Clinical trials: Complementary Medicine
Labor Pain, Virtual Reality
Virtual Reality in Labor and Delivery for Reduction in Pain
The purpose of this study is to identify whether use of virtual reality devices can improve the pain management of women in labor and delivery.
- Conditions
- Labor Pain, Virtual Reality, Alternative Medicine
- Trial name
- NCT03437031
- Testing
- Virtual Reality device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Functional Abdominal Pain
Peer Mentorship: An Intervention To Promote Effective Pain Self-Management In Adolescents
This protocol matches child subjects with peer mentors of similar age who have learned to function successfully with a chronic pain disorder.
- Conditions
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Functional Abdominal Pain, Fibromyalgia, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
- Trial name
- NCT01118988
- Testing
- Mentorship
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Depression, Depressive Disorder
Electroacupuncture for Major Depression
This study will compare the safety, efficacy, and tolerability of electroacupuncture (EA) and sham electroacupuncture (SA) for the treatment of major depression.
- Trial name
- NCT00071110
- Testing
- Electroacupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
Assessing Pain, Patient Reported Outcomes and Complementary and Integrative Health
The APPROACH Study (Assessing Pain, Patient-Reported Outcomes and Complementary and Integrative Health) assesses the effects of use of practitioner-delivered CIH therapies alone compared to the combination of self-care and…
- Trial name
- APPROACH (NCT05097521)
- Testing
- Practitioner-delivered CIH therapies, Combination of practitioner-delivered and self-care CIH therapies, Self-care CIH therapies
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3,603 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Multiple Sclerosis
Tele-Exercise and Multiple Sclerosis
The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of two delivery models of an evidence-based complementary alternative medicine (CAM) program that combines neurorehabilitative (functional) exercise, yoga, and Pilates for…
- Trial name
- TEAMS (NCT03117881)
- Testing
- DirectCAM, TeleCAM, rDirectCAM
- Where
- 40 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 911 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Chronic Low Back Pain
Yoga and Mantram for Chronic Pain and PTSD
PTSD is prevalent among Veterans and is associated with physical and functional impairments in addition to PTSD symptoms. Veterans with PTSD experience more chronic pain and pain-related functional limitations than Veterans…
- Conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Chronic Low Back Pain, Chronic Neck Pain
- Trial name
- NCT03816007
- Testing
- Yoga and Mantram Repetition, Veteran Calm
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Colonic Neoplasms
Yoga and Bolus Lukewarm Saline as Rapid Colonoscopy Preparation
A quality colonoscopy examination remains as the gold standard for colorectal cancer screening, but effective large bowel cleansing prior to colonoscopy is still not achieved in all cases that undergo the procedure.
- Trial name
- NCT01547130
- Testing
- Normal (0.9%) saline, HalfLytely
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 133 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arya, Vijaypal, M.D., P.C.
Depression
Combination Lexapro and Massage for Treatment of Depression in Older Adults
Depression is a common and disabling condition which represents a substantial public health concern, especially with the aging of the population in general.
- Trial name
- NCT00643162
- Testing
- Lexapro, Light touch, Massage
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
PTSD, Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
Mission Reconnect-Veterans and Their Partners to Manage Pain and PTSD (MR)
This project is responsive to Rehabilitation Research and Development's (RR\&D) current special areas of interest for non-pharmacological activity-based interventions for chronic pain impacting pain reduction, function and…
- Trial name
- MR (NCT03593772)
- Testing
- Mission Reconnect
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 730 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Metastatic Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Advanced Liver Cancer
A Study of Vitamin C in the Treatment of Liver Cancer to Determine if it is Safe and Effective
This protocol is a phase I/II, study of ascorbic acid (AA) infusions combined with treatment with sorafenib versus treatment with sorafenib alone in subjects with metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma.
- Trial name
- NCT01754987
- Testing
- Ascorbic Acid + Sorafenib, Sorafenib
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer
Assessing the Efficacy and Safety of IV Vitamin C in Combination With Standard Chemotherapy for Pancreatic Ca
The investigators recently completed a phase I study of intravenous ascorbic acid (IV AA) plus standard chemotherapy (gemcitabine and erlotinib) in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT01555489
- Testing
- Ascorbic Acid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Sickle Cell Anemia
Sparing Conversion to Abnormal TCD (Transcranial Doppler) Elevation (SCATE)
The primary goal of the Phase III SCATE trial is to compare 30 months of alternative therapy (hydroxyurea) to standard care (observation) in children with sickle cell anemia and conditional (170 - 199cm/sec) Transcranial Doppler…
- Trial name
- SCATE (NCT01531387)
- Testing
- Hydroxyurea
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Brazil and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Pain, Nausea
The Effect of Complementary Medicine (CAM) Treatments on Common Symptoms in Hospitalized Patients
This is a randomized, single blinded, interventional trial conducted in patients undergoing elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy, comparing the following three groups: Controls receiving standard-of-care (SoC) only (Group 1)…
- Conditions
- Pain, Nausea, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT01733771
- Testing
- Reflexology
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Bnai Zion Medical Center
Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease
Preventing Loss of Independence Through Exercise (PLIE) in Persons With Dementia
Nearly 1 in 10 older Veterans have dementia, which is a devastating condition that leads to a progressive loss of independence and functional status. Currently available dementia medications do not alter the disease course.
- Trial name
- PLIE-VA (NCT02350127)
- Testing
- Preventing Loss of Independence through Exercise (PLIE), Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Evaluation of Kaletra Therapy Over the Long-term
Long term observation of patients under lopinavir/ritonavir containing therapy
- Trial name
- NCT01083810
- Testing
- Lopinavir/Ritonavir (Kaletra)
- Where
- 90 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 284 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Long Term Chamomile Therapy for Anxiety
Prior research has shown that chamomile may be an effective, short-term anti-anxiety treatment. This study will examine the initial and long-term benefits of chamomile extract therapy for the prevention of recurrent anxiety…
- Trial name
- NCT01072344
- Testing
- Chamomile (Matricaria recutita)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Ovarian Cancer, Peritoneal Primary Cancer
Outcomes in Ovarian Cancer and Fallopian Tube Cancer Patients Using Complementary Alternative Medicine
RATIONALE: Chemotherapy, such as paclitaxel and carboplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Conditions
- Ovarian Cancer, Peritoneal Primary Cancer, Fallopian Tube Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00293293
- Testing
- healing touch, massage therapy, hypnosis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
Parkinson's Disease
Poised for Parkinson's - an Intervention to Increase Embodied Agency in People With Parkinson's Disease and Their Carers
The purpose of the study is to develop, deliver, and test an online Alexander-based training program for people with Parkinson's disease and their care partners.
- Trial name
- NCT04726709
- Testing
- Poised for Parkinson's
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- University of Idaho
Chronic Low Back Pain
Rage Against the Pain to Address Chronic Low Back Pain Among Veterans
Chronic low back pain is a leading cause of disability among Veterans. Yoga is recommended as a front-line treatment option for chronic low back pain and is available across the VA healthcare system; however, despite yoga being…
- Trial name
- RAP (NCT05103475)
- Testing
- Rage Against the Pain (RAP), Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Urological
Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Urological Symptoms(CAMUS)
The CAMUS trial will test Saw palmetto in about 369 men. Men who decide to be part of the CAMUS trial will be given one out of two possible treatments at random. One out of every two men would get an inactive placebo treatment.
- Trial name
- CAMUS (NCT00603304)
- Testing
- Saw Palmetto - first 24 weeks, Saw Palmetto - weeks 24 - 48, Saw Palmetto - weeks 48 - 72
- Where
- 11 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 369 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham