%0 Journal Article
%T AN OPEN LABEL PILOT STUDY TESTING THE ROLE OF CLASSICAL HOMEOPATHY IN CHRONIC ALLERGIC RHINITIS
%A S. Ghosh*
%A S. Das
%A M. Mundle Dishari Sengupta
%A Sk. Intaj Hossain
%A M. Koley and S. Saha
%J International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research
%D 2013
%I Society of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research
%X ABSTRACT: Purpose: The prevalence of allergic rhinitis (AR) is increasing at an alarming rate throughout the world. India has an estimated number of 15-20 million patients with allergic bronchial asthma and 30-80% of these suffer from AR. So, AR is considered as a major chronic respiratory disease due to its prevalence, impact on quality of life (QoL), work/school performance and productivity, economic burden and links with asthma. This research aims at testing the role of classical homeopathy in bringing changes in serum immunoglobulin E (IgE) level and absolute eosinophil count (primary outcome measures) and symptoms score and WHOQOL-BREF score related to AR (secondary outcome measures) by comparing the pre-trial and post-trial data.
%K Allergic rhinitis
%K Homeopathy
%K Immunoglobulin E
%K Absolute Eosinophil Count
%K Quality of life
%K Pilot study
%U http://www.ijpsr.com/V4I4/32%20Vol.%204,%20Issue%204,%20IJPSR,%20April%202013,%20RA-%202246,%20Paper%2032.pdf