...: This 6-month, double-blind, randomized trial was conducted on 51 patients suffering from psoriasis at the National Institute of Homoeopathy, India. Patients were randomized to receive either individualized homeopathic medicines (IHMs; n = 25) in LM potencies or identical-looking placebos ( n = 26...

... 80–90% of people suffering from disc degeneration by the age of 50 years. This trial attempts at evaluating the efficacy of individualized homeopathic medicines (IHMs) against placebos in the treatment of CS. Methods: A 3-month, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial was conducted...

.... The objective of this pilot trial was to test feasibility of a definitive trial in future. We also experimented whether individualized homeopathic medicines (IH) plus psychological counseling (PC) can produce significantly different effects beyond placebo plus PC in the treatment of GAD. Methods: A double-blind...

... students in Tehran, Iran. The participants were randomly divided into 2 groups who were treated with 500-mg Salvia officinalis capsules or placebo once a day for 2 consecutive months. Data were collected using a questionnaire and a daily form for recording symptoms of PMS. Results: The mean decreases...

...George Lewith; Fiona Barlow; Caroline Eyles; Andrew Flower; Sue Hall; Val Hopwood; Jan Walker Calls for placebo-controlled randomised trials in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) are entirely reasonable. However, they present major methodological problems, particularly when we understand...

... Randomised controlled trial Evidence-based medicine Placebo Essay Forsch Komplementmed 2009;16:256 261 DOI: 10.1159/000228916 Published online: July 30, 2009 Under Pressure: Homeopathy UK and Its Detractors Lionel R. Milgrom Homeopathy Research Institute, London, UK Key Words Homeopathy · National...

... reactions of healthy volunteers to a homeopathically diluted substance – Aconitum napellus C30 – and to a placebo. Participants and Methods: From the 33 subjects randomized for this double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover study, 27 could be included in the analysis. The study comprised two 7-day-long...

... forms of treatment experience some benefits from it. This, however, does not tell us whether such remedies are specifically effective (superior to placebo or sham intervention) or work through non-specific placebo effects. The only way to find out is to conduct more randomised controlled trials. 24...

...J. Hornung Es wird versucht, möglichst einfache und trotzdem genaue Definitionen für die Begriffe Placebo und Placebo-Effekt zu geben. Es stellt sich heraus, dass für die therapeutische Situation ein anderer Placebo-Begriff gültig ist als für die Arzneimittelforschung. Hieraus ergeben sich...

... by placebo. Objective: To test whether homeopathic preparations produce different symptoms than placebo in healthy volunteers. Methods: Three armed, double-blind, placebo controlled randomised experimental pathogenetic study in 25 healthy volunteers who took either one of two homeopathic remedies, Natrum...

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