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CAM Practitioner Administrative Supplements

The principal investigators of NCCAM funded grants on this list have agreed to consider supporting a CAM practitioner through a competitive administrative supplement designed to provide entry-level research experiences for CAM practitioners. Note that if you click on the title of a grant in this list it will link you to an abstract of the grant and contact information for the principal investigator. These NCCAM-funded grantees have final authority to accept or reject CAM practitioner inquiries for support. See Notice NOT-AT-07-005 for more information about this funding opportunity.


CAM Practitioner Supporters
Project Number Project Title Principal Investigator Name Institution State
AT003571-01 Clinical Center for Phase I/II Trials of Silymarin In Chronic Liver Disease Afdhal, Nezam H. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center MA
AT003635-01 Ethnic Variation In CAM Use and Health Self Management Among Rural Older Adults Arcury, Thomas A Wake Forest University Health Sciences NC
AT001482-02 Effects of Traditional Acupuncture On Mechanisms of CHD Bairey Merz, C Noel Cedars-Sinai Medical Center CA
AT001428-04 Placebo: Physician or Pill? RCT In a Commom Cold Model Barrett, Bruce P University of Wisconsin Madison WI
AT001180-04 Pathogens, Probiotics and The Epithelium In Colitis Barrett, Kim Elaine University of California San Diego CA
AT002605-02 Arthritis and Traditional Chinese Medicine Berman, Brian M University of Maryland Balt Prof School MD
AT003266-02 Functional Bowel Disorders In Chinese Medicine Berman, Brian M University of Maryland Balt Prof School MD
AT001927-02 Effect of Massage On Chronic Low Back Pain Cherkin, Daniel C. Center for Health Studies WA
AT001110-05 Efficacy of Acupuncture for Chronic Low Back Pain Cherkin, Daniel C. Center for Health Studies WA
AT000639-06 Soy and Estrogen Interactions In The Breast Cline, J. Mark Wake Forest University Health Sciences NC
AT000123-04 Z Joint Changes In Low Back Pain Following Adjusting Cramer, Gregory D National University of Health Sciences IL
AT002890-01A2 Novel Herbal Medicine for The Treatment of Prostate Cancer Damodaran, Chendil University of Kentucky KY
AT001846-03 Chromium Enhances Insulin and GLUT4 Action via Lipid Rafts Elmendorf, Jeffrey S Indiana Univ-Purdue Univ at Indianapolis IN
AT000370-06 Massaging Preterm Infants Enhances Growth Field, Tiffany M. University of Miami-Medical School IL
AT003264-02 TICIPS: HIV/AIDS, Secondary Infections and Immune Modulation Folk, William R. University of Missouri-Columbia MO
AT002024-03 MBSR, Stress Arousal and Immune Response in Early HIV Folkman, Susan University of California San Francisco CA
AT000474-05 Arizona Center for Phytomedicine Research (ACPRX) Funk, Janet L University of Arizona AZ
AT002499-02 Novel Therapy for Glucose Intolerance in HIV Disease Gelato, Marie C State University New York Stony Brook NY
AT002105-04 Cranberry and Prevention of Urinary Tract Infection Gupta, Kalpana Yale University CT
AT003899-01A3 Role of a Novel E3-Ubiquitin Ligase in Chemoprevention Hannink, Mark University of Missouri-Columbia MO
AT001821-05 Natural Vitamin E Forms as Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Jiang, Qing Purdue University West Lafayette IN
AT001930-03 Metabolic Consequences of Low and High Carbohydrate Diets Karanja, Njeri Kaiser Foundation Research Institute CA
AT002536-01A2 Prevention of Skin Cancer by Green Tea Polyphenols Katiyar, Santosh K University of Alabama at Birmingham AL
AT002490-03 Neuroendocrine Mechanisms in Yoga treatment of Insomnia Khalsa, Sat Bir Singh Brigham and Women's Hospital MA
AT002706-01A2 Qigong Effects On Fatigue and Cognitive Function After Treatment for Breast Cancer Larkey, Linda K University of Arizona AZ
AT001383-03 Interactions Between Olive Leaf Extract and HIV Drugs Lee-Huang, Sylvia New York University School of Medicine NY
AT002647-02 Center for Chinese Herbal Therapy (CHT) for Asthma Li, Xiu-Min Mount Sinai School of Medicine of NYU NY
AT001495-04 Effect of Chinese Herbal Medicine On Food Allergy Li, Xiu-Min Mount Sinai School of Medicine of NYU NY
AT002129-03 Mechanism Underlying the Effects of Blue Light in Humans Lockley, Steven Brigham and Women's Hospital MA
AT001576-05 Role of SAME in Liver Function and Injury Lu, Shelly Chi-Loo University of Southern California CA
AT002978-01A2 Phytoestrogen and Antioxidant Regulation of Prostate Cancer Lubahn, Dennis B University of Missouri-Columbia MO
AT001928-04 In Vivo Studies of Ginkgo Biloba Neuroprotection Luo, Yuan University of Maryland Balt Prof School MD
AT002114-03 Meditation: Neuroimaging and Neurodynamic Correlations Lutz, Antoine University of Wisconsin Madison WI
AT002478-03 Analysis of Nitric Oxide During Meridian Practices Ma, Sheng-Xing LA Biomed Res Inst/ Harbor UCLA Med Ctr CA
AT000450-04 Chemical, Morphological and Functional Study of Meridians Ma, Sheng-Xing LA Biomed Res Inst/ Harbor UCLA Med Ctr CA
AT002454-03 Tai Chi Mind-Body Therapy for Chronic Heart Failure Phillips, Russell S Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center MA
AT002006-03 Mechanisms and Effects of Chiropractic Manipulation Pickar, Joel Palmer College of Chiropractic IA
AT001742-04 Double-Blind Study of Same vs Escitalopram in Major Depressive Disorder Price, Lawrence H Butler Hospital (Providence, RI) RI
AT003314-01A1 Developing Patient-Centered Measures for Outcomes of CAM Therapies Ritenbaugh, Cheryl K University of Arizona AZ
AT002570-02 TCM for TMD: a Multi-Site Whole Systems Trial Ritenbaugh, Cheryl K University of Arizona AZ
AT000966-03 Prolong the Survival of NSCL Patients by a Phytomix Sacks, Henry S Mount Sinai School of Medicine of NYU NY
AT003208-01A1 Effect of Yoga versus Stretching on Chronic Back Pain Sherman, Karen J Center for Health Studies WA
AT002477-03 Expressive Writing: Complementary Treatment for Diabetes Smyth, Joshua M. Syracuse University NY
AT002146-03 Taurine and Painful Diabetic Neuropathy Stevens, Martin J University of Birmingham England

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