ArticleNursing research
Methodological issues in trials of complementary and alternative medicine interventions.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Reflexology: An Intervention for Advanced Breast Cancer
Reflexology Treatment for Newly Diagnosed AML Patients, Can it Reduce GI Tract Side Effects, and Improve and Improve Patients Mood.
Who cites it
8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Pooled it
- Traditional Chinese Medicine Herbs for Breast Cancer Prevention and Survival: A Narrative Review of Epidemiological Studies from Taiwan.Current oncology reports · 2024Review
- Themes Underlying Australian General Practitioner Views towards Chiropractic and Osteopathy: An Assessment of Free Text Data from a Cross-Sectional Survey.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2018Article
- A Randomized Controlled Trial for the Effectiveness of Progressive Muscle Relaxation and Guided Imagery as Anxiety Reducing Interventions in Breast and Prostate Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2015Article
- Chiropractor interaction and treatment equivalence in a pilot randomized controlled trial: an observational analysis of clinical encounter video-recordings.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2014Article
- Concordance between patient reports of cancer-related symptoms and medical records documentation.Journal of pain and symptom management · 2012Article
- Coordination and management of multisite complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies: experience from a multisite reflexology intervention trial.Contemporary clinical trials · 2011Article
- A Pilot Study of Medical Misinformation Perceptions and Training Among Practitioners in North Carolina (USA).Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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5 authors.
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Abstract
backgroundComplementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use is widespread among cancer patients. Information on safety and efficacy of CAM therapies is needed for both patients and healthcare providers. Well-designed randomized clinical trials of CAM therapy interventions can inform both clinical research and practice.
objectivesThe aim of this study was to review important issues that affect the design of randomized clinical trials for CAM interventions.
methodsUsing the methods component of the Consolidated Standards for Reporting Trials as a guiding framework and a National Cancer Institute-funded reflexology study as an exemplar, methodological issues related to participants, intervention, objectives, outcomes, sample size, randomization, blinding, and statistical methods were reviewed. DISCUSSION: Trials of CAM interventions designed and implemented according to appropriate methodological standards will facilitate the needed scientific rigor in CAM research. Interventions in CAM can be tested using proposed methodology, and the results of testing will inform nursing practice in providing safe and effective supportive care and in improving the well-being of patients.
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