0 Product(s) in cartCocaine Alternative Treatment Study (CATS), 1996-1999
Investigators:
This study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of auricular
acupuncture as a treatment for cocaine addiction.
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Alternative Medicine
The Complementary and Alternative Medicine Data Archive, funded by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, fosters evidence-based research in complementary and alternative medicine, defined as a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products not presently considered to be part of conventional medicine as practiced in the United States. The archive includes data from nationally representative surveys as well as from clinical trials. Datasets in are indexed by Medical Subject Headings (MeSH codes) based on the content and characteristics of the original study.
Individual Studies in the Alternative Medicine Collection
The Efficacy of a Standardized Acupuncture Regimen and Amitriptyline
Compared with Placebo as a Treatment for Pain Caused by Peripheral
Neuropathy in HIV-Infected Patients, 1993-1997
Investigators:
The study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of a standardized acupuncture
regime and amitriptyline hydrochloride for relief of pain due to HIV-related
peripheral neuropathy.
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The Evaluation of the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Moxibustion
on Acupuncture Point Zhiyin (67 UB) for Correction of Abnormal Presentation,
1995-1996
Investigators:
The study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety of moxibustion (burning
herbs to stimulate acupuncture points) on acupuncture point Zhiyin (beside the
outer corner of the fifth toenail) as a means of promoting inversion of fetuses
in breech presentation, by way of increasing fetal activity.
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Harvard School of Public Health/Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Dietary Supplements Survey, 1999
Investigators:
The purpose of the study was to examine the characteristics of dietary supplement
users, attitudes about dietary supplements, attitudes towards government regulation
of supplements, and to examine differences in attitudes between users and nonusers
of dietary supplements.
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Hispanic Established Populations for the Epidemiological Studies of
the Elderly (Hispanic EPESE), Waves I-IV, 1993-2001
Investigators:
The primary purpose of the study was to provide estimates of the prevalence
of key physical health conditions, mental health conditions, and functional
impairments in older Mexican Americans and compare this prevalence
with that in other populations.
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John F. Kennedy School of Government/Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation/National
Public Radio Health News Interest Index: Social Security/Vitamins,
1999
Investigators:
The purpose of the study was to examine the characteristics of dietary
supplement users, attitudes about dietary supplements, attitudes towards
government regulation of supplements, and to examine differences in
attitudes between users and nonusers of dietary supplements.
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Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), 1996
Investigators:
The survey was designed to provide nationally representative estimates
of health care use, expenditures, sources of payments, and insurance
coverage for the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population.
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National Health Interview Survey, Sample Adults, 2002
Investigators:
This is a multi-purpose health survey conducted annually and is the
principal source of information on the health of the civilian, noninstitutionalized,
household population of the United States. The main objective is to monitor
the health of the United States population through the collection and
analysis of data on a broad range of health topics.
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National Health Interview Survey, Sample Adults, 2000
Investigators:
This is a multi-purpose health survey conducted annually and is the
principal source of information on the health of the civilian, noninstitutionalized,
household population of the United States. Extensive information is
collected on health status, conditions, disability, health care services,
and behavior. In addition, the 2000 NHIS featured the Cancer Control
Module consisting
of seven sections focusing on cancer risk factors and behaviors and
collected information on Hispanic acculturation, diet and nutrition,
physical activity, tobacco, cancer screening, genetic testing, and
family history.
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National Survey of Self-Care and Aging (NSSCA), 1990-1994
Investigators:
This study was a population-based, national longitudinal survey of noninstitutionalized
Medicare beneficiaries, designed to develop a national database on self-care
behaviors practiced by noninstitutional elderly adults.
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The Prevalence and Predictors of Herbal Medicine Use in Surgical Patients,
2001
Investigators:
The purpose of this study was to assess the herbal medicine usage
in surgical patients and the willingness of patients to reveal their
herbal medicine usage to the surgical care staff.
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The Randomized Controlled Trial of Periconceptional Multivitamin Supplementation
on Structural Birth Defects and Pregnancy Outcomes, 1984-1994
Investigator:
The study was conducted to test the preventive effect of periconceptional
multivitamin supplementation on the first occurrence of neural tube defects
and other congenital abnormalities.
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A Study of the Effectiveness and the Economic Feasibility of Bone-Setting,
1994-1995
Investigator:
This study was conducted to determine whether bone-setting (a form of
traditional Finnish folk healing) or light exercise therapy could ease
back pain and improve function better than ordinary physiotherapy.
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Use and Expenditure on Complementary Medicine in England: A Population
Based Survey, 1998
Investigators:
This survey was conducted to generate reliable population-based estimates
of use of practitioner-provided complementary therapies in England in
1998.
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