Research - Completed Studies
Survival Outcomes of Advanced Pancreatic Cancer in an Integrative Treatment Setting: the Cancer Treatment Centers of America? Experience Robert D. Levin, Rakhshanda Neelam, Pankaj G. Vashi, Timothy C. Birdsall, Carolyn Lammersfeld, Lise Alschuler, James F. Grutsch, MaryAnn Daehler, Digant Gupta, Christopher G. Lis - Cancer Treatment Centers of America® at Midwestern Regional Medical Center, Zion, IL
Quality of life outcomes of pancreatic cancer in an integrative treatment setting: the Cancer Treatment Centers of America experience Robert D. Levin, Rakhshanda Neelam, Pankaj G. Vashi, Timothy C. Birdsall, Carolyn Lammersfeld, Lise Alschuler, James F. Grutsch, MaryAnn Daehler, Digant Gupta, Christopher G. Lis - Cancer Treatment Centers of America® at Midwestern Regional Medical Center, Zion, IL
Quality of life outcomes of colorectal cancer in an integrative treatment setting: the Cancer Treatment Centers of America experience Rakhshanda Neelam, Dennis L. Citrin, Robert D. Levin, Pankaj G. Vashi, Carolyn Lammersfeld, Lise Alschuler, James F. Grutsch, Digant Gupta, Donald P. Braun, Christopher G. Lis - Cancer Treatment Centers of America® at Midwestern Regional Medical Center, Zion, IL
Effect of complementary alternative medical (CAM) therapy on tumor response, control and recurrence in prostate cancer patients (PCpts) treated with radiation therapy (RT). Letita Cain, Jim Flynn, Doug Kelly, Barney Eden, Michele Sumner, Katherine Anderson, Shauna M. Birdsall, Julie Martin, Lidia Dounaevskaia and Lise Alschuler. - Cancer Treatment Centers of America® at Midwestern Regional Medical Center, Zion, IL, and Southwestern Regional Medical Center, Tulsa, OK, USA.
Alternative Treatments for Menopausal Symptoms Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine (SCNM) collaboration with Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, AZ
Diabetes Outcomes Project with Partners In Quality/AZ State Diabetes Collaborative Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine (SCNM)
DMSA Chelation and Autism with Dept. of Chemical and Materials, Arizona State Univ. Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine (SCNM)
Nutrients and Autism Trial with Dept. of Chemical and Materials, Arizona State Univ. Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine (SCNM)
Nutrients and Osteoarthritis Clinical Trial with Phoenix VA and Arthritis Health Center. Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine (SCNM)
Echinacea Toxicity and Bioactivity Studies with Microbiology Dept., Arizona State Univ. Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine (SCNM)
Echinacea Bioavailability Clinical Trial with College of Pharmacy, Univ. of AZ Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine (SCNM)
Antioxidant Absorption Experiments with Dept. of Biochemistry, Emory Univ. Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine (SCNM)
Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis RCT with Respiratory Sciences Center, Univ. of Arizona Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine (SCNM)
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Homeopathy Trial with PIM, Univ. of Arizona Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine (SCNM)
Menopause and Homeopathy Study with Exploratory Center for Frontier Med, Univ. of CT Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine (SCNM)
Naturopathic Medicine Participant: AZ CAM Training Program, PIM, Univ. of AZ. NIH-NCCAM. Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine (SCNM)
Naturopathic Medicine Research Agenda: North America Naturopathic Medical Schools Collaboration. NIH-NCCAM. Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine (SCNM)
Insurance Financing of CAM (Bastyr University collaboration with University of Washington) Bill Lafferty, MD, Principal Investigator, Leanna Standish, ND, PhD, LAc, Co-Investigator Project Period: 09/01/01-09/30/04 NIH Funded
The North American Naturopathic Medical Research Consortium Leanna Standish, Principal Investigator (Bastyr University) Project Period: 08/01/02-08/31/04 NIH Funded
Anti-HIV Activity of Botanical Preparations Cynthia Wenner, PhD, Principal Investigator (Bastyr University) Project Period: 08/01/00-12/31/03 NIH Funded
Purity, Viability, and Speciation of Lactobacillus Species Sheryl Berman, PhD, Principal Investigator (Bastyr University) Project Period: 12/12/00-12/12/03 Faculty Research Seed Grant: $7500
Anti-HIV and Immunomodulatory properties of Chinese Herbs II Jessica Leonard, ND, LAc, Principal Investigator (Bastyr University) Project Period: 12/17/02-11/12/03 Faculty Research Seed Grant: $7475
