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        <journal-title>Materia Novum: The Journal of Homoeopathy</journal-title>
        <abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="publisher">Materia Novum</abbrev-journal-title>
      </journal-title-group>
      <issn pub-type="epub">2583-4398</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Materia Novum: The Journal of Homoeopathy</publisher-name>
      </publisher>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">MNH130002</article-id>
      <title-group>
        <article-title>A Randomized control trial in reducing the stress level of Medical students:  Homoeopathy and Meditation versus Placebo and Meditation</article-title>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Gharte</surname>
            <given-names>Mita</given-names>
          </name>
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        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Yadav</surname>
            <given-names>Ravind</given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Shaikh</surname>
            <given-names>Shahnawaz</given-names>
          </name>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Yadav</surname>
            <given-names>Sachin</given-names>
          </name>
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      <aff id="aff1">MNH</aff>
      <pub-date pub-type="epub" iso-8601-date="2026-04-06">
        <month>04</month>
        <day>06</day>
        <year>2026</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>3</volume>
      <issue>1</issue>
      <elocation-id>8</elocation-id>
      <abstract>
        <p>Our lifestyle has become very busy today. As a result, more and more people are exhibiting symptoms 
of stress and anxiety in general and college students are known to experience massive amounts of stress 
in particular. Studies shows that India has one of the highest rates of suicide between ages of 15 to 29. 
Thus the magnitude of problem today&apos;s world is serious, which made us to think over it. This study aims 
at helping the medical student to overcome their stress level with the help of homoeopathic medicines 
and relaxation techniques like meditation. Objective: To compare the effect of homoeopathic medicine 
versus placebo in reduction of stress level in medicalstudents receiving meditation.  
Materials and Methods: A randomize control trial was conducted at Motiwala homoeopathic medical 
college and hospital, Nashik Standard process stress assess scale was used to measure stress level before 
and after treatment.48 students were recruited for the study. Randomization was done and study group 
received Homoeopathic medicine and control group was given placebo. Both the groups received 
meditation together simultaneously. Improvement was recorded after 4 months of treatment.  
Result: The mean score before and after in study group were 70.37 and 53.30 and in control group 69.33 
and 54.66 respectively.  
Conclusion: The study concludes that the Homeopathic medicines when used along with Meditation will 
effectively reduces the stress levels in medical students as compared to placebo combined with 
meditation.</p>
      </abstract>
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        <kwd>Stress</kwd>
        <kwd>Homoeopathic medicine</kwd>
        <kwd>Meditation</kwd>
        <kwd>medical students</kwd>
        <kwd>Standard process stress 
access scale</kwd>
        <kwd>Randomized control trial</kwd>
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