Women's Use of Alternative Medicine: A Multiethnic Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00067249

Enrollment

3200

Registered

2003-08-15

Start date

2001-04-30

Completion date

2001-09-30

Last updated

2007-02-27

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Conditions

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

Keywords

Race, Ethnicity, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Women's health, Social determinants of Health

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.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

NATURAL_HISTORY

Time perspective

OTHER

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

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

Outcome results