Research Projects — Mind-Body and Alternative Medical Systems

Acupuncture

1. Acupuncture for the treatment of non-cyclical breast pain: A pilot study
   • Status: Enrolling subjects
2. Acupuncture for hot flashes: a randomized, sham-controlled clinical study
   • Status: Completed
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3. Acupuncture for the treatment of fibromyalgia
   • Status: Completed
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4. Efficacy of acupuncture in prevention of postoperative nausea in cardiac surgery patients
   • Status: Completed
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Ambience Therapy (Mannheim Steamroller)

1. Ambience Therapy (Mannheim Steamroller) in the post-surgical setting
   • Status: Enrolling participants
2. Music and Nature Sounds
   • Status: Completed, Manuscript submitted

Meditation

1. Biofeedback-assisted meditation
   • Status: Completed
2. Feasibility and ease of use of a novel paced-breathing meditation program
   • Status: Enrolling participants
3. Meditation for stem cell transplant
   • Status: Enrolling participants
4. Meditation in healthy volunteers
   • Status: Completed
5. Measurement of quality of life and participant experience with the mindfulness-based stress reduction program
   • Status: Completed
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Paced Breathing

1. Paced breathing for hot flashes in breast cancer
   • Status: Enrolling participants

Stress Management

1. Resilience training for physicians
   • Status: Completed
2. Stress Management for Breast Cancer Survivors
   • Status: Enrolling participants
3. Integrative Management Approach to Anxiety Reduction and Increased Patient Satisfaction during Magnetic Resonance Imaging
   • Status: Under development

Yoga

1. A holistic therapeutic approach for the treatment of patients with bronchial asthma
   • Status: Completed
2. Yoga-Based Program from employee quality of life
   • Status: Completed, Manuscript submitted
3. Effect of yoga on cancer-related fatigue
   • Status: Under development