medications known to alter sleep (e.g. bronchodilators) and (g)use of a sleep-promoting agent (e.g. benzodiazepines). 7.Uncontrolled or unstable systemic or psychiatric diseases and/or infections affecting quality of life. 8.Patients who are too sick for consultation. 9.Pregnant and puerperal women, and lactating mothers. 10.Substance abuse and/or dependence. 11.Self-reported immune-compromised state. 12.Undergoing Homoeopathic treatment for any chronic disease within last 6 months. 13.Uncontrolled hypertension, diabetes, nephritic syndrome, renal insufficiency, uncontrolled hypothyroidism, severe or active liver diseases or any other uncontrolled systemic diseases affecting quality of life or organ failure. 14.Vulnerable population- unconscious, non-ambulatory, too sick for consultation, differently abled, terminally and critically ill patient, mentally unstable patients. 15.Patient not providing with written informed consent voluntarily.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)Timepoint: At baseline, every month, 3months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Daily Sleep Diary with Master Sleep Diary Calculator (MSD)Timepoint: At baseline, every month, up to 3 months;Insomnia Severity Index (ISI)Timepoint: At baseline, every month, up to 3 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactBidisha Ray
D. N. De Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital
Outcome results
None listed