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Homeopathy – what are the active ingredients? An exploratory study using the UK Medical Research Council's framework for the evaluation of complex interventions

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Title
Homeopathy – what are the active ingredients? An exploratory study using the UK Medical Research Council's framework for the evaluation of complex interventions
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BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, November 2006
DOI 10.1186/1472-6882-6-37
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Authors

Trevor DB Thompson, Marjorie Weiss

Abstract

Research in homeopathy has traditionally addressed itself to defining the effectiveness of homeopathic potencies in comparison to placebo medication. There is now increasing awareness that the homeopathic consultation is in itself a therapeutic intervention working independently or synergistically with the prescribed remedy. Our objective was to identify and evalute potential "active ingredients" of the homeopathic approach as a whole, in a prospective formal case series, which draws on actual consultation data, and is based on the MRC framework for the evaluation of complex interventions.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 2 3%
Switzerland 1 1%
Portugal 1 1%
Australia 1 1%
Italy 1 1%
Unknown 72 92%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 16 21%
Student > Bachelor 11 14%
Student > Master 9 12%
Other 7 9%
Student > Postgraduate 6 8%
Other 17 22%
Unknown 12 15%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 25 32%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 7 9%
Social Sciences 6 8%
Nursing and Health Professions 6 8%
Psychology 6 8%
Other 10 13%
Unknown 18 23%
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