RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL TO ELUCIDATE THE ADDITIVE BENEFITS OF HOMEOPATHY IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
Journal Title: IDA Ludhiana's Journal - Le Dentistry - Year 2018, Vol 2, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: Rheumatoid arthritis is regarded as a chronic inflammatory condition of unknown etiology. And has a worldwide prevalence of approximately 1% . Homeopathy is a well-known complementary medical intercession for management of chronic diseases and patients present with considerable satisfaction. The present study was conducted to elucidate the effects of placebo and homeopathic interventions on rheumatoid arthritis. Materials and methods: The present study enrolled subjects with rheumatoid arthritis reporting to the department for a period of 1 year. Gibson’s list of medication indicated for rheumatoid arthritis was used for the management of the patients. The drugs that were included were Antimodum crudum, Apis mellifica, Psorinum Arnica montana, Calcarea carbonica, Kalium, Viola odorata and Zincum metallicum. The examining practitioner was blind as to whether the patients were randomized. Pain scores were estimated using VAS. All the data was arranged in a tabulated form and analyzed using SPSS software. Student T test was used for the testing the significance. Results: The present study enrolled 60 subjects with 30 subjects in each group. The male to female ratio in Group I was 2:1 and there were 15 males and 15 females in Group II. The mean duration of arthritis in Group I was 7.45 +/- 1.45 years and in Group II was 6.99 +/- 2.14 years. The mean baseline pain scores were 51.8 +/- 5.32. it reduced to 46.3 +/- 3.76 in Group I and 40.1 +/- 4.54 in Group II. There was a significant difference between the two groups as the p value was less than 0.05. The mean baseline articular index was 15.3 +/-2.16 and it reduced to 12.8 +/- 1.32 in Group I and 11.5 +/-1.98 in Group II. Conclusion: From the present study, we can conclude that homeopathy offers no additional benefit along with the allopath ethic drugs.
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Bhasker Sharma
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- DOI 10.21276/ledent.2018.02.02.06
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