Web-Based Survey of Pain, Stress and Complementary and Alternative Medicine

The investigators are inviting people with fibromyalgia, IBS, interstitial cystitis, chronic pain, and other chronic and recurring conditions to sign up and participate in a year-long Internet-based survey to study the effectiveness of alternative medicine and the interactions among stress and coping, pain, and treatment outcomes.

The survey is called PROCAIM, which stands for Patient-Reported Outcomes from Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Medicine. PROCAIM was developed under a grant to UCLA researchers from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

This is a web-based study composed of surveys that will recur at intervals over 1 year!

TO ENROLL

* Log in to our web site: http://www.procaim.org/ * Register as a New User. * Select clinic name: ClinicalTrials.gov. * Read and sign the Consent Form.

After participants"sign" the form with their email address, participants can begin to answer the first in a series of questionnaires. The system will send participants email reminders at the time of each scheduled follow-up for one year.

For further information about PROCAIM, please contact:

* Deborah Ackerman, Ph.D. * Department of Epidemiology * UCLA School of Public Health * Box 951772 * Los Angeles, CA 90095-1772 * [email protected]

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Key information

Conditions

Gastrointestinal Diseases Anxiety Anxiety Disorders Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Chronic Disease Chronic Pain Colonic Diseases Colonic Diseases, Functional Cystitis Cystitis, Interstitial Depression Digestive System Diseases Disease Attributes Encephalomyelitis Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic Female Urogenital Diseases Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications Fibromyalgia Genital Diseases Genital Diseases, Female Intestinal Diseases Irritable Bowel Syndrome Male Urogenital Diseases Mental Disorders Muscular Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Nervous System Diseases Neuroinflammatory Diseases Neurologic Manifestations Neuromuscular Diseases Pain Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Rheumatic Diseases Signs and Symptoms Stress Urinary Bladder Diseases Urogenital Diseases Urologic Diseases Vulvar Diseases Vulvodynia

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

About this study

PROCAIM, which stands for Patient-Reported Outcomes from Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Medicine, was developed to collect and manage longitudinal patient data and implement patient-based outcomes assessment protocols at clinical sites around the country that offer various forms of CAM as well as clinics that provide the combination of conventional medicine with complementary and alternative therapies. PROCAIM is currently being used for a 12 month longitudinal survey to evaluate interactions among stress, symptoms, severity, and general well-being among people with fibromyalgia, IBS, chronic fatigue, and other chronic pain conditions, and the frequency and impact of co-morbid conditions among users of complementary and alternative medicines.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Everyone who has a computer and is fluent in English will be eligible.

Exclusion criteria

Only people with access to personal computers and the Internet and fluency in English will be able to participate. These exclusions are not based on age, gender, pregnancy, racial, or ethnic origin.

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

Perceived Stress, Mindfulness, Somatization

Time frame: 1,3,6,9,12 months

Online surveys at intervals over 1 year.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of California, Los Angeles

Other

Collaborators

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

Registry information

Acronym: PROCAIM

Important dates

Study start: 2008
Primary completion: 2010
Study completion: 2010
First posted: Aug 22, 2008
Registry last updated: Mar 27, 2014

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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