A pilot study to investigate whether the homeopathic approach, in addition to standard care, can increase symptom free days and improve asthma control and quality of life in children with poorly controlled asthma

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN61654746

Enrollment

Registered

2006-09-29

Start date

2005-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Respiratory: Asthma Respiratory Asthma

Interventions

1. Homeopathy plus standard care 2. Standard care

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The study aims to recruit 50-80 participants divided equally between intervention and control groups. Inclusion criteria: Children aged 7-14 years who are attending respiratory outpatients and who are at step 2 or step 3 or above on the British Thoracic Guidelines.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Children who are presently using homeopathy or who are too unwell to take part or refuse informed consent.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
As this is a pilot study there is no primary outcome measure. The research team are actively investigating whether subjective measures such as asthma control or asthma QOL or MYMOP or objective measures such as FEV1, antibiotic use will be most useful.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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