Study Results
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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
EARLY_PHASE1
60 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2021-12-01
2022-08-30
Brief Summary
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Patients present to be treated by Integrative Medicine practitioners frequently, and we would like to see how their quality of life is improving by being treated by this practice approach.
Detailed Description
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Unfortunately, with increased longevity came increased rates of chronic diseases, a shift referred to as the "epidemiological transition." Lifestyle risk factors have been directly linked to the increase in diseases, such as heart disease, cancer, and stroke - with these conditions overtaking infectious diseases such as TB, influenza, cholera, and pneumonia as the major sources of mortality in the developed countries.
These major external or modifiable factors contributing to US mortality were subsequently labeled the "actual causes of death" and included tobacco usage, physical inactivity, diet, alcohol, sexual behaviors, and others (McGinnis, 1993). This same analysis has persisted into the 21st century. An analysis by Mokdad published in JAMA, 2004 found that tobacco, poor diet, physical inactivity and alcohol use were the leading causes of death, collectively accounting for 36.8% of all deaths in 2000. In 2014, chronic diseases remain the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in the US and the main contributors to these diseases are tobacco use, poor diet, physical inactivity, alcohol use, hypertension and hyperlipidemia - all modifiable risk factors. As medical research shifted toward addressing these chronic health conditions linked to lifestyle risk factors, the clinical practice of medicine shifted to a disease-oriented model.
At the core of Integrative Medicine, physicia strive to delineate factors that have caused a person to be who they are at this current stage, all the way from when they were in utero until now.
Integrative Medicine is a practice approach to medicine that strives to achieve health, the definition of health being a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, as defined by the WHO.
The Andrew Weil Center of Integrative Medicine has the following principals at the core of its practice: the patient and practitioner are partners in the healing process; all factors that influence health, wellness and disease are taken into consideration, including mind, spirit and community, as well as the body. Appropriate use of both conventional and alternative methods facilitates the body's innate healing response. Effective interventions that are natural and less invasive should be used whenever possible; the broader concepts of health promotion and prevention of illness are paramount.
Conditions
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Study Design
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NON_RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Treatment
Being cared for by an Integrative Medicine provider
Integrative medicine approach
By treated by integrative medicine approaches instead of conventional medicine
Control
Being cared for by conventional medicine provider
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Integrative medicine approach
By treated by integrative medicine approaches instead of conventional medicine
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Any ethnic background
* Any socioeconomic status
Exclusion Criteria
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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University of Arizona
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Ambereen Ahmed
Integrative Medicine Fellow and Junior Faculty
Other Identifiers
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aahmed2
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id