Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics: Efficacy Studies

Research
- 1:Project Division Clinical Epidemiology
- 2:Project Division Complementary Medicine
  - 2.1:News
  - 2.2:Team
  - 2.3:Research
    - 2.3.1:Research Methodology
    - 2.3.2:Other projects
    - 2.3.3:Qualitative Studies
    - 2.3.4:Surveys, Observational Studies
    - 2.3.5:Comparative Effectiveness Research and Health Economics
    - 2.3.6:Efficacy Studies
    - 2.3.7:Research on Mechanism
    - 2.3.8:Cooperations
  - 2.4:Selected Publications
- 3:Project Division Health Economics and Outcomes Research
- 4:Project Division Global Health

Efficacy Studies

The aim of efficacy studies is to detect a specific effect of the intervention, if it is there in an “ideal environment”.

Ongoing Projects

Acupuncture for chronic pain:
Acupuncture Trialists' Collaboration

Acupressure against dysmenorrhoe:
Acupressure against dysmenorrhoe (AKUD) - Study on the effectiveness of additional self-care acupressure for women with menstrual pain

Homeopathy:
Efficacy and Safety of Homeopathy for Moderate Depression (Acute Phase) - A Randomized, Partially Double-Blind Placebo Controlled, Four Armed Study

Homeopathic Pathogenetic Trial (HAMSV)

Completed Projects

Antroposophic medicine for chronic low back pain:
DISCI-Study - Prospective, Randomized, Controlled, Multicenter, Double Blinded Study for the Comparisonof Disci/Rhus toxicodendron comp.®, Placebo, and Waiting List in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain

Naturopathy for upper respiratory tract infections:
Effectiveness of Local Hot Air Application in Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infections - A Randomized Controlled Study

Research database

For more details please use the Charité research database.