Clinical trials: Complementary Therapies
Interstitial Cystitis, Mindfulness
Mindfulness-Based Therapy for Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome
Interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) is a poorly understood disease with unreliable treatments. Although it is not known what causes it for certain, we do know that life stressors may make the disease worse or…
- Conditions
- Interstitial Cystitis, Mindfulness, Complementary Medicine, Painful Bladder Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT02457182
- Testing
- Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Usual medical therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Efficacy Study of Mindfulness-Based Exercise for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
This study will explore the relationship between changes in plasma cortisol and symptom reduction resulting from individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) participating in an 8-week program of mindfulness-based…
- Trial name
- NCT01462045
- Testing
- Mindfulness-based exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Idiopathic Scoliosis
Complementary Therapies in Spinal Fusion Patients
In this pilot study, our central hypothesis is that two CAM modalities, hypnosis and healing touch as adjunct therapies to the standard of care, will improve analgesic use for post operative pain.
- Trial name
- NCT02409615
- Testing
- Hypnosis Therapy, Healing Touch Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nemours Children's Clinic
Health Care Provider Education
Complementary Therapies in Palliative Care
Palliative care represents one of the most rapidly expanding sectors of health care. Its rapid growth has been accompanied by widespread needs for training of multidisciplinary personnel to work with the unique set of health…
- Trial name
- CTPC (NCT02644356)
- Testing
- Online CE/CME course
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Collinge and Associates, Inc.
Contraception
Effects of St. John's Wort on the Oral Contraceptive Hormone Levonorgestrel
This study will determine the effects of St. John's wort, a common herbal remedy, on metabolism of the female contraceptive hormone levonorgestrel.
- Trial name
- NCT00131885
- Testing
- St. John's Wort, Levonorgestrel
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah