[Omeo33] Art 0685 - Rheumatology, 2004, 43 (5), 577-582

[Gino Santini]

Improved clinical status in fibromyalgia patients treated with  
individualized homeopathic remedies versus placebo
I. R. Bell, D. A. Lewis II, A. J. Brooks, G. E. Schwartz, S. E. Lewis,  
B. T. Walsh and C. M. Baldwin

Objective. To assess the efficacy of individualized classical  
homeopathy in the treatment of fibromyalgia.
Methods. This study was a double-blind, randomized, parallel-group,  
placebo-controlled trial of homeopathy. Community-recruited persons (N  
= 62) with physician-confirmed fibromyalgia (mean age 49 yr, S.D. 10  
yr, 94% women) were treated in a homeopathic private practice setting.  
Participants were randomized to receive oral daily liquid LM (1/50  
000) potencies with an individually chosen homeopathic remedy or an  
indistinguishable placebo. Homeopathic visits involved joint  
interviews and concurrence on remedy selection by two experienced  
homeopaths, at baseline, 2 months and 4 months (prior to a subsequent  
optional crossover phase of the study which is reported elsewhere).  
Tender point count and tender point pain on examination by a medical  
assessor uninvolved in providing care, self-rating scales on  
fibromyalgia-related quality of life, pain, mood and global health at  
baseline and 3 months, were the primary clinical outcome measures for  
this report.
Results. Fifty-three people completed the treatment protocol.  
Participants on active treatment showed significantly greater  
improvements in tender point count and tender point pain, quality of  
life, global health and a trend toward less depression compared with  
those on placebo.
Conclusions. This study replicates and extends a previous 1-month  
placebo-controlled crossover study in fibromyalgia that pre-screened  
for only one homeopathic remedy. Using a broad selection of remedies  
and the flexible LM dose (1/50 000 dilution factor) series, the  
present study demonstrated that individualized homeopathy is  
significantly better than placebo in lessening tender point pain and  
improving the quality of life and global health of persons with  
fibromyalgia.

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