Health Condition 1: N189- Chronic kidney disease, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Individualized Homoeopathic Medicine: a)The final selection of medicine will be done in consultation with Materia Medica.
b) Potency, dose, and repetition of medicine will be decided ac
Sponsors
National Institute of Homoeopathy
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: a)Patient attending NIH outpatient or inpatient ward who is suffering from chronic kidney disease b)Patient age group 30 to 75 years, of any gender, of any religion, of any socio-economic background c)Patients must know Hindi, English or Bengali d)eGFR less than 90ml per min per 1.73m2 e)Serum Creatinine greater than 1.5mg/dl f)Serum Urea greater than 40mg/dl g)The patient should be willing to give written consent h)Patients willing to do all necessary laboratory tests as required
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: a)Patients undergoing dialysis b)Patients with End-stage renal disease, with very advanced pathology c)Subjects who are suffering from chronic renal failure as a result of malignant metastasis from other primary focus d)Post renal transplant patients e)Pregnant and lactating women f)Diagnosed cases of unstable mental or psychiatric illness or other uncontrolled or life-threatening illness g)Substance abuse and/or dependence
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Changes occur in the Modified Kidney Disease and Quality of Life Short Form (KDQOL-SF) Questionnaire scoreTimepoint: Baseline, After 3 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| changes in the level of serum urea, serum creatinine and eGFRTimepoint: Baseline, After 3 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Usha Ghelani Uchat
National Institute of Homoeopathy
Outcome results
None listed