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| Title |
Interim results of a randomised controlled trial of homeopathic treatment for irritable bowel syndrome
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Homeopathy, May 2014
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.homp.2014.05.001 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Emily J. Peckham, Clare Relton, Jackie Raw, Clare Walters, Kate Thomas, Christine Smith, Kapil Kapur, Elmuhtady Said |
| Abstract |
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic condition for which there is no consensus on the optimum treatment. Gastroenterology problems are some of the most common conditions treated by homeopaths, yet few trials have explored the effectiveness of individualised homeopathic treatment for IBS. A three-armed trial was conducted which compared: usual care, homeopathic treatment plus usual care and supportive listening plus usual care. The primary outcome was change in irritable bowel symptom severity score between baseline and 26 weeks, calculated using ANCOVA. An interim ANCOVA adjusted for baseline IBS severity, age and employment status found no statistically significant difference between the three arms. However, a post-hoc test comparing homeopathic treatment plus usual care to usual care alone found a statistically significant difference in favour of homeopathic treatment. In addition, 62.5 percent of patients in the homeopathic treatment arm (compared to 25.0 percent of those in the usual care arm), achieved a clinically relevant change in irritable bowel symptom severity score, which indicates a promising effect for homeopathic treatment, though these results should be interpreted with caution due to the low number of participants in the study. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 76 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 13 | 17% |
| India | 8 | 11% |
| Spain | 6 | 8% |
| United States | 6 | 8% |
| Canada | 3 | 4% |
| Mexico | 2 | 3% |
| Australia | 2 | 3% |
| Germany | 1 | 1% |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 6 | 8% |
| Unknown | 28 | 37% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 65 | 86% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 7 | 9% |
| Scientists | 2 | 3% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 72 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 69 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 19 | 26% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 12 | 17% |
| Researcher | 8 | 11% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 8% |
| Other | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 11 | 15% |
| Unknown | 12 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 31 | 43% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 10% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 7% |
| Psychology | 4 | 6% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 7 | 10% |
| Unknown | 15 | 21% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 60. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 28 August 2022.
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Outputs from Homeopathy
#29
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#6,503
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#1
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