Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among Older Mexican Americans

• Sponsor: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) (NIH)
• Overall Status: Terminated
• CT.gov ID: NCT00084110
• Collaborator: (none)
• Enrollment: 3,000
• Location: 1
• Duration (Months): 85
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 35.3

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine complementary and alternative medicine use among older Mexican Americans and to determine how this use influences physical, functional, and mental health.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Arthritis; Diabetes Mellitus; Fractures; Hypertension; Depression; Urinary Incontinence

Detailed Description

Alternative medicine has received increasing attention from both the scientific and public communities. While the majority of current alternative medicine use is the result of interest in replacing or augmenting formal medical treatments, several cultures have long-standing traditions of herbal medicine use, particularly among older, more traditional members. Research in this area has been limited primarily to small-scale studies that identify herbal remedies popular in specific cultures. This study observes older Mexican Americans because a substantial proportion of this population continue to utilize traditional herbal remedies in their everyday life.

Study Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Observational Model: Defined Population
• Time Perspective: Prospective
• Official Title: Complementary Alternative Medicine
• Study Start Date: Aug 1, 1993
• Study Completion Date: Sep 1, 2000

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 65 Years and Older
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

• Mexican American

Exclusion Criteria:

• Unable to complete survey questionnaire

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Jose A. Loera	Galveston	Texas	United States	77555-0460

Sponsors and Collaborators

• National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

• Loera JA, Black SA, Markides KS, Espino DV, Goodwin JS. The use of herbal medicine by older Mexican Americans. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2001 Nov;56(11):M714-8.

• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00084110
• Other Study ID Numbers: K08AT000722-03
• First Posted: Jun 8, 2004
• Last Update Posted: Aug 18, 2006
• Last Verified: Aug 1, 2006

• Keywords provided by , ,: Aged; Mexican Americans; Complementary Therapies
• Additional relevant MeSH terms: Urinary Incontinence

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Aug 18, 2006