Health Condition 1: K649- Unspecified hemorrhoids
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Individualized Homoeopathic Medicines with Concomitant Care: Intervention is planned as administering indicated
homoeopathic medicines as decided to the case or
condition. Each dose w
dosage and repetition depending upon the individual requirement of
he cases. Patients will be advised to refrain from handling the globules or from eating,
drinking, smoking, or brushing teeth withi
Sponsors
The Calcutta Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: i) Age 18-65 years ii) First degree (grade I) haemorrhoids without prolapse outside of anal canal iii) Second degree (grade II) haemorrhoids that prolapse with straining, but retract spontaneously iv) With any of the following clinical symptoms: bleeding, pain (including discomfort and tenesmus during defecation or any other time), heaviness, pruritus, and mucus discharge. v) Illiterate people will be interviewed by the investigators maintaining adequate privacy to fill up the scales or questionnaires vi) Literate patients; ability to read Bengali and/or English and/or Hindi vii) Patients giving written consent to participate
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: i) Pregnant or lactating women ii) Forth degree (grade IV) haemorrhoids iii) External haemorrhoids iv) Skin tags v) Malignancies vi) Rectal polyps vii) Anal fissure viii) Irritable bowel syndrome ix) Unstable mental or psychiatric illness or other systemic diseases (e.g., uncontrolled hypertension, diabetes, thyroid diseases etc.) affecting quality of life or any vital organ failure. x) Any substance abuses xi) Self-reported immune – compromised state xii) Patients who are too sick for consultation xiii) Simultaneous participation of any other clinical trials. xiv) Undergoing homoeopathic treatment for any chronic disease within last 6 month.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Parameters for outcome assessment will be done in Ano-Rectal Symptom Severity and Quality of Life (ARSSQoL) questionnaire with English, Bengali or Hindi version. It is a reliable, valid, and sensitive instruments for measurement of pain and overall well-being of patients suffering from hemorrhoids.Timepoint: 2 years or till targeted sample size achieved | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To document occurrences of adverse events & Homoeopathic aggravations in all the groups during the trail phase & to shortlist the most frequently indicated Homoeopathic medicines with their indications.Timepoint: 3 months of trial phase | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr. Anjan Roy
The Calcutta Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital
Outcome results
None listed