Health Condition 1: K590- Constipation
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Individualized homoeopathic medicines in individualized dosage and concomitant care.: The enrolled patients of Functional constipation will be treated with IHMs. Intervention is planned
dosage and repetition depending upon the individual
requirement of the cases. Patients will be advised to refrain from handling the
globules or from eating, drinking, brushing teeth within 30 minute
Sponsors
D N De Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age 5-15 years 2. Patients suffering from functional constipation (ICD10- K59.00) must fulfill the Rome IV criteria (must include 2 or more of the following, occurring at least once per week for a minimum of 1 month with insufficient criteria for a diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome). 3. Patients who can read and/or understand either Hindi or English or Bengali
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Not providing with written informed consent and assent form of participation. 2. Patients using any medications that could cause constipation. 3. Patients with IBS 4. Patients having any previous diagnosis/symptoms suggestive serious gastrointestinal disease. 5. Major psychiatric disorder. 6. Cases with red flag signs pertaining to organic disease 7. Significant chronic health conditions requiring speciality care. 8. Diagnosed cases of other systemic disease affecting quality of life. 9. Patients under other medications for any chronic disease. 10. Simultaneous participation in any other clinical trials 11. Self-reported immune-compromised state, AIDS, hepatitis etc. 12. Undergoing homoeopathic treatment for any chronic disease within last 6 months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Paediatric Functional Constipation Questionnaire - Parent version Form (PedFCQuest-PR)Timepoint: Baseline, and every month, up to 3 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pediatric quality of life inventory TM (PedsQL) questionnaireTimepoint: Baseline, and every month, up to 3 months;Measure Yourself Medical Outcome Profile version 2 (MYMOP-2) questionnaireTimepoint: Baseline, and every month, up to 3 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactRajat Kumar Pal
D N De Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital
Outcome results
None listed