Effect of Refined Sucrose on Neutrophil Function Scott Murdoch, PhD, Principal Investigator (Bastyr University) Project Period: 08/27/02-08/14/03 Faculty Research Seed Grant: $7500
Transfer of Neural Energy Leanna Standish, ND, PhD, LAc, Principal Investigator (Bastyr University)Project Period: 07/14/00-06/24/03 NIH Funded
Identification of Intestinal Microflora Involved in the Production of the Isoflvan Equol Sheryl Berman, PhD, Principal Investigator (Bastyr University) Project Period: 07/03/01-06/04/03 Faculty Research Seed Grant: $7500
Garlic and Apoptosis of Breast Cancer Cells – A Mechanistic Study Gowsala Sivam, PhD, Principal Investigator (Bastyr University) Project Period: 09/10/01-05/01/03 Faculty Research Seed Grant: $7500
Distant Healing Therapy in HIV/AIDS (Bastyr University collaboration with California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute) E Targ, D Abrams, Leanna Standish, ND, PhD, LAc, Co-Investigators Project Period: 07/01/00-04/30/03 NIH Funded
Alternative Medical Care Outcomes in AIDS (AMCOA) Leanna Standish, ND, PhD, LAc, Principal Investigator (Bastyr University) Project Period: 05/08/00-03/31/03 NIH Funded
Effects of Curcuma Extracts for Cancer Prevention Gowsala Sivam, PhD, Principal Investigator (Bastyr University) Project Period: 01/01/00-01/01/02 Faculty Research Project
A Wellness Assessment of Naturopathic Medical Students Followed by a Group Intervention Henry Ziegler, MD, MPH, Principal Investigator (Bastyr University) Project Period: 09/28/00-09/27/02 Faculty Research Project
Age Related Pharmacokinetics of Ginkgo biloba Gowsala Sivam, PhD, Principal Investigator (Bastyr University) Project Period: 07/13/99-06/12/02 Faculty Research Project
Echinacea for Upper Respiratory Infection (URI) in Pediatrics (Bastyr University collaboration with University of Washington) James Taylor, Leanna Standish, ND, PhD, LAc, Co-Investigators Project Period: 04/01/00-03/31/02 NIH Funded
An Evaluation of Acupuncture and other services at Therapeutic Health Services Henry Ziegler, MD, MPH, Principal Investigator (Bastyr University) Project Period: 12/01/00-12/01/01 Faculty Research Project
An Appreciative Inquiry Approach to Public Health Activities at Northwest Indian College and Bastyr University: Strengthening Northwest Indian Education and Career Ladders in Public Health Henry Ziegler, MD, MPH, Principal Investigator (Bastyr University) Project Period: 12/01/00-12/01/01 NIH Funded
Evaluating Clinical Services at the Bastyr University Center for Natural Health Jane Guiltinan, ND, Principal Investigator (Bastyr University) Project Period: 10/10/00-09/24/01 Faculty Research Project
Substance abuse-beliefs and practices: A Survey of Lummi Nation Members Henry Ziegler, MD, MPH, Principal Investigator (Bastyr University) Project Period: 09/19/00-09/19/01 Faculty Research Project
Survey of Naturopathic Physicians on Use of Procarin Leanna Standish, ND, PhD, LAc, Principal Investigator (Bastyr University) Project Period: 03/28/00-03/12/01 Faculty Research Project
Phase I evaluation of Remain Young (RY), a product of the DOMO Corporation Cynthia Wenner, PhD, Principal Investigator (Bastyr University) Project Period: 03/01/00-09/25/00 Private Funding
Changes in Digestive Capacity from Exogenous plant-based Digestive Enzymes or Placebo Supplementation in Humans Scott Murdoch, PhD, Principal Investigator (Bastyr University) Project Period: 06/16/98-06/27/00 Faculty Research Project
Use of Alternative Medicine by Cancer Patients: SEER Special Studies (Bastyr University collaboration with Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center) Patterson R, M Neuhauser, S Schwartz, Leanna Standish, ND, PhD, LAc, Co-Investigators Project Period: 07/01/98-06/30/99 NIH Funded
Phase I/II Study of Low Dose Cytokines in HIV/AIDS Leanna Standish, ND, PhD, LAc, Principal Investigator (Bastyr University) Project Period: 07/03/97-06/27/00 Faculty Research Project
Ultra High Dilutional Cytokines in HIV/AIDS Leanna Standish, ND, PhD, LAc, Principal Investigator (Bastyr University) Project Period: 07/03/97-06/27/00 Faculty Research Project
A Placebo-Controlled Trial of a Botanical Tea for Hemorrhoids Carlo Calabrese, ND, MPH, Principal Investigator (Bastyr University) Project Period: 01/05/99-01/23/00 Private Funding
Survey of North American Naturopathic Physicians who Treat Women with Breast Cancer Leanna Standish, ND, PhD, LAc, Principal Investigator (Bastyr University) Project Period: 09/29/98-09/28/99 Faculty Research Project
Multi-Center AIDS Cohort Study (MACS) Leanna Standish, ND, PhD, LAc, Principal Investigator (Bastyr University) Project Period: 12/01/94-09/28/99 NIH Funded
