Research & Medical EducationResearchCompleted Research Studies"Innovative Models of Health Care Study: A multifaceted intervention to reduce cardiovascular risks in high risk individuals"
(North Carolina Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services funded). This randomized, controlled trial tested an integrative model of care delivered primarily by health coaches in comparison to usual care.
Primary paper published in Annals of General Internal Medicine, July 2006.
"Meditation-Based Treatment for Binge Eating Disorder"
(NIH Office of Women's Health and NCCAM) In collaboration with Jean Kristeller, PhD and Virgil Sheets, PhD at Indiana State University, a mindfulness-based approach to improving Binge Eating Disorder was compared to both a standard psycho-education support intervention and a waiting-list group in a randomized clinical trial. The clinical model is described in Mindfulness-Based Treatment Approaches: Clinician's guide to Evidence Base and Applications (2006) and in the Clinical Handbook of Mindfulness (2008).
The primary paper is under review.
"Mindfulness Meditation: Regulating Eating and Obesity"
(NCCAM funded) Duke Integrative Medicine was involved in the first two years of this four year randomized, controlled trial evaluating the application of mindfulness techniques to behavioral weight loss in an obese sample. Duke Iintegrative Medicine was integral in the creation of the intervention and operations manuals. Jean Kristeller, PhD at Indiana State University is running the trials and currently collecting the data.
"Adherence Starts with Knowledge: Validation of the ASK Adherence Survey (Phase I)"
(GlaxoSmithKline funded) In order to target effective adherence interventions, this study used pharmacy data claims to validate a brief paper and pencil measure in order to identify reasons patients may not take their medications as prescribed. The primary paper is published in Current Medical Research and Opinion in 2008. A secondary paper is under review.
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