Charles Elder

Summary

Affiliation: Kaiser Permanente
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Randomized trial of a whole-system ayurvedic protocol for type 2 diabetes
    Charles Elder
    Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Portland, Oregon, USA
    Altern Ther Health Med 12:24-30. 2006
  2. ncbi Reductions in pain medication use associated with traditional Chinese medicine for chronic pain
    Charles Elder
    Center for Health Research, Portland, OR, USA
    Perm J 16:18-23. 2012
  3. ncbi Developing a patient-centered outcome measure for complementary and alternative medicine therapies I: defining content and format
    Cheryl Ritenbaugh
    Department of Family and Community Medicine, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
    BMC Complement Altern Med 11:135. 2011
  4. ncbi Randomized trial of Tapas Acupressure Technique for weight loss maintenance
    CHARLES R ELDER
    Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, 3800 N, Interstate Ave, Portland, OR 97227, USA
    BMC Complement Altern Med 12:19. 2012
  5. ncbi Impact of sleep, screen time, depression and stress on weight change in the intensive weight loss phase of the LIFE study
    C R Elder
    Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Portland, OR, USA
    Int J Obes (Lond) 36:86-92. 2012
  6. ncbi Randomized trial of two mind-body interventions for weight-loss maintenance
    Charles Elder
    Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Portland, OR 97227, USA
    J Altern Complement Med 13:67-78. 2007
  7. ncbi Randomized trial of Tapas Acupressure Technique for weight loss maintenance: rationale and study design
    Charles Elder
    Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Portland, OR 97227, USA
    J Altern Complement Med 16:683-90. 2010
  8. ncbi Acupuncture and chiropractic care for chronic pain in an integrated health plan: a mixed methods study
    Lynn L DeBar
    Kaiser Permanente, The Center for Health Research, Portland, Oregon, USA
    BMC Complement Altern Med 11:118. 2011
  9. ncbi Methodological challenges in whole systems research
    Charles Elder
    Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Portland, OR, USA
    J Altern Complement Med 12:843-50. 2006
  10. ncbi An HMO-based prospective pilot study of energy medicine for chronic headaches: whole-person outcomes point to the need for new instrumentation
    Elizabeth G Sutherland
    Helfgott Research Institute, National College of Natural Medicine, Portland, OR 97201, USA
    J Altern Complement Med 15:819-26. 2009

Detail Information

Publications12

  1. ncbi Randomized trial of a whole-system ayurvedic protocol for type 2 diabetes
    Charles Elder
    Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Portland, Oregon, USA
    Altern Ther Health Med 12:24-30. 2006
    ..05), low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (P = .04), and weight (P = .035). CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that the Ayurvedic intervention may benefit patients with higher baseline HbA1c values, warranting further research...
  2. ncbi Reductions in pain medication use associated with traditional Chinese medicine for chronic pain
    Charles Elder
    Center for Health Research, Portland, OR, USA
    Perm J 16:18-23. 2012
    ..Participants in a randomized trial of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMD) had a linear decline in pain over 16 TCM visits...
  3. ncbi Developing a patient-centered outcome measure for complementary and alternative medicine therapies I: defining content and format
    Cheryl Ritenbaugh
    Department of Family and Community Medicine, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
    BMC Complement Altern Med 11:135. 2011
    ..Here we describe Phase I of our research program, the iterative process of content identification, item development and refinement, and response format selection. Cognitive interviews and psychometric evaluation are reported separately...
  4. ncbi Randomized trial of Tapas Acupressure Technique for weight loss maintenance
    CHARLES R ELDER
    Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, 3800 N, Interstate Ave, Portland, OR 97227, USA
    BMC Complement Altern Med 12:19. 2012
    ..This randomized clinical trial tested the efficacy of a novel mind and body technique for weight-loss maintenance...
  5. ncbi Impact of sleep, screen time, depression and stress on weight change in the intensive weight loss phase of the LIFE study
    C R Elder
    Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Portland, OR, USA
    Int J Obes (Lond) 36:86-92. 2012
    ..Phase II is the randomized weight loss maintenance portion of the study. This paper focuses on Phase I measures of sleep, screen time, depression and stress...
  6. ncbi Randomized trial of two mind-body interventions for weight-loss maintenance
    Charles Elder
    Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Portland, OR 97227, USA
    J Altern Complement Med 13:67-78. 2007
    ..The objective of this study was to determine the feasibility and clinical impact of two mind-body interventions for weight-loss maintenance...
  7. ncbi Randomized trial of Tapas Acupressure Technique for weight loss maintenance: rationale and study design
    Charles Elder
    Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Portland, OR 97227, USA
    J Altern Complement Med 16:683-90. 2010
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  8. ncbi Acupuncture and chiropractic care for chronic pain in an integrated health plan: a mixed methods study
    Lynn L DeBar
    Kaiser Permanente, The Center for Health Research, Portland, Oregon, USA
    BMC Complement Altern Med 11:118. 2011
    ....
  9. ncbi Methodological challenges in whole systems research
    Charles Elder
    Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Portland, OR, USA
    J Altern Complement Med 12:843-50. 2006
  10. ncbi An HMO-based prospective pilot study of energy medicine for chronic headaches: whole-person outcomes point to the need for new instrumentation
    Elizabeth G Sutherland
    Helfgott Research Institute, National College of Natural Medicine, Portland, OR 97201, USA
    J Altern Complement Med 15:819-26. 2009
    ..In addition, our intent was to document the full range of outcomes experienced by patients undergoing energy healing, including whole-person and transformative outcomes should they occur...
  11. ncbi A pilot whole systems clinical trial of traditional Chinese medicine and naturopathic medicine for the treatment of temporomandibular disorders
    Cheryl Ritenbaugh
    Department of Family and Community Medicine, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85719, USA
    J Altern Complement Med 14:475-87. 2008
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  12. ncbi Ayurveda for diabetes mellitus: a review of the biomedical literature
    Charles Elder
    Oregon Health and Science University, USA
    Altern Ther Health Med 10:44-50. 2004
    ..However, the reported human trials generally fall short of contemporary methodological standards. More research is needed in the area of Ayurvedic treatment of diabetes, assessing both whole practice and individual modalities...