{"id":8875,"date":"2012-05-29T00:23:11","date_gmt":"2012-05-29T00:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.homeobook.com\/?p=8875"},"modified":"2021-08-14T01:34:28","modified_gmt":"2021-08-14T01:34:28","slug":"the-research-evidence-base-for-homoeopathy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homeobook.com\/the-research-evidence-base-for-homoeopathy\/","title":{"rendered":"The Research Evidence Base for Homoeopathy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Systematic reviews of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of homeopathy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Four of five major comprehensive reviews of RCTs in homeopathy have reached broadly positive conclusions.1,2,3,4 Based on a smaller selection of trials, a fifth review came to a\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 negative conclusion about homeopathy.5<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Positive conclusions have been reported in 9 of 23 reviews of RCTs in specific categories of medical condition (the other 14 are largely inconclusive):<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Allergies and upper respiratory tract infections6<\/li>\n<li>Childhood diarrhoea7<\/li>\n<li>Influenza treatment8<\/li>\n<li>Post-operative ileus9<\/li>\n<li>Rheumatic diseases10<\/li>\n<li>Seasonal allergic rhinitis11,12,13<\/li>\n<li>Vertigo.14<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">RCTs of homeopathy \u2013 the original peer-reviewed research literature<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Up to the end of 2009, 142 RCTs had been published: 63 positive; 11 negative; 68 not\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 statistically conclusive. In addition to the above seven conditions, there is positive evidence\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 from two or more RCTs in each of the following three areas:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>fibromyalgia15,16,17<\/li>\n<li>osteoarthritis18,19<\/li>\n<li>sinusitis.20,21<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0There is evidence from single RCTs (not refuted elsewhere) in favour of homeopathy for a number of other conditions, including: acute otitis media,\u00a0 ankle sprain,\u00a0 bronchitis,\u00a0 chronic\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 fatigue,25 premenstrual syndrome.26<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Cost effectiveness of homeopathy<br \/>\n<\/strong>Integration of homeopathy with conventional treatment is associated with better clinical\u00a0 outcomes for similar or lower costs.27,28,29<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Clinical observational studies<br \/>\n<\/strong>70.7% of 6,544 follow-up patients, treated at Bristol Homeopathic Hospital for a wide range of chronic medical complaints, reported positive health changes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Many patients attending the Royal\u00a0 London Homoeopathic Hospital were able to reduce or stop conventional medication following homeopathic treatment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Basic Science<br \/>\n<\/strong>Laboratory research has obtained evidence that water may retain information about\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 homeopathically-prepared solutes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Additional laboratory studies have shown that homeopathic dilutions can exert biological\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 effects.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Download sources &amp; References<\/strong> : <a href=\"http:\/\/www.homeobook.com\/pdf\/evidence-homeopathy.pdf\">www.similima.com\/pdf\/evidence-homeopathy.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Systematic reviews of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of 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