Use and Effectiveness of a Model Integrative Care Clinic in an Academic Hospital: Study 1-Survey

June 12, 2017 updated by: Julie E. Buring, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Despite widespread and growing popularity of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in the US, there currently exist significant gaps in our knowledge regarding CAM use, clinical effectiveness, safety and cost- effectiveness. With previous funding support from NCCAM, the Harvard Medical School (HMS) Osher Research Center established and trained a multidisciplinary integrative team of CAM and conventional providers to work collaboratively to provide state-of-the-art "integrative care" in a coordinated and individualized fashion. The Osher Integrative Care Center (OCC) was opened in fall 2007, physically located within the Ambulatory Care Center of the Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) at 850 Boylston Street in Chestnut Hill, MA. The focus of this survey study is to characterize the decision-making process of both patients and conventional providers with respect to communication about and referral to an integrative care team in an academic hospital outpatient setting.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

1509

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

  • United States
    • Massachusetts
      • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States, 02467
        • Osher Clinical Center at Brigham and Women's Hospital

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

21 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

  1. All new patients coming into the Osher Clinical Center (OCC) for any medical reason.
  2. All physicians in the 5 included departments/divisions (Women's Health, Orthopedics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, General Medicine, and Rheumatology) are eligible to participate in the survey. Other BWH physicians whom OCC patients have identified as their referring doctors and given us permission to contact, will also be eligible to participate in the survey.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • New patient coming into Osher Clinical Center for any medical reason.
  • Physician affiliated with any of included division/department (see above).

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patient has been seen at Osher Clinical Center within past 3 months for any reason.

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

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
New patients of Osher Clinical Center

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Characterization of decision-making process for patients of CAM therapies and conventional providers
Time Frame: 3.5 years
Surveys will be sent to: 1) 1500 consecutive new patients seen at the OCC over 3.5 years, to characterize the chief complaints; their medical history; referral sources; communication with their physicians; barriers to use of CAM; views regarding and previous use of CAM; and expectations for CAM therapy as adjuncts to their conventional care; 2) 300 BWH physicians from five divisions (Women's Health, Orthopedics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, General Medicine, and Rheumatology) most likely to refer to the OCC, to assess their use of, feelings about, and knowledge of CAM.
3.5 years

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Collaborators

Harvard Medical School (HMS and HSDM)
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Julie E Buring, ScD, Brigham and Women's Hospital

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

May 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 12, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 12, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

May 13, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 14, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 12, 2017

Last Verified

June 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 1R01AT005065-01A1-1
  • 1R01AT005065-01A1 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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