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efficacy of homoeopathic medicines in reducing knee pain in postmenopausal women

A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFICACY OF HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICINES SELECTED USING THE RHEUMATIC REMEDIES REPERTORY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PRIMARY KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS AMONG POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN BY WESTERN ONTARIO AND MCMASTER UNIVERSITIES OSTEOARTHRITIS INDEX - RHEUM-OA Study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/12/098357
Enrollment
55
Registered
2025-12-03
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-12-08

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: M170- Bilateral primary osteoarthritis of knee Health Condition 2: M17- Osteoarthritis of knee

Interventions

Intervention1: Individualized Homoeopathic Medicines selected using the Rheumatic Remedies Repertory H A Robert: Homoeopathic medicines will be selected individually for each participant based on tota

Sponsors

DR DEVIREDDY MADHURI REDDY
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1 Postmenopausal women with the age group 45to 65 years 2 Clinically diagnosed cases of primary knee osteoarthritis with American College of Rheumatology clinical classification criteria 3 Subjects willing to sign on consent form 4 Women of all kind of occupations

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1 Subjects currently undergoing other alternative treatments for osteoarthritis of knee 2 Subjects who are undergoing hormonal therapies 3 Subjects who have undergone knee joint replacement surgery 4 Subjects with Comorbidities such as Diabetes Hypertension and other systemic disorders 5 History of any trauma like fractures ligaments and tears 6 Subjects diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis or any type of inflammatory arthritis like psoriatic arthritis infective arthritis

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Improved The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index score below 60 indicates the improvement in the case after intervention Not improved The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index score above 60 indicates not improvement in the case after interventionTimepoint: Baseline and 6 months after initiation of homoeopathic treatment. Clinical follow-up visits will be conducted monthly WOMAC assessments will be performed at baseline and at the end of 6 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
nilTimepoint: nil

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDR DEVIREDDY MADHURI REDDY

A M SHAIKH HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL AND PG RESEARCH CENTER

drsangeetabelgavimath@ymail.com9448875278

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026