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Designing clinical trials of homeopathy for menopausal symptoms: a review of the literature

Elizabeth A Thompson ^*  and Clare Relton 

^* Bristol Homeopathic Hospital, Bristol, UK
School of Healthcare, Baines Wing, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK

Correspondence: Elizabeth A Thompson, Consultant Homeopathic Physician and Honorary Senior Lecturer Palliative Medicine, Bristol Homeopathic Hospital, Cotham Hill, Bristol BS6 6PD, UK. Email: Elizabeth.Thompson{at}UHBristol.nhs.uk
Homeopathy is a system of therapeutics placed outside the boundaries of orthodox medicine and regarded as a complementary and alternative medicine. Homeopathy has been used to alleviate menopausal symptoms both in the climacteric and in breast cancer survivors. Individualized treatment by a homeopath, regarded as the gold standard of homeopathic care, is a complex intervention where the homeopathic medicine is matched to the individual using holistic principles. This review article describes and interprets the existing evidence from observational studies and clinical trials and makes recommendations for trial design in the future.

Key Words: Breast cancer • clinical trials • homeopathy • hot flushes, menopause

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