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Shaare Zedek Medical Center |
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Information provided by: | Shaare Zedek Medical Center |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00564473 |
Herbs are physiologically active substances which can significantly affect the outcome of medical treatment, either by inhibiting or promoting drug disposition or through additive and synergistic effects when used in conjunction with conventional medications. Herb-drug interactions are potentially dangerous, and may be difficult to predict since regulation of the preparations is often lacking, and patients most often do not report the use of these products to their physicians. The risk for toxic effects and adverse interactions increases among high-risk groups, such as the elderly or patients with renal or hepatic disease. The purpose of this study is to study the prevalence of use of herbal medicine among patients hospitalized in the internal medicine department of an Israeli hospital, as well as examine the effect of herbal remedies on patient health, either beneficial or harmful. For this purpose, a questionnaire evaluating demographic data, medical history (both current and past), use of and attitudes towards herbal medicine will be administered to patients in the Department of Internal Medicine at the Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Israel. The Beck Depression Questionnaire will be used as well.
Condition | Intervention |
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Hospitalization |
Behavioral: questionnaire |
Study Type: | Observational |
Study Design: | Prospective |
Official Title: | Use of Herbal Medicine Among Patients Hospitalized in a Department of Internal Medicine: A Cross-Sectional Survey |
Estimated Enrollment: | 200 |
Study Start Date: | June 2008 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | July 2009 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | September 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Groups/Cohorts | Assigned Interventions |
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patients hospitalized in the Department of Internal Medicine of the Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
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Behavioral: questionnaire
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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
patients hospitalized in a department of internal medicine
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Contact: Noah Samuels, MD | 972-2-6666395 | refplus@netvision.net.il |
Israel | |
Shaare Zedek Medical Center | Not yet recruiting |
Jerusalem, Israel, 91031 | |
Shaare Zedek Medical Center | Recruiting |
Jerusalem, Israel |
Principal Investigator: | Noah Samuels, MD | Shaare Zedek Medical Center |
Principal Investigator: | Shoshanna Zevin, MD | Shaare Zedek Medical Center |
Responsible Party: | Shaare Zedek Medical Center ( Dr. Noah Samuels ) |
Study ID Numbers: | HERB.INTMED.08 |
Study First Received: | November 27, 2007 |
Last Updated: | July 9, 2008 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00564473 |
Health Authority: | Israel: Israeli Health Ministry Pharmaceutical Administration |
internal medicine herbal medicine prevalence |
attitudes herb-drug interaction use of herbal medicine by patients in a department of internal medicine |
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