HRI began funding projects in 2010. A number of projects supported by the Institute have reached completion: ADHD feasibility study consisting of a pilot randomised controlled trial This project was a continuation of the ADHD case series – the next step was a feasibility study consisting of a pilot randomised controlled trial. More Randomised controlled […]

What is this project about? Symphytum officinale (a member of the Boragninaceae family) has been used as a medicinal plant for centuries, often being referred to by the common names ‘Comfrey’ and ‘Knitbone’. Symphytum’s specific role in bone healing can be traced back even further, being used by Roman soldiers to treat combat bone fractures […]

HRI Scientific Advisory Committee member, Dr Robert Mathie, has carried outa programme of new systematic reviews of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in homeopathy which bring much needed clarity to the RCT evidence base. Mathie and his team have identified the following key attributes of each trial: placebo controlled versus other-than-placebo (OTP) controlled; individualised versus non-individualised […]

June 21st 2010 The 5th International Congress on Complementary Research (ICCMR) recently held in Tromsø, Norway attracted over 400 CAM researchers. There were over a dozen presentations covering a wide range of different types of homeopathy research – basic, clinical and methodological research into the effects of both homeopathic remedies and homeopathic practitioners. Sarah Brien […]

October 7th 2009 The World Health Organisation estimates that 4.5% of the population worldwide experience depression at some point in their lifetime (WHO, 2007).  Depression was found to be the most frequently treated condition in a study of NHS homeopathic treatments (Mathie and Robinson, 2006). Depression treatment in homeopathy has been subject of two previous […]