CAM Research Center

Background

The University Michigan's Complementary and Alternative Research Center (CAMRC) began in 1998 with a five year, $6.7 million grant from the National Institute of Health (NCCAM) to investigate CAM therapies that may help prevent, manage and treat cardiovascular disease and its associated conditions. CAMRC is comprised of an interdisciplinary group of researchers, a network of researchers that extends across departments of the Medical School , among the allied health schools and colleges, through central campus departments, and which also include CAM practitioners from the community. The CAMRC has enrolled over 500 subjects since its inception. It provides the UMIM research team with a Data Management/Statistical Analysis Core and an Administrative Core.

Past Research Studies

High-quality, scientific research is crucial to determining the effectiveness and safety of CAM therapies. Over the past several years, the Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research Center (CAMRC) has conducted several studies, including three randomized, blinded and placebo-controlled clinical trials funded through the National Institutes of Health (NIH). 

• Herbal Treatment for Patients with Congestive Heart Failure (HERB-CHF)
  Principal Investigator: Keith Aronson, MD, MS
  Co-Investigator: Suzana Zick , ND , MPH
  Funded by: The National Institutes of Health

• Qigong and Psychosocial Effects during Rehabilitation after Cardiac Surgery (QiPERCS)
  Principal Investigator: Sara Warber, MD
  Co-Investigators: Amy Ai, PhD, Christopher Peterson, PhD, Steven F. Bolling, MD
  Funded by: The National Institutes of Health
  
  
• A Study of Reiki to Control Pain in Diabetic Patients (REIKI)
  Principal Investigator: Martin Stevens, MD
  Co-Investigator: Elena Gillespie, BS
  Funded by: The National Institutes of Health

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