- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT00032656
Adolescents' Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine
August 17, 2006 updated by: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
The purpose of this study is to help improve our understanding of when and why adolescents decide to use alternative and complimentary medicines, and to understand factors that lead to better communication between youth and their clinicians.
Study Overview
Status
Completed
Conditions
Detailed Description
Alternative therapies and herbal remedies are increasingly recognized as having therapeutic value, and as many as 42% adults use some form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).
The prevalence of CAM use among adolescents is not known.
Questions remain about the safety and efficacy of some CAM therapies, and how to best facilitate communication about alternative medicine between patients and clinicians.
Research with adults shows that most do not reveal their use of alternative therapies to their providers.
Adolescence is a time of experimentation and the beginning of a shift from depending upon parents to taking responsibility for one's own care.
Thus, the health practices begun in adolescence have an impact into adulthood.
However, none of the current guidelines for the provision of care to adolescents advise asking about complementary or alternative medicine use.
Finally, adolescents are exposed to increasing coverage of CAM in the media, and on the internet.
The specific aims of this study are to: 1) determine the prevalence of complementary and alternative medicine use among a representative sample of adolescents, 2) describe the range of therapies adolescents use, and where they are procured, 3) describe adolescent and clinician factors that are associated with communication between adolescents and their providers about complementary and alternative medicine, and 4) describe adolescents' exposure to information about CAM from sources such as parents, providers, and the media, and how this impacts CAM use.
We propose a cross sectional random digit dial telephone survey of 1200 adolescents in Monroe County, NY. Our findings will allow us to understand how adolescents use alternative medicine.
Additionally, since alternative therapies can have potentially serious side-effects or drug interactions, insight into how and when alternative medicine use is disclosed may help clinicians provide better care to adolescents.
Study Type
Observational
Enrollment
1400
Contacts and Locations
This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.
Study Locations
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New York
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Rochester, New York, United States, 14642
- University of Rochester Department of Pediatrics
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Participation Criteria
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
14 years to 19 years (Child, Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Description
Adolescents ages 14-19
Study Plan
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
How is the study designed?
Design Details
Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Jonathan D. Klein, MD, MPH, University of Rochester
Study record dates
These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.
Study Major Dates
Study Start
February 1, 2001
Study Completion
December 1, 2003
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
March 27, 2002
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
March 27, 2002
First Posted (Estimate)
March 28, 2002
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
August 18, 2006
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
August 17, 2006
Last Verified
July 1, 2006
More Information
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Other Study ID Numbers
- R21AT000407-01 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
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