The study followed 3,981 patients (2,851 adults and 1,130 children) of 103 physicians specialised in homeopathy in Germany and Switzerland for two years, under everyday practice conditions. 97% of the diagnoses were chronic conditions. Disease severity as rated by the patients on a 0–10 scale fell from 6.2 to 3.0 in adults and from 6.1 to 2.2 in children. The authors note that, because patients could also receive conventional treatment, the improvement cannot be attributed to homeopathy alone.
- Authors
- Witt CM, Lüdtke R, Baur R, Willich SN
- Journal
- BMC Public Health · 2005 · 5: 115
- Study type
- Other studies · Prospective, multicentre cohort study
- DOI
- 10.1186/1471-2458-5-115
