| Title |
Homeopathy for mental fatigue: lessons from a randomized, triple blind, placebo-controlled cross-over clinical trial
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, October 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6882-12-167 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Michael Emmans Dean, Raj Karsandas, J Martin Bland, Debbie Gooch, Hugh MacPherson |
| Abstract |
Difficulty in controlling attention can lead to mental fatigue in the healthy population. We identified one trial reporting a benefit in patients' attention using a homeopathic formula preparation. One component of the preparation was potassium phosphate, widely available off the shelf as Kali phos 6x for cognitive problems. The aim of this exploratory trial was to assess the effectiveness of Kali phos 6x for attention problems associated with mental fatigue. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United Kingdom | 5 | 23% |
| United States | 4 | 18% |
| Mexico | 3 | 14% |
| Qatar | 1 | 5% |
| Brazil | 1 | 5% |
| Canada | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 7 | 32% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 15 | 68% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | 18% |
| Scientists | 2 | 9% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 5% |
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| Brazil | 2 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Norway | 1 | 1% |
| Italy | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 81 | 94% |
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| Student > Bachelor | 24 | 28% |
| Student > Master | 10 | 12% |
| Researcher | 9 | 10% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 6 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 6% |
| Other | 18 | 21% |
| Unknown | 14 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 26 | 30% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 10 | 12% |
| Psychology | 10 | 12% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 8 | 9% |
| Social Sciences | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 11 | 13% |
| Unknown | 18 | 21% |
Attention Score in Context
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