The best homeopathic trials shows homeopathy is more effective than a placebo by a 2 to 1 basis on trials before 1991. This study is going to examine some more recent trials.

New set of trials done by the Swiss-UK review team showed homeopathy medicines to give the exact same effect as a placebo remedy. This study did have some trial issues and was considered by many not to be a properly conducted trial.

We are going to examine the better done trials since 1991. We will not examine all of them but look at a fair amount of promising and not so promising evidence of properly conducted homeopathic trials.

Homeopathic Trials Below:

Trials when comparing Homeopathy to A Placebo

A trial that was randomized, double-blinded and placebo controlled with 242 patients ranging from age 18 to 55 examined homeopathic effects on asthmatic people allergic to house dust. The study found on difference between the placebo group and homeopathic group. The authors concluded homeopathy was no better than a placebo for allergies to house dust. Some inconsistencies were noted between the homeopathy immunotherapy and placebo group.

This study was an attempt to duplicate a successful trial with allergies and asthma. The authors are uncertain why the duplication did not work. This study was bigger than the initial study.

A homeopathic study with 126 children examined homeopathic effect on acute childhood diarrhea. The study was completed by 116 children. This trial was double blind and placebo controlled. The study showed homeopathic individualized homeopathic medicines improved children with diarrhea as compared to the placebo. This trial matches a previous trial done with diarrhea.

Randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial of 519 people; 400 completed the study. Homeopathic remedies, including arnica, are not effective for muscle soreness following long-distance running.

Homeopathic medicines seem to indicate a positive effect compared to a placebo during a rheumatic syndrome study. There were six controlled clinical trials done. However, there was an inadequate amount of trials to draw a conclusion and some trial outcomes were mixed.

Oscillococcinum shows the most promise out of all the homeopathic remedies. Many large studies proved Oscillococcinum was more effective than a placebo in shortening the duration of the flu. Oscillococcinum had a negative outcome on flu prevention.

More research must be completed before homeopathy medicine will be accepted by the mainstream public. Some homeopathic medicines appear to offer positive results in many double blind placebo trials. Bigger trials after 1991 show a 1 to 1 ratio of positive and negative homeopathic trials.

Studies of great quality before 1991 suggest that homeopathic is more effective than a placebo in 2 out of 3 trials. Several of these trials have been duplicated including Oscillococcinum. This drug was used in several trials. Every trial showed this remedy was more effective than a placebo in reducing the duration of the flu.

Higher quality trials before 1991 show homeopathy working 2/3 of the time. A few of these studies have been replicated. Oscilloccoccinum was the only remedy were several researchers duplicated trials that were successful.