Puducherry Rheumatoid Arthritis Pilot Study

Study summary

A placebo-controlled pilot study by Rao P. involving 45 patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA).

What is commonly claimed

Homeopathy cannot affect inflammatory cytokines or clinical indices of RA.

What the study actually found

Patients treated for 3 weeks showed improvement in clinical features and a reduction in parameters of inflammation and IL6 levels, suggesting an immunomodulatory role.

Key findings

• Reduction in IL6 inflammatory levels.
• Improvement in RA clinical features.
• Evidence of immunomodulatory activity.