Evidence for Homeopathy
The Lancet
The Lancet, Volume 328, Issue 8512, Pages 881 - 886, 18 October 1986
doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(86)90410-1
IS HOMEOPATHY A PLACEBO RESPONSE? CONTROLLED TRIAL OF HOMEOPATHIC POTENCY, WITH POLLEN IN HAY FEVER AS MODEL
DavidTaylor Reilly a b, Charles Mcsharry 1 a b, MoragA. Taylor a b, Tom Aitchison a b
Abstract
The hypothesis that Homeopathic potencies are placebos was tested in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. The study model chosen compared the effects of a Homeopathic preparation of mixed grass pollens with placebo in 144 patients with active hay-fever. The Homeopathically treated patients showed a significant reduction in patient and doctor assessed symptom scores. The significance of this response was increased when results were corrected for pollen count and the response was associated with a halving of the need for antihistamines. An initial aggravation of symptoms was noted more often in patients receiving the potency and was followed by an improvement in that group. No evidence emerged to support the idea that placebo action fully explains the clinical responses to Homeopathic drugs.
a Glasgow Homeopathic Hospital; University Department of Bacteriology and Immunology, Western Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom
b and Department of Statistics, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
1 Present address: Department of Pathology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
The Lancet, Volume 328, Issue 8512, Pages 881 - 886, 18 October 1986
doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(86)90410-1
IS HOMEOPATHY A PLACEBO RESPONSE? CONTROLLED TRIAL OF HOMEOPATHIC POTENCY, WITH POLLEN IN HAY FEVER AS MODEL
DavidTaylor Reilly a b, Charles Mcsharry 1 a b, MoragA. Taylor a b, Tom Aitchison a b
Abstract
The hypothesis that Homeopathic potencies are placebos was tested in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. The study model chosen compared the effects of a Homeopathic preparation of mixed grass pollens with placebo in 144 patients with active hay-fever. The Homeopathically treated patients showed a significant reduction in patient and doctor assessed symptom scores. The significance of this response was increased when results were corrected for pollen count and the response was associated with a halving of the need for antihistamines. An initial aggravation of symptoms was noted more often in patients receiving the potency and was followed by an improvement in that group. No evidence emerged to support the idea that placebo action fully explains the clinical responses to Homeopathic drugs.
a Glasgow Homeopathic Hospital; University Department of Bacteriology and Immunology, Western Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom
b and Department of Statistics, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
1 Present address: Department of Pathology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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