Bench to Bedside: Understanding Symptom Response to Acupuncture Treatment and Designing a Successful Acupuncture Treatment Program
Abstract
In 2009, our study team was awarded a three-year Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program grant to implement the RCT The Effectiveness of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Gulf War Illness (W81 XWH). We successfully completed this project in January of 2013 with positive results to report. This current application has two objectives utilizing data from the parent grant: 1) Better define and describe this complex disease and how healing may happen using acupuncture, 2) Report on the best acupuncture protocols for GWI veterans and specific GWI presentations. Aim 2 has been completed this year as was planned in the statement of work. Three abstracts to the scientific conference of The Society for Acupuncture Research were accepted for presentation and publication: 1) How TCM Practitioners Treat Gulf War Illness; findings of an RCT with individualized treatments, 2) A Case Study of Gulf War Illness in a Woman, 3) Improvements in Perceived Social Support and Health Behaviors following Acupuncture Treatment in a Veteran Population. Year 2 will see these abstracts developed into manuscripts along with the development of other ideas as informed by our expert consultants.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2015
- Accession Number
- AD1003935
Entities
People
- Lisa Conboy
Organizations
- New England School of Acupuncture