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Women's Use of Alternative Medicine: A Multiethnic Study

This study has been completed.

Sponsored by: 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

MedlinePlus related topics:   Depression    Heart Disease in Women    Heart Diseases    High Blood Pressure    Osteoporosis    Urinary Tract Infections   

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:   Observational
Study Design:   Natural History, Cross-Sectional, Random Sample, Retrospective Study

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

Investigators
Principal Investigator:     Fredi Kronenberg, PhD     Rosenthal Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Columbia University    
  More Information


Study ID Numbers:   F31 AT001401-01
First Received:   August 13, 2003
Last Updated:   February 26, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:   NCT00067249
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  

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Myofibroma
Heart Diseases
Depression
Joint Diseases
Urinary Tract Infections
Vascular Diseases
Osteoporosis
Bone Diseases, Metabolic
Depressive Disorder
Bone Diseases
Leiomyoma
Behavioral Symptoms
Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue
Urologic Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Arthritis
Headache
Connective Tissue Diseases
Hypertension

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue
Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Cardiovascular Diseases
Neoplasms, Connective Tissue
Infection

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on November 20, 2008




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