Estudo clínico, duplo-cego, randomizado, em crianças com amigdalites recorrentes submetidas a tratamento homeopático / A double-blind, randomized clinical study in children with recurrent tonsillitis undergoing homeopathic treatment
Estudo prospectivo, duplo-cego, randomizado, em que foram incluídas 40 crianças com idade variando de 3 a 7 anos; 20 crianças foram tratadas com medicação homeopática individualizada e 20 crianças receberam placebo. A duração do estudo de cada paciente foi de 4 meses. A avaliação dos resultados foi clínica, por meio de questionário padrão, de exame otorrinolaringológico, no primeiro e no último dia do tratamento. Utilizou-se como critério de amigdalites de repetição a ocorrência de 5 a 7 episódios de amigdalites agudas ao ano.
Prospective, randomized, double-blind clinical trial that included 40 children between ages of 3 to 7 years old, 20 children were treated with homeopathic medication and 20 children with placebo. The duration of the study of each child was 4 months. The evaluation of the results was clinical, by means of a standard questionnaire and clinical examination on the first and last day of treatment. Recurrent tonsillitis was defined as 5 to 7 episodes of bacterial acute tonsillitis per year.
Results:
From the group of 18 childrenwho completed homeopathic treatment, 14 did not present any episode of acute bacterial tonsillitis; from the group of 15 childrenwho received placebo 5 patients did not present tonsillitis; this difference was statistically significant (p= 0,015). None of the patient exhibited side effects.
Conclusions:
homeopathic treatment was effective in the children with recurrent tonsillitis compared to placebo, 14 children (78%) were no longer indicated surgery. Homeopathic treatment was not associated with adverse events. (AU)