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title: Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among Older Mexican Americans
nct_id: NCT00084110
overall_status: TERMINATED
sponsor: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
study_type: OBSERVATIONAL
primary_condition: Arthritis
countries: United States
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clinicaltrials_gov: "https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00084110"
ct_last_update_post_date: 2006-08-18
last_seen_at: "2026-05-12T06:54:24.785Z"
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# Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among Older Mexican Americans

**Official Title:** Complementary Alternative Medicine

**NCT ID:** [NCT00084110](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00084110)

## Key Facts

- **Status:** TERMINATED
- **Study Type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Target Enrollment:** 3000
- **Lead Sponsor:** National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
- **Conditions:** Arthritis, Diabetes Mellitus, Fractures, Hypertension, Depression, Urinary Incontinence
- **Start Date:** 1993-08
- **Completion Date:** 2000-09
- **CT.gov Last Update:** 2006-08-18

## Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine complementary and alternative medicine use among older Mexican Americans and to determine how this use influences physical, functional, and mental health.

## Detailed Description

Alternative medicine has received increasing attention from both the scientific and public communities. While the majority of current alternative medicine use is the result of interest in replacing or augmenting formal medical treatments, several cultures have long-standing traditions of herbal medicine use, particularly among older, more traditional members. Research in this area has been limited primarily to small-scale studies that identify herbal remedies popular in specific cultures. This study observes older Mexican Americans because a substantial proportion of this population continue to utilize traditional herbal remedies in their everyday life.

## Eligibility

- **Minimum age:** 65 Years
- **Sex:** ALL
- **Healthy Volunteers:** Yes

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Inclusion Criteria:

* Mexican American

Exclusion Criteria:

* Unable to complete survey questionnaire
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## Locations (1)

- Jose A. Loera, Galveston, Texas, United States

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