December 2004
NIH/National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Study sheds light on effectiveness of acupuncture for knee osteoarthritisNCCAM and NIAMS to hold telephone briefing To release findingsWhat: A telephone briefing to release results of the largest, phase III, randomized, controlled clinical trial ever conducted regarding effectiveness of acupuncture for osteoarthritis of the knee. During the briefing, study investigators will share results of the trial and answer questions during a moderated question and answer session. The study was funded by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) and the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), both components of the National Institutes of Health.
Who: Telebriefing participants will include: Stephen E. Straus, M.D., Director, NCCAM Richard L. Nahin, Ph.D., M.P.H., Senior Advisor for Scientific Coordination and Outreach, NCCAM Stephen I. Katz, M.D., Ph.D., Director, NIAMS Brian M. Berman, M.D., Principal Investigator, Director, Center for Integrative Medicine and Professor of Family Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine Marc C. Hochberg, M.D., Co-Investigator, Professor of Medicine and Head of Division of Rheumatology, University of Maryland School of Medicine
When: Monday, December 20, 2004 10:30 a.m., ET
RSVP: by December 16, 2004, to receive the confirmation code by calling 202-745-5116 or e-mailing [email protected]
Call-in telephone number: 1-877-502-9276 (a confirmation code is needed to enter the call)
Call-in replay information: 1-888-203-1112 (passcode 907262) from 2:00 p.m. ET on 12/20/04 until 11:59 p.m. ET on 12/24/04
This telebriefing is for credentialed media only. The information will be embargoed until 5:00 p.m. ET, December 20, 2004.
NCCAM, a component of the National Institutes of Health, DHHS, is dedicated to exploring complementary and alternative healing practices in the context of rigorous science, training CAM researchers, and disseminating authoritative information to the public and professionals. For additional information, call NCCAM's Clearinghouse toll free at 1-888-644-6226 or visit NCCAM's Web site at nccam.nih.gov.
NIAMS, a component of the National Institutes of Health, DHHS, supports research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases, the training of basic and clinical scientists to carry out this research, and the dissemination of information on research progress in these diseases. For additional information, call NIAMS's clearinghouse at 301-495-4484 or visit NIAMS's Web site at www.niams.nih.gov.
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