Women's Use of Alternative Medicine: A Multiethnic Study - Tabular View

Tracking Information

First Received Date ^ICMJE

August 13, 2003

Last Updated Date

February 26, 2007

Start Date ^ICMJE

April 2001

Primary Completion Date

Current Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Original Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Change History

Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00067249 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site

Current Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Original Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Descriptive Information

Brief Title ^ICMJE

Women's Use of Alternative Medicine: A Multiethnic Study

Official Title ^ICMJE

Brief Summary

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.

Detailed Description

Study Phase

Study Type ^ICMJE

Observational

Study Design ^ICMJE

Natural History, Cross-Sectional, Random Sample, Retrospective Study

Condition ^ICMJE

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

Intervention ^ICMJE

Study Arms / Comparison Groups

Publications *

* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by National Clinical Trials Identifier (NCT ID) in Medline.

Recruitment Information

Recruitment Status ^ICMJE

Completed

Enrollment ^ICMJE

3200

Completion Date

September 2001

Primary Completion Date

Eligibility Criteria ^ICMJE

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

Gender

Female

Ages

18 Years and older

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Contacts ^ICMJE

Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects

Location Countries ^ICMJE

Administrative Information

NCT ID ^ICMJE

NCT00067249

Responsible Party

Study ID Numbers ^ICMJE

F31 AT001401-01

Study Sponsor ^ICMJE

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)

Collaborators ^ICMJE

Investigators ^ICMJE

Principal Investigator:

Fredi Kronenberg, PhD

Rosenthal Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Columbia University

Information Provided By

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)

Verification Date

February 2007

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