Homeopathic Medication and Nutritional Oriented Diet to Treat Overweight Pregnant Women With Mental Disorder

Last updated: May 8, 2013
Sponsor: Edgard Costa de Vilhena
Overall Status: Completed

Phase

2/3

Condition

Mental Disability

Obesity

Hypertriglyceridemia

Treatment

N/A

Clinical Study ID

NCT00942097
HAM-01082009
Homeopathy
  • Ages 18-35
  • Female
  • Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of homeopathic treatment in pregnant women with overweight and class I obesity with suspicion of a mental disorder.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnant women with less than 28 weeks,

  • BMI from 26 to 35 Kg/ m2,

  • SRQ-20 positive.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Diabetes

  • Cardiopathies

  • Hypertension

  • Nephropathies

  • Psychiatric treatment

  • Drug users

  • Pulmonary Chronic Disease

  • Suicidal ideas

  • No eating (appetites)

  • Problems of BMI measurements (disabled people)

  • Concomitant homeopathic treatment

  • People who are looking for just 1 medical appointment

Study Design

Total Participants: 134
Study Start date:
August 01, 2009
Estimated Completion Date:
December 31, 2012

Study Description

The weight gain during pregnancy has been reported as an important factor of being overweight after delivery and comorbidities. There are a lot of restrictions to treat pregnant women due to fetus development. Homeopathy presents itself as an integrative medicine that could treat with less collateral effects improving general health. The investigators are going to test the effects of homeopathy.

Connect with a study center

  • Amparo Maternal Maternidade Social

    São Paulo, 04062-023
    Brazil

    Site Not Available

  • Amparo Maternal Maternidade Social

    São Paulo, 04062-023
    Brazil

    Site Not Available

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