Designing a Successful Acupuncture Treatment Program for Gulf War Illness

Abstract

This project continues our work in the investigation of acupuncture as a treatment for the symptoms of Gulf War Illness. The goals of this current application are:1) Gather follow up data from our veteran participants (from our completed parent study The Effectiveness of Acupuncture in the Treatment Of Gulf War Illness W81XWH-09-2-0064) on current symptom levels and use of services to explore the long-term effects of an acupuncture treatment program, 2) Develop suggestions for how an acupuncture program may be implemented using the viewpoints of multiple stakeholders, 3) Develop a treatment manual for acupuncture practitioners explaining the most effective methods of treating the symptoms of GWI. As planned in the Statement of Work, we have completed the tasks: 1. Create program evaluation (follow up veteran survey) documents, 2. Train research assistant, and review goals with consultants, 3. Complete IRB Review, 4. Begin program evaluation with study subjects (in process), 5. Plan Program evaluation with multiple stakeholders (in process), 6. Start Delphi process.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1043541

Entities

People

  • Lisa Conboy

Organizations

  • Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Brain Injuries
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Pain
  • Persian Gulf Syndrome

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Clinical Trial Research.
  • Gulf War Illness and Chronic Multisymptom Illness in Veterans.
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.