Research Studies

Research Studies

Selected Current, Planned, and Completed Research Studies

Research Study 

Funding Source 

Interview study of women at high risk for breast and ovarian cancer
  • CSCAT 

 

Cranial electrical stimulation effects on symptoms in persons with fibromyalgia

  • School of Nursing Center for Nursing Research
  • NIH (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)

Effects of a combined regimen of flaxseed oil, caffeine, fasting, and exercise in women with recurrent or multi-drug resistant stage III or IV ovarian cancer: A pilot study

 

  • UVA Cancer Center
Effects of a wheat-bran-enriched/refined sugar-restricted diet as an adjunct to treatment of Crohn's disease 
  • NIH (National Institute of Nursing Research and National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine) 

The effects of meditation on perceived stress and related indices of psychological status and sympathetic activation in persons with Alzheimer's disease and their caregivers: A pilot study

 

  • School of Nursing Center for Nursing Research

Massage to enhance quality of life in persons with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) 

 

  • NIH (National Cancer Institute) 

Effects of yoga on insulin sensitivity and related indices of metabolic and psychological status in older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A pilot study 

 

  • UVA Institute on Aging
  • School of Nursing Center for Nursing Research
Yoga and indices of cardiovascular risk in older women 
  • NIH (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine) 

Feasibility study on changes in brain activation in pain processing regions, pain and other symptoms, and functional status after cranial electrical stimulation use in persons with fibromyalgia 

 

  • School of Nursing Center for Nursing Research 
Magnetic wrist fitment carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) study  
  • School of Nursing
  • Industry 
Static magnetic field therapy for fibromyalgia  
  • School of Nursing
  • Industry 

Effects of therapeutic massage and physioacoustics on surgical outcomes  

 

  • CSCAT 

Perspectives of persons diagnosed with chronic hepatitis C virus who have not responded to or have had severe side effects to interferon-based therapy  

 

  • CSCAT 

Effects of cranial electrical stimulation on sleep disturbances, depressive symptoms, and subjective appraisal in elderly caregivers of persons with dementia  

 

  • NIH (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine) 
Pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) efficacy in reducing rheumatoid arthritis symptoms  
  • NIH (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine) 

Effects of noninvasive interactive neuro-stimulation (NIN) on osteoarthritis of the knee  

 

  • Industry 

Cranial stimulation for chemotherapy-related symptoms in breast cancer  

 

  • NIH (National Cancer Institute) 

Effects of guided imagery on outcomes of pain, functional status, and self-efficacy in persons diagnosed with fibromyalgia  

 

  • NIH (National Institute on Nursing Research) 
Influence of supplemental antioxidants on oxidant stress-related complications of obesity  
  • NIH (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
  • School of Nursing Center for Nursing Research
  • UVA General Clinical Research Center (GCRC) 
Effect of relaxation tapes on maternal stress: A pilot study  
  • NIH (National Institute on Nursing Research) 
Effects of lipoic acid on peripheral arterial disease  
  • NIH (National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
  • Pharmaceutical Company
  • School of Nursing Center for Nursing Research