Efficacy Study of Homeopathic Potassium Dichromate to Treat Tracheal Secretions in Critically Ill Patients

Summary

The purpose of this study is to find out whether homeopathic potassium dichromate will decrease the time on the breathing machine and the amount of phlegm that you produce in your lungs. In addition, this study will look at whether participants spend less time in a critical care unit and if the chances of being placed back on a breathing machine can be lessened.

Timeline

Start

2007-01

Primary completion

2010-01

Completion

2010-01

Outcome

Outcome not reported

Stopped (Enrollment): “slow recruitment”

Publications

• Background Frass M, Dielacher C, Linkesch M, Endler C, Muchitsch I, Schuster E, Kaye A. Influence of potassium dichromate on tracheal secretions in critically ill patients. Chest. 2005 Mar;127(3):936-41. doi: 10.1378/chest.127.3.936.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.