Homeopathy for Overweight and Obesity in Mexican Adolescents

Phase 2 Unknown 60 enrolled Hospital Juarez de Mexico

RandomizedParallel-groupTriple-blindTreatment

Summary

This study evaluates the efficacy of a multidisciplinary intervention (diet, exercise, motivational support and homeopathy or placebo) for overweight and obesity in Mexican adolescents. Half of study participants will receive the multidisciplinary intervention plus Calcarea carbonica ostrearum, a homeopathic medicine, while the other half will receive the same multidisciplinary intervention plus placebo.

Timeline

Start: 2019-05-06
Primary completion: 2022-11-30
Completion: 2022-12-30

Publications

Macias-Cortes E, Arellano-Alvarez S, Vega-Monroy S, Vera-Perez V, Llanes-Gonzalez L, Sanchez-Navarrete P, Enciso-Gonzalez D. Efficacy of Homeopathy in Addition to a Multidisciplinary Intervention for Overweight or Obesity in Mexican Adolescents: Study Protocol for a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial. Homeopathy. 2020 May;109(2):87-96. doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1697927. Epub 2020 Jan 20.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Subject	Calcarea carbonica ostrearum	Traditional medicine (herbal / TCM)	—	Oral

Indications

No indication recorded.