Studies currently open to enrollment at the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine:

Staying Well Project
This project will examine the effects of a meditation based stress reduction program and an education program on HIV.  The study will look at CD4 T- cell counts and viral load levels, depression and quality of life, and stress hormones. For more information visit the Staying Well Project Website.

Contact: Email or 415-353-9744

Focus Study: R21 A Mindfulness Approach to HIV Treatment Side Effects

This is a randomized controlled trial to provide preliminary evidence of the efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) intervention to remediated side effects and side effect - related distress from antiretroviral therapy in HIV treatement.

Contact: Eunice Stephens

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Biofeedback for Functional Constipation: Efficacy and Predicitive Factors of Success

A pilot study to examine the efficacy of anorectal biofeedback therapy for functional constipation secondary to pelvic floor dyssynergia.

Contact: Taryn Patterson

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CHAI Study: Coping, HIV, and Affect Interview Study
This is an observational study of emotions, coping, and health in those newly diagnosed with HIV.

Contact: Stephanie Maurer

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Acupuncture for the Treatment of Chronic Sinusitis
This randomized, controlled, single-blinded study will evaluate the effect of adding acupuncture to standard medical treatment on indicators of chronic sinusitis, namely quality of life, as measured by radiographic imaging, physical examination, and self-reported symptoms and disability. 

Contact: Andrew Goldberg

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