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Homeopathy ; 109(2): 87-96, 2020 05.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31958867

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Current recommendations for treating obesity in adolescence include a comprehensive approach (nutritional, behavioral, and exercise). Calcarea carbonica ostrearum (CCO) is a homeopathic medicine usually prescribed in obese individuals, but its effects on weight and body fat are not completely known. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study will be to evaluate the efficacy of homeopathic CCO, in addition to a multidisciplinary intervention (diet, motivational support, and exercise program), on body fat and weight in obese adolescents. METHODS/DESIGN: A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel-group, superiority trial with 3-month study duration will be undertaken. The study will be conducted in a public research hospital in Mexico City, Hospital Juárez de México, in the outpatient services of homeopathy and sports medicine. Eighty non-diabetic adolescents, 12 to 19 years old, who are overweight or obese, will be included. The primary outcome: change in body fat percentage at week 12. The secondary outcomes: change in mean total weight, total body mass index, fat mass index, waist-hip ratio, lean muscle mass, fasting glucose, insulin, insulin resistance, lipid profile, score of Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale Revised (CESD-R) and score of Screen for Child Anxiety-Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED) at week 12. Efficacy data will be analyzed in the intention-to-treat sample. To determine the difference in the outcomes between groups at baseline and week 12, data will be analyzed using Student's t-test. DISCUSSION: This is the first randomized controlled trial aimed to determine the fat-reducing efficacy in obese adolescents of a homeopathic medicine, CCO, given in addition to a multidisciplinary intervention, compared with placebo plus the same intervention. It is an attempt to support scientific evidence in homeopathy for one of the most common chronic diseases, which causes high mortality due to its complications. CLINICALTRIALS. GOV IDENTIFIER: NCT03945396: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03945396?term=homeopathy+for+obesity+in+Mexican+adolescents&rank=1.


Subject(s)
Adipose Tissue , Homeopathy/methods , Overweight/therapy , Adolescent , Adult , Body Mass Index , Child , Combined Modality Therapy , Double-Blind Method , Female , Humans , Male , Mexico , Surveys and Questionnaires , Waist-Hip Ratio , Young Adult
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Homeopatia Méx ; 85(701): 7-22, mar.-abr. 2016. ilus
Article in Spanish | HomeoIndex Homeopathy | ID: hom-11642

ABSTRACT

Antecedentes: la obesidad es un problema de salud pública en México que va en aumento en niños y adolescentes, incrementando el riesgo de enfermedades cardiovasculares y metabólicas a temprana edad. Tradicionalmente, en la práctica clínica homeopática, Calcarea carbonica ostrearum se ha utilizado para la obesidad; sin embargo, no existen estudios de calidad metodológica donde se demuestre sueficacia. El objetivo del estudio fue demostrar la eficacia de Calcarea carbonica ostrearum vs placebo para disminuir la obesidad en adolescentes. Material y métodos: se realizó un ensayo clínico controlado, aleatorizado, doble ciego, de 15 semanas de duración en el Hospital General de México (Ciudad de México) de febrero a agosto de 2010, en el que se incluyó a 25 pacientes adolescentesobesos de entre 14 y 18 años de edad. Se les administró Calcarea carbonica ostrearum 30CH, o placebo, junto con cambios en la dieta y ejercicio. Las variables medidas fueron: peso, índice de masa corporal, perímetro abdominal y porcentaje de grasa corporal. Resultados: se encontraron diferencias estadísticamente significativas entre Calcarea carbonica ostrearum 30CH y placebo en el porcentaje de grasa corporal (Calcarea carbonica ostrearum 2.9±1.1 vs placebo 1.3±1.5; diferencia=1.63, p<0.05). En las demás variables (peso, índice de masa corporal y perímetro abdominal) no se encontraron diferencias estadísticamente significativas entre grupos después de 15 semanas de tratamiento. Conclusión: Calcarea carbonica ostrearum 30CH puede ser efectiva para reducir el porcentaje de grasa corporal en adolescentes obesos. Es necesario que se realicen ensayos clínicos controlados con tamaños de muestra más grandes para corroborar estos resultados. (AU)


Background: obesity is a health problem in Mexico. The prevalence of juvenile and child obesity is raising and is strongly related to cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors. Traditionally, in daily homeopathic practice, Calcarea carbonica ostrearum is prescribed for obesity. Nevertheless there is a lack of well-designed studies to prove its efficacy. The objetive of this study was to investigate the efficacy of Calcarea carbonica ostrearum 30CH vs placebo for reducing obesity in adolescents. Methods/design: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled two-arm trial with a 15 weeks follow-up study was conducted in the Hospital General de Mexico in Mexico City. Twenty-five adolescents between 14 and 18 years were included. The outcomes were: weight, body mass index, abdominal circumference and percentage of body fat. Results: percentage of body fat was the only outcome with statistically significant difference between Calcarea carbonica ostrearum 30CH and placebo (Calcarea carbonica ostrearum 2.9±1.1 vs placebo 1.3±1.5, difference=1.63, p<0.05). Neither weight, nor body mass index, nor abdominal circumference were different from placebo after 15 weeks of treatment. Conclusion: Calcarea carbonica ostrearum 30CH could be effective for reducing the percentage of body fat in obese adolescents. Further studies with larger sample sizes are needed to confirm these results. (AU)


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Adolescent , Calcarea Carbonica/therapeutic use , Pediatric Obesity , Homeopathy , Mexico
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Rev. cienc ; : 61-5, 1997. graf
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-243012

ABSTRACT

Analiza que el embarazo ectópico (EE) o extrauterino es una patología cuya incidencia en la actualidad se ha aumentado considerablemente a nivel mundial, su diagnóstico sigue siendo un desafío aún con las pruebas especializadas y complejas que existen. En el presente trabajo hacemos una comparación retrospectiva del manejo del EE en dos hospitales diferentes del país, viendo cómo el diagnóstico precoz y tratamiento oportuno dan como resultado una morbimortalidad de cero para los períodos estudiados.


Subject(s)
Female , Pregnancy, Ectopic/etiology , Pregnancy, Ectopic/mortality , Pregnancy, Ectopic/therapy , Hospitals , Ecuador , Patients
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Rev. cienc ; : 90-1, 1997.
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-243021

ABSTRACT

Expone que el embarazo cervical es uno de los tipos de gestación ectópica cuya presentación es extremadamente rara y pone en peligro la vida de la paciente. Informamos el caso de una mujer ingresada en el Servicio de Obstetricia del Hospital "Carlos Andrade Marín", que clínica y ultrasonográficamente fue diagnosticada de embarazo ectópico cervical; tratado quirúrgicamente con evolución satisfactoria. Además, en el presente artículo descubrimos los aspectos más sobresalientes que conocemos sobre este procedimiento.


Subject(s)
Female , Adult , Hospital Departments , Hospitals , Hysterectomy , Obstetrics , Pregnancy, Ectopic , Ecuador , Patients
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