Outcomes, Cost-Effectiveness and the Decision Making Process to Use Complementary and Alternative Medicine (R01)

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-Purpose. The primary purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), issued by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), is to encourage the submission of high quality observational studies evaluating the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) approaches as used in the community, and the decision processes employed by patients and providers in deciding to use CAM. Projects in which the investigators assign participants to specific therapies (CAM or conventional) or groups of therapies (CAM or conventional) are not allowed under this FOA. -Mechanism of Support. This FOA will utilize the NIH Research Project Grant (R01) award mechanism -Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. Awards issued under this FOA are contingent upon the availability of funds and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications. Because the nature and scope of the proposed research will vary from application to application, it is anticipated that the size and duration of each award will also vary. The total amount awarded and the number of awards will depend upon the mechanism numbers, quality, duration, and costs of the applications received.

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