Risk in homeopathy: Classification of adverse events and homeopathic aggravations – A cross sectional study among Norwegian homeopath patients. Issue 4 (August 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Stub, Trine; Kristoffersen, Agnete E.; Alræk, Terje; Musial, Frauke; Steinsbekk, Aslak
• Is Part Of: Complementary therapies in medicine. Volume 23:Issue 4(2015)
• Page Start: 535
• Page End: 543
• Publication Date: 2015-08
• Subjects: Alternative medicine -- Periodicals; Complementary Therapies -- Periodicals; Médecines parallèles -- Périodiques; Thérapeutique -- Périodiques; Alternative medicine; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 615.5
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2015.06.004
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0965-2299

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0060"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">This is the first study to apply criteria that distinguish homeopathic aggravations from adverse events when assessing patient reported worsening of symptoms during homeopathic treatment.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">The patients reported worsening of symptoms 14 days after taking homeopathic remedy was classified as mild or moderate suggesting that the risk connected to homeopathic treatment is minor.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">We recommend that similar studies are undertaken to test the validity of the criteria used in this study as further development and improvement are warranted.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>