Optimising the use of polar symptoms in Homoeopathy: Introduction to a pilot study of prognostic factor research in chronic cough
| Autor: | Chetna Deep Lamba, Vaishali Shinde, Raj K Manchanda, Ratan Chandra Shil, Anil Khurana, Vinitha Edavattath Ramanan, Sujata Chaudhury, Sonia Raizada, Partha Pratim Pal, Jyoti Sachdeva, Chittaranjan Kundu, Lex Rutten, Harleen Kaur, Rompicherla Gr Kiranmayee, Nidhi Mahajan, Amulya Ratna Sahoo, Bodankar Rajeshekhar, Praveen Oberai |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Eosinophilic bronchitis Respiratory tract infections business.industry prognostic factor research lcsh:RX1-681 Homeopathy Disease polar symptoms respiratory tract infections medicine.disease homoeopathy Chronic cough Complementary and alternative medicine lcsh:Homeopathy cough Internal medicine GERD medicine Observational study medicine.symptom business Asthma |
| Zdroj: | Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy, Vol 14, Iss 3, Pp 200-210 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 0974-7168 |
| Popis: | Background: Polar symptoms represent the most challenging rubrics in the homoeopathic repertories, despite their frequent use. Objective: The study objective was to assess the relationship between 27 polar cough symptoms, 3 non-polar cough symptoms and 30 general polar symptoms and successful response to specific homoeopathic medicines. Materials and Methods: A multi-centre, explorative, prospective, observational study was conducted at ten centres under the Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy. Two hundred and sixteen patients were enrolled with chronic cough, lasting >8 weeks. The patients were enrolled as per four underlying diagnoses of chronic upper airway cough syndrome (CUACS), gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD), asthma and related syndromes, and non-asthmatic eosinophilic bronchitis (NAEB). 30 general polar symptoms, 27 polar cough symptoms and 3 non-polar cough symptoms were assessed at the baseline. During enrollment and follow-up consultations, two validated questionnaires (Leicester Cough Questionnaire chronic and EuroQuol (EQ)-5D-5L) were filled for assessing the effect of treatment. If the Physician Assessment Score was >2, the causal relationship between improvement and prescribed medicine was further assessed using Modified Naranjo Algorithm. Results: At the fourth follow-up, three medicines with >10 cases having good result were identified: Phosphorus (n = 20), Pulsatilla (n = 19) and Sulphur (n = 13). For this introductory article, we compare some results with the existing data, reflect on discrepancies between the existing data and research outcome and reflect on future use, especially in respiratory tract infections (RTIs). Conclusion: In improving the homoeopathic method and its practical use, priority should be given to polar symptoms, especially related to RTIs. |
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