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Symptom Prevalence In A Cohort Of 147 Patients Improved With The Homoeopathic Medicine Ocimum Canum: A Multicenter, Open, Observational, Clinical Verification Study, Rajkumar Manchanda, Parthasarathi Chakraborty, K Das, M Rai, Ojit Singh, P Pradhan, Darshan Singh, Munmun Koley Dec 2016

Symptom Prevalence In A Cohort Of 147 Patients Improved With The Homoeopathic Medicine Ocimum Canum: A Multicenter, Open, Observational, Clinical Verification Study, Rajkumar Manchanda, Parthasarathi Chakraborty, K Das, M Rai, Ojit Singh, P Pradhan, Darshan Singh, Munmun Koley

Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy

Context: Clinical verification is an ongoing research program of the Council that verified many rare homoeopathic drugs. Aims: To clinically verify the "symptomatology" of Ocimum canum by ascertaining the prevalence of symptoms. Materials and Methods: The study was a multicenter, open, observational trial. A total of 214 patients were enrolled after matching with the available symptom compendium and eligibility criteria in seven units/institutes of the Council. The medicine was prescribed in 6C, 30C, 200C and 1M potencies as per the need of each patient, following homoeopathic principles and protocol developed by the Council. The collected data were presented in terms …


Formic Acid : A Multicentric Observational Homoeopathic Clinical Verification Trial, Rajkumar Manchanda, Jaya Gupta, Parthasarathi Chakraborty, Pramodji Singh, Surendra Nayan, J Singh, P Pradhan, Sunil Ramteke, Goutam Rakshit Dec 2016

Formic Acid : A Multicentric Observational Homoeopathic Clinical Verification Trial, Rajkumar Manchanda, Jaya Gupta, Parthasarathi Chakraborty, Pramodji Singh, Surendra Nayan, J Singh, P Pradhan, Sunil Ramteke, Goutam Rakshit

Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy

Aims: This study was done to clinically verify the symptomatology of Formic acid by ascertaining the symptoms improved during verification and to incorporate new findings (if any) to the known symptomatology of Formic acid. Methods: A multicentric observational clinical verification study was conducted at nine research centers of Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy to verify the proving symptoms of rarely used medicine, Formic acid. Two hundred and seventy participants having symptomatological similarity with Formic acid were included and prescribed in 6C, 30C, 200C, and 1M potencies, as per need of each case. The data were compiled in a specially …


A Multicenter, Observational, Homoeopathic Clinical Verification Study Of Cynodon Dactylon Revealing Symptom Prevalence In A Cohort Of 340 Patients, Rajkumar Manchanda, Parthasarathi Chakraborty, Pramodji Singh, P Pradhan, V Prasad, Ojit Singh, M Rai, Munmun Koley Dec 2016

A Multicenter, Observational, Homoeopathic Clinical Verification Study Of Cynodon Dactylon Revealing Symptom Prevalence In A Cohort Of 340 Patients, Rajkumar Manchanda, Parthasarathi Chakraborty, Pramodji Singh, P Pradhan, V Prasad, Ojit Singh, M Rai, Munmun Koley

Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy

Context: Clinical verification is an ongoing research program of the Council that verified many rare homoeopathic drugs. Aim: This study was carried out to clinically verify the "symptomatology" of Cynodon dactylon and to ascertain the prevalence of symptoms in the "improved" and "not improved" groups. Materials and Methods: The study was a multicenter, open, observational study. A total of 462 patients were enrolled after matching with the available symptom, compendium of the drug, and eligibility criteria in seven units/institutes of the Council. The medicine was prescribed in 6C, 30C, 200C and 1M potencies as per the need of each patient, …


An Open-Label Pilot Study To Explore Usefulness Of Homoeopathic Treatment In Nonerosive Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Renu Mittal, Anil Khurana, M Ghosh, Ramesh Bawaskar, Divya Taneja, Sandhya Kashyap, Raj Manchanda Sep 2016

An Open-Label Pilot Study To Explore Usefulness Of Homoeopathic Treatment In Nonerosive Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Renu Mittal, Anil Khurana, M Ghosh, Ramesh Bawaskar, Divya Taneja, Sandhya Kashyap, Raj Manchanda

Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy

Background and Aim: Nonerosive gastroesophageal reflux disease or nonerosive reflux disease (NERD) is characterized by troublesome reflux-related symptoms in the absence of esophageal erosions/breaks at conventional endoscopy. There are a number of medicines cited in homoeopathic literature which can be used for treatment of symptoms such as heartburn and regurgitation. A pilot study was undertaken to explore usefulness of homoeopathic medicines in treatment of NERD. Methodology: In this study, 78 patients were screened and 34 were enrolled, having symptoms of heartburn and/or regurgitation at least twice a week, having a gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) symptom score of more than 4. …


A Randomized Comparative Trial In The Management Of Alcohol Dependence: Individualized Homoeopathy Versus Standard Allopathic Treatment, Raj Manchanda, K Janardanan Nair, Roja Varanasi, Praveen Oberai, R Bhuvaneswari, Rupali Bhalerao, M Gnnanaprakasham, Maya Padmanabhan Sep 2016

A Randomized Comparative Trial In The Management Of Alcohol Dependence: Individualized Homoeopathy Versus Standard Allopathic Treatment, Raj Manchanda, K Janardanan Nair, Roja Varanasi, Praveen Oberai, R Bhuvaneswari, Rupali Bhalerao, M Gnnanaprakasham, Maya Padmanabhan

Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy

Objectives: This study was undertaken to compare the effects of IH with standard allopathic (SA) treatment. Methods: A randomized controlled, open-label, comparative trial, was conducted, in which alcohol dependents were screened verbally using the CAGE scale. The participants 80 patients fulfilling the inclusion criteria were randomized either IH (n=40) or SA (n=40) and treated cum followed up for 12 months. The primary outcome was more than 50% reduction in the Severity of Alcohol Dependence Questionnaire [SADQ] rating scale at 12 th month. Data analysis was done for both intention-to-treat (ITT) and per-protocol (PP) populations. Results: ITT analysis reflected 80% (n …


Anxiety And Its Impact On Quality Of Life Among Urban Elderly Population In India: An Exploratory Study, Kathika Chattopadhyay, Anand Singh Jun 2016

Anxiety And Its Impact On Quality Of Life Among Urban Elderly Population In India: An Exploratory Study, Kathika Chattopadhyay, Anand Singh

Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy

Background: Persistent suffering in anxiety can cause various health problems in old age and impairment of quality of life (QOL). Objectives: The objectives of this study are to assess the pattern of covert and overt anxiety among elderly population, to study the nature of relationship between the pattern of anxiety and domains of World Health Organization-QOL (WHO-QOL) among elderly population, to study the gender difference on the pattern of anxiety and WHO-QOL among elderly population. Materials and Methods: An exploratory cross-sectional survey under a health camp approach was conducted by using two types of questionnaire, i.e., Institute for Personality and …


Reminiscence - Memory And Road Behind: Review Of The Central Council For Research In Homoeopathy Quarterly Bulletin 1996 (Volume 18) And 1997 (Volume 19), Roja Varanasi Jun 2016

Reminiscence - Memory And Road Behind: Review Of The Central Council For Research In Homoeopathy Quarterly Bulletin 1996 (Volume 18) And 1997 (Volume 19), Roja Varanasi

Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy

No abstract provided.


A Multicentric, Double-Blind Randomized, Homoeopathic Pathogenetic Trial Of Allium Sativum, Raj Manchanda, Anil Khurana, Raj Pal, Bhopal Arya, Anil Vichitra, P Mohanan, Pritha Mehra, Shilpa Sharma Mar 2016

A Multicentric, Double-Blind Randomized, Homoeopathic Pathogenetic Trial Of Allium Sativum, Raj Manchanda, Anil Khurana, Raj Pal, Bhopal Arya, Anil Vichitra, P Mohanan, Pritha Mehra, Shilpa Sharma

Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy

Background: Homoeopathic drug proving is an integral part of Homoeopathic System of Medicine. It is the first step in finding out the pathogenetic powers of a drug. Objective: To elicit the pathogenetic response to Allium sativum in homoeopathic potencies on healthy human provers. Materials and Methods: A multi-center randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial was conducted at two centers of the Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH). Proving was conducted on 33 healthy provers after the pretrial medical examination. All the provers were given 12 doses of placebo divided in 4 doses/day for 3 days during the first phase of the …


Research Highlights: (January – March 2016), Reteka Sexena Mar 2016

Research Highlights: (January – March 2016), Reteka Sexena

Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy

No abstract provided.