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Use of Herbal Medicine in Internal Medicine Wards

NCT ID: NCT00564473

Last Updated: 2010-10-29

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

200 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-06-30

Study Completion Date

2010-02-28

Brief Summary

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Herbs are physiologically active substances which can significantly affect the outcome of medical treatment, either by inhibiting or promoting drug disposition or through additive and synergistic effects when used in conjunction with conventional medications. Herb-drug interactions are potentially dangerous, and may be difficult to predict since regulation of the preparations is often lacking, and patients most often do not report the use of these products to their physicians. The risk for toxic effects and adverse interactions increases among high-risk groups, such as the elderly or patients with renal or hepatic disease. The purpose of this study is to study the prevalence of use of herbal medicine among patients hospitalized in the internal medicine department of an Israeli hospital, as well as examine the effect of herbal remedies on patient health, either beneficial or harmful. For this purpose, a questionnaire evaluating demographic data, medical history (both current and past), use of and attitudes towards herbal medicine will be administered to patients in the Department of Internal Medicine at the Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Israel. The Beck Depression Questionnaire will be used as well.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Herb-drug Interactions

Keywords

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internal medicine herbal medicine prevalence attitudes herb-drug interaction

Study Design

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Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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patients hospitalized in the Department of Internal Medicine of the Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.

questionnaire

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

* questionnaire of demographic and medical data, use of and attituded toward herbal medicine.
* Beck Depression Inventory-Second Edition (BDI-II)- Hebrew Translation

Interventions

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questionnaire

* questionnaire of demographic and medical data, use of and attituded toward herbal medicine.
* Beck Depression Inventory-Second Edition (BDI-II)- Hebrew Translation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients of either gender
* Age 18 years and older

Exclusion Criteria

* Neurological deficit or other medical condition precluding responding to the questionnaires.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Shaare Zedek Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Shaare Zedek Medical Center

Principal Investigators

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Noah Samuels, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Shaare Zedek Medical Center

Shoshanna Zevin, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Shaare Zedek Medical Center

Locations

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Shaare Zedek Medical Center

Jerusalem, , Israel

Site Status

Shaare Zedek Medical Center

Jerusalem, , Israel

Site Status

Countries

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Israel

Other Identifiers

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HERB.INTMED.08

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id