| CTRI Number |
CTRI/2025/01/079800 [Registered on: 30/01/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively |
| Last Modified On: |
31/12/2024 |
| Post Graduate Thesis |
Yes |
| Type of Trial |
Interventional |
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Type of Study
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Homeopathy |
| Study Design |
Single Arm Study |
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Public Title of Study
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Objective symptoms and their importance in Homoeopathy |
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Scientific Title of Study
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Homeopathic concept of objective symptoms and their practical role in Individual cases |
| Trial Acronym |
nil |
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Secondary IDs if Any
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| Secondary ID |
Identifier |
| NIL |
NIL |
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Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)
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| Name |
Sahil Hariombhai Patel |
| Designation |
M D Scholar part - 2 |
| Affiliation |
C D Pachchigar College Of Homoeopathic Medicine And Hospital |
| Address |
Department Of Organon Of Medicine and Homoeopathic Philosophy Division Of MD 2nd Floor CD Pachchigar College of Homoeopathic Medicine and Hospital Surat Gujarat
Surat GUJARAT 395001 India |
| Phone |
9712899354 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
psahil007050@gmail.com |
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Details of Contact Person Scientific Query
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| Name |
Dr Asfaqahmed Subedar |
| Designation |
HOD And Professor of Organon of medicine & Homoeopathic Philosophy |
| Affiliation |
C D Pachchigar College Of Homoeopathic Medicine And Hospital |
| Address |
Department Of Organon Of Medicine and Homoeopathic Philosophy Division Of MD 2nd floor CD Pachchigar College of Homoeopathic Medicine and Hospital Surat Gujarat
Surat GUJARAT 395001 India |
| Phone |
9824774456 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
asfaqahmedsubedar@gmail.com |
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Details of Contact Person Public Query
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| Name |
Dr Asfaqahmed Subedar |
| Designation |
HOD and Professor of Organon of medicine & Homoeopathic Philosophy |
| Affiliation |
C D Pachchigar College Of Homoeopathic Medicine And Hospital |
| Address |
Department Of Organon Of Medicine and Homoeopathic Philosophy Division Of MD 2nd floor CD Pachchigar College of Homoeopathic Medicine and Hospital Surat Gujarat
Surat GUJARAT 395001 India |
| Phone |
9824774456 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
asfaqahmedsubedar@gmail.com |
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Source of Monetary or Material Support
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| CD Pachchigar College of Homoeopathic Medicine and Hospital Surat 395001 Gujarat India |
| Peripheral Centre and regular camp visit of CD Pachchigar College of Homoeopathic medicine and hospital Surat 395001 Gujarat India |
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Primary Sponsor
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| Name |
C D Pachchigar College Of Homoeopathic Medicine And Hospital |
| Address |
C D Pachchigar College Of Homoeopathic Medicine And Hospital
Near Anand Mangal Society Udhana Magdalla Road Surat 395001 |
| Type of Sponsor |
Private medical college |
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Details of Secondary Sponsor
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Countries of Recruitment
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India |
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Sites of Study
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| No of Sites = 1 |
| Name of Principal
Investigator |
Name of Site |
Site Address |
Phone/Fax/Email |
| Dr Sahil Hariombhai Patel |
C D Pachchigar College Of Homoeopathic Medicine And Hospital |
Department Of Organon Of Medicine and Homoeopathic Philosophy Division Of MD 2nd floor CD Pachchigar College of Homoeopathic Medicine and Hospital Surat 395001 Gujarat India Surat GUJARAT |
9712899354
psahil007050@gmail.com |
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Details of Ethics Committee
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| No of Ethics Committees= 1 |
| Name of Committee |
Approval Status |
| Institutional Ethical Committee Of C. D. Pachchigar College Of Homoeopathic Medicine and Hospital |
Approved |
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Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI
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Health Condition / Problems Studied
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| Health Type |
Condition |
| Patients |
(1) ICD-10 Condition: R69||Illness, unspecified, |
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Intervention / Comparator Agent
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| Type |
Name |
Details |
| Intervention |
Homoeopathic Medicine |
Homoeopathic Medicine Dose
As Per Requirement Of Case
Through Sublingual Mode Of
Administration Within Time
Duration Of 9 Months
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| Comparator Agent |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
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Inclusion Criteria
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| Age From |
0.00 Day(s) |
| Age To |
99.00 Year(s) |
| Gender |
Both |
| Details |
Cases with prominent objective symptom.
Consideration of all age group, both sexes. Irrespective of socioeconomic condition.
Patient willing for homoeopathic treatment. |
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| ExclusionCriteria |
| Details |
Critical emergency cases.
Cases of pregnant woman.
Cases with irregular follow up and those patients who left treatment in between.
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Method of Generating Random Sequence
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Not Applicable |
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Method of Concealment
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Not Applicable |
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Blinding/Masking
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Not Applicable |
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Primary Outcome
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| Outcome |
TimePoints |
| Role of Objective Symptoms in Homoeopathy |
9 Months |
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Secondary Outcome
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| Outcome |
TimePoints |
Identify relatively importance of objective symptom in cases, that can prove as characteristic.
Include these symptoms in the prescribing totality and assess their importance. |
As Per Condition of Patient. |
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Target Sample Size
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Total Sample Size="30" Sample Size from India="30"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" |
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Phase of Trial
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N/A |
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Date of First Enrollment (India)
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09/02/2025 |
| Date of Study Completion (India) |
Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials |
| Date of First Enrollment (Global) |
Date Missing |
| Date of Study Completion (Global) |
Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials |
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Estimated Duration of Trial
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Years="0" Months="9" Days="0" |
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Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
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Not Applicable |
| Recruitment Status of Trial (India) |
Not Yet Recruiting |
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Publication Details
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N/A |
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Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement
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Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?
Response - NO
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Brief Summary
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In modern day medical practice we have seen a trend of leaning more towards subjective than objective during case taking.In homeopathy, where remedy prescription is based solely on the totality of the symptoms, these objective symptoms provide a clear, observable, and reliable data for diagnosis and remedy selection. The research underscores the importance of objective symptoms, which are outward manifestations of disease that can be observed by the physician, the patient, or witnesses. Such complaints are less subject to alteration by the patient’s subjective perceptions, or by the physician’s interpretations, and are therefore key for accurate case-taking. Such signs include all that can be observed: facial takes, posture and position of the body, temperature alterations, and manifestations of the kind of eruptions of the skin; an alteration of the pulse, or even of the excretions. Based on many homeopathic laws, especially the one written by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann in his "Organon of Medicine," this study discusses the objective symptoms as a reliable predictors under the circumstances when the subjective symptoms are not trustworthy or not available.he study emphasizes that closely and carefully watching for these signs of an objective nature is an important aspect of homeopathic diagnosis and treatment that helps to strengthen the accuracy of remedy selection. Methodology: This is an analytical and prospective study involving 30 cases selected through simple random sampling from a sample population of 100 patients at C.D. Pachchigar College of Homeopathic Medicine and Hospital. The study includes patients of all ages and sexes with prominent objective symptoms, and homeopathic case-taking will be done according to Dr. Hahnemann’s guidelines. Remedies will be selected based on the totality of symptoms and either a repertorial or non-repertorial approach, with patient responses evaluated over time. Expected Outcomes: The research aims to demonstrate the significant role of objective symptoms in selecting the most appropriate homeopathic remedies, especially in cases where subjective symptoms may not be reliable. It also seeks to establish the importance of objective signs in improving diagnosis and treatment, ultimately contributing to better patient outcomes. |