Health Condition 1: M545- Low back pain
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Individualized Homoeopathic Medicine: Intervention is planned as administering indicated homoeopathic medicines in centesimal potencies (CH). Each dose will consist of 1 cane sugar glob
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
Dr Arnab Ranjan Das
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients suffering from chronic low back pain (ICD -11 code MG30.02) 2. Participants fulfilling AAPT Diagnostic criteria for Chronic Musculoskeletal Low Back Pain Dimension 1 3. Age between 18 to 60 years 4. Patients with radiological diagnosis indicating different cases of low back pain with mild to moderate degenerative radiological changes. 5. Patient of either sex. 6. Patients, who can read or write or understand English, Bengali, Hindi. 7. Patient given written consent to participate.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient not willing to participate in study. 2. Patient too sick for consultation. 3. Patients with severe degenerative changes in radiological findings like spinal abnormalities, malignancy, fracture, cauda equina syndrome, infection, ankylosing spondylitis, epidural abscess, congenital abnormalities, etc. 4. Patient with history of spinal surgery or requiring or willing for the same. 5. Patient undergoing Homoeopathic treatment for chronic disease within last 6 weeks. 6. Non-ambulant patient. 7. Obese patient (BMI 30.0 or more) 8. Patient with uncontrolled diabetes, hypertension, cancer, any other systemic illness or vital organ failure. 9. Vulnerable population- unconscious, differently abled, terminally ill, or critically ill patients, institutionalized subjects, mentally incompetent, patients with psychiatric illness. 10. Patients with immunocompromised state. 11. Pregnant and puerperal woman, lactating mother. 12. Patients with habits of tobacco chewing, and or smoking, alcoholism, and or any other forms of substance abuse and or dependence. 13. Simultaneous participation in any other clinical trial.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.To measure the changes in Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) questionnaire after 3 months of intervention.Timepoint: At Baseline and 3rd month | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.To measure the changes in the pain intensity in Numerical Pain Rating Scale 2.To measure the changes in EQ-5D-5L Questionnaire 3. To assess the role of accessory circumstances. 4. To ascertain and shortlist the most frequently indicated homoeopathic medicines in the treatment of chronic low back pain Timepoint: Baseline, every month upto 3months Baseline, every month upto 3months At 3rd month At 3rd month | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactProf Dr Aloke Kumar Ghosh
The Calcutta Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital
Outcome results
None listed