Conducting meaningful research is an important part of our mission for integrative health. Having participants in our studies is vital to the success of our clinical research.
Below are the studies that are currently recruiting participants. If you are interested, please reach out directly to the contact staff in each study. For any questions, please contact us at ssihi@hs.uci.edu. You can find more UCI Health clinical trials here.
Current Clinical Trials
Electroacupuncture in the Treatment of Hypertension Research Study
Lead Researcher: Shaista Malik, MD, PhD, MPH
Location: UCI Health
Overview
To determine the effectiveness of electroacupuncture in decreasing blood pressure in those who are newly diagnosed with hypertension and not on medication as well as those already on medication. The study includes once or twice a week 30-minute electroacupuncture (EA) therapy sessions. Participants on medication will be assigned randomly to a sequence of two different EA treatments and those NOT on medication will be assigned to one out of four EA therapies.
Spanish version: versión en español
Participate Eligibility
- Age of 18 years or older
- Women and men who are clinically diagnosed with hypertension without
cardiac diseases - Your blood pressure is not greater than 170/110 mmHg
- For women: you are not pregnant or nursing an infant
Time Commitment
This is a short-term study requiring 12 visits for those NOT on medication and 24-33 study visits (depending on your response to EA therapy) over the period of 33 weeks for participants on medication.
Benefits
You may receive no direct benefit from being in this study. While researchers hope that electroacupuncture can decrease your blood pressure and be effective with fewer side effects than the standard (usual) treatment, there is no proof of this yet. If you are in the group that receives the EA therapy, you may benefit from participating in the study.
Compensation
$100 gift card per 8-week course of treatment at completion of each EA treatment.
Treatment
Electroacupuncture therapy
Contact Us
Ashwini Erande MS, MPH: Phone 714‐456-7025 | Email aerande@hs.uci.edu
StephanieTjen‐A‐Looi, MS, PhD: Phone 949‐824‐8161 | Email stjenalo@uci.edu
UCI IRB Approved: 05-12-2021 | MOD# 29331 | HS# 1999-2222
Estudio de Investigación sobre la Electroacupuntura en el Tratamiento de la Hipertensión
Investigadora principal: Shaista Malik, MD, PhD, MPH
Ubicación: UCI Health
Overview
Condición/Enfermedad: Hipertensión
Propósito: Determinar la eficacia de la electroacupuntura para disminuir la presión arterial en aquellos a quienes se les acaba de diagnosticar hipertensión y que no toman medicamentos, así como en aquellos que ya los toman. El estudio incluye sesiones de terapia de electroacupuntura (EA) de 30 minutos una o dos veces por semana. Los participantes que toman medicamentos serán asignados aleatoriamente a una secuencia de dos tratamientos de EA diferentes y los que NO toman medicamentos serán asignados a una de cada 4 terapias de EA.
English version: versión en inglés
Participate
Elegibilidad
- Edad de 18 años o más
- Mujeres y hombres con diagnóstico clínico de hipertensión sin enfermedades cardíacas. Su presión arterial no es superior a 170/110 mmHg
Para mujeres
No está embarazada ni amamantando a un bebé.
Compromiso de tiempo
este es un estudio a corto plazo que requiere 12 visitas para aquellos que NO toman medicamentos y entre 24 y 33 visitas de estudio (dependiendo de su respuesta a la terapia con EA) durante un período de 33 semanas para los participantes que toman medicamentos.
Beneficios
Es posible que no reciba ningún beneficio directo por participar en este estudio. los investigadores esperan que la electroacupuntura pueda disminuir la presión arterial y ser eficaz con menos efectos secundarios que el tratamiento estándar (habitual), todavía no hay pruebas de ello. Si está en el grupo que recibe la terapia EA, puede beneficiarse de participar en el estudio.
Compensación
Tarjeta de regalo de $100 por curso de tratamiento de 8 semanas al finalizar cada tratamiento de EA.
Tratamiento:
Terapia de electroacupuntura
Contact Us
Marcy Martinez: Teléfono 424-394-0820 | Correo electrónico marcyem@hs.uci.edu
UCI IRB Approved: 05-12-2021 | MOD# 29331 | HS# 1999-2222
Postprandial Response to Emotion-Diet Interactions in Pregnancy: PREDIP Study
Overview
Karen Lindsay, PhD, RDN, and researchers from the Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute at the University of California, Irvine are recruiting participants for a research study about the interactions between maternal diet and psychological state in pregnancy.
Findings
This study may help us to better understand how a mother’s emotional state in pregnancy affects her biology before and after eating a meal.
Participate
Eligibility:
- Currently pregnant with one baby
- Before 22 weeks in your pregnancy
- Aged 18-40 years
- Non‐diabetic
- Non-smoker
Time Commitment:
Participation involves an initial screening visit (~1 hour) to confirm eligibility, followed by two laboratory visits (~4 hours each) at the UCI Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute.
The following procedures will be conducted at the study visits:
- Interview and questionnaires
- Physical measurements (weight, height, blood pressure)
- Collection of biological samples such as saliva and blood
- Eating a breakfast meal
- Performing a short mental challenge task that involves speaking and counting
Benefits:
If you participate, there is no anticipated direct benefit.
Compensation:
You will receive cash compensation for your time and effort, as follows: $25 for the screening visit and $100 for each laboratory visit, for a total of $225 for full participation.
If you are interested in participating in this study, please contact our team:
Phone: 714-750-6536 | Email: lindsaylab@hs.uci.edu | Lab Website
Please feel free to circulate this email to family, friends and colleagues that may be interested in taking part in this study.
UCI IRB Approved: 08-13-2020 | APP# 14998 | HS# 2020-5914
