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| Year : 2020 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 233-241 |
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Calendula mother tincture vs normal saline for ulcer dressing as an add-on to Individualized Homoeopathic Intervention in the management of Diabetic Foot Ulcer: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study
Hima Bindu Ponnam1, Chetna Deep Lamba2, Praveen Oberai2, Syed Viquar Masood3, Suryanarayana Yandamuri1, M Narsing Rao1, Raj Kumar Manchanda2
1 Extension Clinical Research Unit, Hyderabad, Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy, Princess Durru Shehvar Children's and General Hospital, Telangana, India
2 Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy, New Delhi, India
3 Department of Surgery, Princess Durru Shehvar Children's and General Hospital, Telangana, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Chetna Deep Lamba
Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy, New Delhi
India
Dr. Hima Bindu Ponnam
Extension Clinical Research Unit, Princess Durru Shehvar Children's and General Hospital, CCRH, Hyderabad, Telangana
India
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DOI: 10.4103/ijrh.ijrh_87_19
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Background: Despite standard management, healing rate of Diabetic Foot Ulcers (DFUs) remains low, posing risk of lower extremity amputation. Objectives: This study was undertaken to evaluate if Calendula Q has added benefit over individualized homoeopathic intervention (IHI). The primary objective was to achieve complete epithelialisation within 20 weeks and secondary objective was to assess the changes in quality of life using DFU Scale-short form (DFU-SF) questionnaire. Materials and Methods: A randomised controlled pilot study with a 20-week intervention was conducted from 2014-2017. 277 cases were screened and 60 cases were enrolled and randomised to Group I: IHI + Calendula Q dressing (n= 30) and Group II: IHI + normal saline (NS) dressing (n = 30), along with standard conventional medication for glycaemic control. Results: The mean time (Group I= 12 weeks, Group II= 11 weeks) of ulcer healing in both groups showed no statistically significant difference, thus calendula Q used for dressing did not have any added benefits (p= 0.0521). Arsenicum album (n= 14, 23.3%), Lycopodium (n= 8, 13.3%), Silicea (n= 7, 11.7%), Sulphur (n= 6, 10%), Phosphorus (n= 5, 10%) and Sepia (n=5, 10%) were found to be effective medicines. Conclusion: IHI, along with wound hygiene and conventional diabetic management, proved to be effective, irrespective of whether Calendula Q or normal saline was used for wound hygiene, thus leading to early, complete epithelialisation of Wagner's first and second stages of DFUs. Further studies comparing IHI with standard care are warranted.
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