Health Condition 1: F339- Major depressive disorder, recurrent, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Individualised Homoeopathic medicine as per the totality of the symptoms of the patients of Geriatric Depression as per Homoeopathic principles: Homoeopathic Medicines shall be given or
Sponsors
Dr M P K Homoeopathic Medical College Hospital And Research Centre
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with depressive symptoms according to ICD 10 Patients with other comorbid diseases presenting depression symptoms Patients who give their consent for the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Cases with advanced pathological condition and which need surgical intervention or in need for Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) Pregnant females and lactating females will be excluded Patient unwilling to give consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Assess the effectiveness of Individualised homoeopathic medicines in managing Depression among Geriatic population Timepoint: The Outcome is assessed from the Baseline to the Score at the 4th and 8th weeks assessment of GDS scale at the 4th and respectively 8th weeks mark administer the GDS questionnaire again to the same group of older adults who were initially assessed at baseline by comparing their score from the baseline assessment to the score at 4th and 8th weeks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| According To The Scores Obtained (Pre And Post Treatment) From Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS)Timepoint: Pre score will be taken at baseline of treatment, post score will assessed at the end of 12 weeks using Geriatric Depression Scale | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Mansi Saini
Dr M P K Homoeopathic Medical College Hospital And Research Centre
Outcome results
None listed