Efficacy and Safety of Homeopathy for Moderate Depression (Acute Phase)

Summary

To assess the two components of individualized homeopathic treatment for acute depression, i.e., to investigate the specific effect of individualized Q-potencies versus placebo and to investigate the effect of different approaches to the homeopathic case history taking(defined in this study as case history taking type I and II).

Timeline

Start

2010-08

Primary completion

2011-07

Completion

2011-07

Outcome

Outcome not reported

Stopped (Enrollment): “recruitment difficulties”

Publications

• Background Adler UC, Kruger S, Teut M, Ludtke R, Bartsch I, Schutzler L, Melcher F, Willich SN, Linde K, Witt CM. Homeopathy for depression--DEP-HOM: study protocol for a randomized, partially double-blind, placebo controlled, four armed study. Trials. 2011 Feb 14;12:43. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-12-43.
• Adler UC, Kruger S, Teut M, Ludtke R, Schutzler L, Martins F, Willich SN, Linde K, Witt CM. Homeopathy for depression: a randomized, partially double-blind, placebo-controlled, four-armed study (DEP-HOM). PLoS One. 2013 Sep 23;8(9):e74537. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0074537. eCollection 2013.

Drugs

Indications