Women's Use of Alternative Medicine: A Multiethnic Study

This study has been completed.

First Received on August 13, 2003. Last Updated on February 26, 2007 History of Changes

Sponsor:	National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
Information provided by:	National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00067249

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to examine socio-cultural factors of women’s use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). The effects of socioeconomic status, social networks and acculturation on CAM use will be assessed among white, African-, Mexican-, and Chinese-American women.

Condition
Uterine Fibroids Osteoporosis Urinary Tract Infection High Blood Pressure Heart Disease Arthritis Depression Headaches

Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Allocation: Random Sample Observational Model: Natural History Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional Time Perspective: Retrospective

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Depression Headache Heart Diseases High Blood Pressure Osteoporosis Urinary Tract Infections

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM):

Estimated Enrollment:	3200
Study Start Date:	April 2001
Estimated Study Completion Date:	September 2001

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

Inclusion criteria:

Experienced one or more of the following health conditions within the last year:

pregnancy related symptoms
menopausal related symptoms
headaches
back pain
osteoporosis
cancer
high blood pressure
high cholesterol
heart disease
joint pain/arthritis
insomnia
uterine fibroids
urinary tract infection
vaginal tract infection
medically diagnosed depression
menstrual symptoms

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00067249

Sponsors and Collaborators

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Fredi Kronenberg, PhD

Rosenthal Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Columbia University

More Information

No publications provided

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00067249 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	F31 AT001401-01
Study First Received:	August 13, 2003
Last Updated:	February 26, 2007
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM):

Race
Ethnicity
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Women's health
Social determinants of Health

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Arthritis
Depression
Depressive Disorder
Headache
Heart Diseases
Hypertension
Leiomyoma
Osteoporosis
Urinary Tract Infections
Myofibroma
Joint Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Behavioral Symptoms
Mood Disorders
Mental Disorders

Pain
Neurologic Manifestations
Nervous System Diseases
Signs and Symptoms
Cardiovascular Diseases
Vascular Diseases
Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue
Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms
Bone Diseases, Metabolic
Bone Diseases
Infection
Urologic Diseases
Neoplasms, Connective Tissue

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