Complementary And Alternative Medicine During The COVID-19 Pandemic

Completed

• Conditions: Complementary Therapies

• Registration Number: NCT04884321
• Lead Sponsor: Hasan Kalyoncu University

Brief Summary

Complementary and alternative medicine is frequently used in the treatment of several groups of diseases.

Detailed Description

This study aimed to explore the attitudes of adults living in Turkey toward complementary and alternative medicine in the period of the COVID-19 pandemic and identify whether Turkish adults used it during the pandemic.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-02-27
• Primary Completion: 2021-03-30
• Study Completion: 2021-03-30
• Status Verified: 2021-05
• Study First Submitted: 2021-05-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-05-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-05-07
• Study First Posted: 2021-05-12
• Last Update Posted: 2021-05-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 3242

Inclusion Criteria

• agree to participate in the study
• not to be a communication problem

Exclusion Criteria

• be a communication problem

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Means of scores obtained by participant adults from the holistic complementary and alternative medicine questionnaire (HCAMQ) and its sub-scales	2021	Holistic Complementary and Alternative Medicine Questionnaire
Complementary and alternative treatment methods used during the COVID-19 pandemic	2021
Symptoms against which complementary and alternative methods are used during the COVID-19 pandemic	2021
Plants consumed during the COVID-19 pandemic	2021
Participant adults' responses to the questions raised about the use of complementary and alternative methods during the COVID-19 pandemic	2021

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hasan Kalyoncu Ünivrsitesi; 🇹🇷 Gaziantep, Lütfen Seç, Turkey