Effectiveness of homoeopathic medicines in HIV patients - A clinical trial

Abstract

Targeted therapy for HIV treatment is the antiretroviral therapy but varied types of drug toxicities and adverse reactions are quiet common. Homoeopathy is popularly known for its unique methods to tackle the infection especially in viral diseases. The study was an open clinical trial using individualized homoeopathic medicines selected through repertorization. The aim of study was to observe the changes in CD4 and viral load volumes after intervention of individualized homoeopathic medicines. 90 seropositive patients were enrolled in two study centers of Central Council for research in Homoeopathy (CCRH). 72 patients, who completed the follow up period of six months, were assessed. There was significant change in Viral load volume as compared to the baseline data (95% Cl, 0.16, 1.24, p=0.012), but no significant changes was observed in CD4 cells (95%,-1.12,-.57, p<0.001) showed significant improvement. After homoeopathic intervention, WHO-QOL (quality of Life) parameters showed statistical significant changes at p<0.05 in physical health, psychological and environmental domains but in social domain no significant change was noted.