Homoeopathy in Prevention of Tuberculosis

Effectiveness of Tuberculinum 200C in preventing latent and active tuberculosis in household contacts of index case - a prospective, household-cluster randomized, double blind, placebo controlled trial - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/06/069488

Enrollment

1000

Registered

2024-06-26

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-07-22

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Tuberculinum 200C: Dosage for Adults – 4 globules of Tuberculinum 200C, to be given once a month for 3 months. Dosage for children - 2 globules of Tuberculinum 200C, to be given once a

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Household contacts (HHC) of pulmonary TB (PTB) patients who are not infected with TB. - One adult of household preferably parents voluntarily giving written informed consent to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Pregnant women or lactating mothers - Immunocompromised individuals on basis of medical history - Aged below 1 year - Not willing to give written informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Incidence of latent or active tuberculosis infection among household contactsTimepoint: Weekly	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Adverse effect due to Tuberculinum 200CTimepoint: Weekly;Time to appearance of clinical symptoms of TuberculosisTimepoint: At the time of analysis	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Amulya Ratna Sahoo

Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy

drdnayak@gmail.com01128525388

Outcome results