NCT01660139

Use of Alternative Medicine Among Outpatients in Dermatology and Primary Care Clinics

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 75 (actual)
• Sponsor: Northwestern University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study is to assess the practice of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for skin related conditions among patients in the Primary Care and Dermatology clinics.

Detailed description

This study aims to determine the prevalence and characteristics complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) usage among Primary Care and Dermatology clinic patients through the use of an anonymous, self-completed written survey. This survey will assess the prevalence and regularity of CAM usage (with and without concurrent use of allopathic therapies), the reasons for CAM usage, perceived success with CAM usage, and socioeconomic status, in both Dermatology and Primary Care patients. We will then compare these elements of CAM usage between the two clinic patient populations.

Conditions

• Dermatologic Disorders

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-07-01
• Primary completion: 2015-10-01
• Completion: 2015-10-01
• First posted: 2012-08-08
• Last updated: 2018-11-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States