Effect of EchinaGuard (EC31JO) on Granulocyte and Monocyte Phagocytosis Carlo Calabrese, ND, MPH, Principal Investigator (Bastyr University) Project Period: 04/03/97-04/03/99 Private Funding
Efficacy and Pharmacological Study of EC31JO 8 mls/day in Volunteers with Frequent Respiratory Infections Carlo Calabrese, ND, MPH, Principal Investigator (Bastyr University) Project Period: 04/01/96-03/23/99 Private Funding
In Vitro Study of High Dilutions of Paclitaxel on Breast Cancer Cells Leanna Standish, ND, PhD, Lac, Principal Investigator (Bastyr University) Project Period: 03/11/98-03/11/99 Private Funding
Homeopathic Combination in the Treatment of Subjective Tinnitus: A Double-blind Crossover Trial Leanna Standish, ND, PhD, LAc, Principal Investigator (Bastyr University) Project Period: 01/22/98-01/26/99 NIH Funded
The Correlation of Intestinal Permeability and Patient Symptomology Carlo Calabrese, ND, MPH, Principal Investigator (Bastyr University) Project Period: 1995-1999 Private Funding-Great Smokies Diagnostic Labs
The Influence of Echinacea on Phagocytosis in Human Neutrophils and Monocytes in an Ex Vivo Model Carlo Calabrese, ND, MPH, Principal Investigator (Bastyr University) Completed 1998 NIH Funded
Topical Bercidin vs. Standard Treatment to Heal Wounds or Non-Healing Ulcers in the Nursing Home Population Rafael Gonzales-Vizoso MD, and Carlo Calabrese, ND, MPH, Principal Investigators (Bastyr University) Project Period: 10/28/97-10/27/98 NIH Funded Naturopathic Medicine and
Breast Cancer: A Nationwide Multicenter Prospective Outcomes Study Leanna Standish, ND, PhD, Principal Investigator Project Period: 09/30/97-08/25/98 Faculty Research Project
Clinical Pilot Study of a Combination of Homeopathic Remedy to Promote Weight Loss Carlo Calabrese, ND, MPH, Principal Investigator Project Period: 03/01/95-07/28/98 Private Funding
The Relationship between Vitamin B6 Supplementation and Neurologic Symptoms Alan Gaby, MD, Principal Investigator Project Period: 08/07/97-06/23/98 Faculty Research Project
Clinical Trial of the Tolerance and Response of Orally Administered Bercidin in HIV+ Patients: Effect on Viral Load and Immune Status Lisa Meserole, MS, ND, Principal Investigator Project Period: 04/17/97-04/07/98 Private Funding
A Pilot Study of the Effect of EchinaGuard on Leukocyte Phagocytosis Carlo Calabrese, ND, MPH, Principal Investigator Project Period: 12/01/96-12/01/97 Faculty Research Project
In Vitro Anti-Biotic Studies of Bercidin, an Anti-Infective of Plant Origin Carlo Calabrese, ND, MPH, Principal Investigator Completed 1997 Private Funding
Bercidin, a Botanical Extract, in HIV disease: A Phase I Trial Carlo Calabrese, ND, MPH, Principal Investigator Completed 1997 Private Funding
Apoptosis, HIV, and CoQ10 Leanna Standish, ND, PhD, LAc, Principal Investigator Project Period: 04/01/95-05/01/97 Faculty Research Project
An Extract of Andrographis Paniculata in HIV disease: A Phase I Trial Sheryl Miller, PhD, Principal Investigator Project Period: 02/01/96-02/01/97 Private Funding
Study of the Effect of Medium Chain Triglycerides on Serum Triglycerides Carlo Calabrese, ND, MPH, Principal Investigator Project Period: 09/01/95-10/01/96 NIH Funded
Treatment Protocol for Bovine Immunoglobulin Concentrate (Sporcidin-G) in AIDS-Related Cryptospordial Diarrhea Leanna Standish, ND, PhD, LAc, Principal Investigator Project Period: 06/01/95-07/01/96 Private Funding
The Use of Vitamin/mineral Supplements among Health Professionals Mathai K, Carlo Calabrese, ND, MPH, Bastyr Co-Investigator Completed 1995 Faculty Research Project
A Controlled Clinical Trial of a Combination Homeopathic Remedy in Osteoarthritis of the Knee Carlo Calabrese, ND, MPH, Principal Investigator Completed 1995 Faculty Research Project
A Naturopathic Protocol for Weight Loss and Chronic Diarrhea in AIDS Patients Jane Guiltinan, ND, Principal Investigator Project Period: 07/01/93-04/01/94 Private Funding
A Reliability Study of an Electrodermal Screening Instrument Carlo Calabrese, ND, MPH, Principal Investigator Completed 1994 Faculty Research Project
Shark Cartilage and AIDS and Associated Kaposi’s Sarcoma Carlo Calabrese, ND, MPH, Principal Investigator Completed 1993 Faculty Research Project
Development of a Clinical Database Record to Track Outcomes in Naturopathic Medicine Carlo Calabrese, ND, MPH, Principal Investigator Completed 1992 Faculty Research Project
Naturopathic Management of Leiomyoma in Pre-Menopausal Women Jane Guiltinan, ND, Principal Investigator Project Period: 8-month study ending 1991 Faculty Research Project
Allergenic Properties of a Primitive Wheat Strain S Goodman, Principal Investigator Completed 1986 Faculty Research Project