Women's Use of Alternative Medicine: A Multiethnic Study

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Status: Completed

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

Study type: Observational

Funder types: NIH

Identifiers

NCT00067249

F31AT001401-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

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