Health Condition 1: M17- Osteoarthritis of knee
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Individualized homeopathic medicines (within Arnica Montana, Bryonia Alba, Calcarea Carbonica, Rhus Toxicodendron, Thuja Occidentalis, Natrium Muriaticum, Pulsatilla, Sulphur) of centes
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, smoking or brushing teeth within
Sponsors
D N De Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Age 50-70 years 2.Participants of either sex or transgender. 3.Diagnosed knee OA as per American College of Rheumatology clinical or radiographic classification criteria a.Knee pain b.Age above 50 c.Stiffness lasting less than 30 minutes d.Crepitus during knee motion 4.Participants who are familiar with the treatment or have past experience with it. For example being prepared for homoeopathic aggravation and being informed of the available treatment choices for the illness conditions through the Patient Information Sheet 5.Physicians of d.n.de.homoeopatic medical college and hospital outpatient (OPD) they will prescribe individualised homoeopathic medicine in cases of osteoarthritis knee pain considering the totality of symptom and miasmatic analysis. If the selected medicine is in the pre-defined project medicine list then only patient will be enrolled
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Not providing with written informed consent of participation. 2.severe knee joint deterioration. 3.Non-ambulant patients. 4.Intra-articular injections within 2 weeks before study entry. 5.Transplanted knees. 6.Other than osteoarthritis, self-reported joint conditions include inflammatory joint illness, particular arthropathy, gout and or hyperuricaemia significant axis deviations or instabilities joint or skin infections and lower limb joint prosthesis. 7.Recent significant knee surgery within last 6 months. 8.Benign tumours and malignant tumours. 9.Patient suffering from active or chronic, systemic or local infection or disease. 10.Patients who are too sick for consultation. 11.Diagnosed cases of unstable mental or psychiatric illness or other uncontrolled or life-threatening illness affecting quality of life. 12.Pregnancy, puerperal women and lactating mother. 13.Self-reported immune-compromised state, AIDS, hepatitis etc. 14.Undergoing homoeopathic treatment for any chronic disease within last 6 months. 15.Alcoholism, tobacco chewing, smoking, and or substance abuse and or dependence in any form (TAPS tool) 16.Simultaneous participation in any other clinical trial.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Knee injury Osteoarthritis outcome score- 12 (KOOS-12) QuestionnaireTimepoint: Knee injury Osteoarthritis outcome score- 12 (KOOS-12) Questionnaire | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measure Yourself Medical Outcome Profile Version 2 (MYMOP-2)Timepoint: At Baseline, monthly, up to 3 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactPULAKENDU BHATTACHARYA
D. N. De Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital
Outcome results
None listed