Health Condition 1: M543- Sciatica
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Individualized homeopathic medicines in individualized dosage plus concomitant care: Intervention is planned as administering the indicated homoeopathic remedy in centesimal potencies,
dosage and repetition depending upon the individual requirements 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. Patients of age group 18 to 65 years 2. Either sex or transgender 3. Cases experiencing low back pain radiating to the lower limb (unilateral or bilateral) for 3 month or more (2018/2019 ICD-10-CM diagnosis code M54.3), confirmed by straight leg raising (SLR) test and as diagnosed clinically by the consultant orthopaedic and spine surgeon, and/or MRI as and when necessary
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Denying informed consent 2. Cases suffering from uncontrolled systemic disease or infections. 3. Diagnosed or suspected cases of malignancy or metastasis or any SOL in spine, red flag signs like progressive neurological deficit, bowel/bladder dysfunction, unexplained weight loss, recent trauma, and infection. 4. Having a history of low back surgery in the past 6 months. 5. Undergoing any medicinal treatment during 6 weeks before enrolment in the study; 6. Pregnancy, nursing mothers, and puerperal women. 7. Self-reported immune-compromised state. 8. Patients with psychiatric disease. 9. Chewing tobacco, smoking, alcoholism, substance misuse in any form, and/or dependence (TAPS tool) 10. Receiving homoeopathic treatment for a chronic illness all through the previous three months. 11. Simultaneously taking part in any other clinical trial.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Roland Morris Pain and Disability Questionnaire (RMPDQ)Timepoint: Baseline, and every month, up to 3 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Short Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ)Timepoint: Baseline, and every month, up to 3 months;Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire (OLBPDQ)Timepoint: Baseline, and every month, up to 3 months;Measure Yourself Medical Outcome Profile v.2 (MYMOP-2)Timepoint: Baseline, and every month, up to 3 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactArpita Basu
D N De Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital
Outcome results
None listed