Volume 5 Issue 4 Oct.- Dec. 2022
Original Articles
A PROSPECTIVE STUDY ON EFFECTIVENESS OF PAREIRA BRAVA IN CASES OF URINARY INCONTINENCE- A RONDOMIZED SINGLE BLIND CONTROLLED TRIAL
Vinay Kumar, E Siva Rami Reddy
Background- Urinary incontinence (UI) is defined by the international continence society as “a condition in which involuntary loss of urine is objectively demonstrable and is a social and hygiene problem. It is a common and distressing medical condition severely affecting quality of life (QOL). Lesser known homeopathic drug Pareira brava can be beneficial for such conditions Aim- To ascertain the effectiveness of Homoeopathic Medicine Pareira brava in cases of Urinary incontinence. Methodology- Perspective, Experimental, Randomized single blind controlled trial. 60 cases were selected, 30 cases for each group by using simple random sampling method. Group A (30 cases): received Pareira brava. Group B (30 cases): Controlled cases- received Placebo.‘Sandvik Severity Index for Urinary incontinence’ was used for the assessment of improvement. Results-Before treatment and after treatment scores were compared statistically using statistical tool paired t-test and difference mean of t-test. At 58 df the highest obtainable value of ttabulated 5% level of significance is 2.00where tcalculated is 6.86 which is much higher than the highest 2.00 obtainable by chance. Thus null hypothesis stands rejected. The difference is real in mean of two groups. Conclusion- This study proved that intervention of Homoeopathic medicine Pareira brava can be significantly effective in the treatment and management of Urinary Incontinence as compared to placebo.
