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Clinical Trials / Enroll in a Research Study

Current clinical trials at the Center for Integrative Medicine are listed below.  For more information on clinical trials in the field of complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine, visit the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine's Clinical Trials page.    

Treatment of Cocaine Addiction with Integrative Meditation

Addicted to Cocaine?      Know Someone Who Is?       

Have You or Someone You Love Tried to Stop Using Cocaine?  

Qualified participants should: 

  • Be enrolled in OATS, ADAP, or ManAlive, Inc. treatment program. 
  • Be at least 18 years of age 
  • Have used cocaine/crack in the past 30 days but have a desire to stop. 
  • Be able to follow the treatment protocol, which includes providing urine samples and attending all required treatment and follow-up visits. 
  • Be able to travel to ADAP (630 W. Fayette St), OATS (701 W Pratt St), or Man Alive, Inc. (2117 Maryland Ave.) to receive treatment and complete study forms. 

If interested, please call University of Maryland Center for Integrative Medicine (CIM) at 410-706-6168 or 410-706-6154 to see if you are eligible or if you have any questions about the study. 

You will be compensated for participation in the study. 

Integrative Meditation for Benzos Misuse or Anxiety Disorder 

Are you feeling overwhelmed?  Stressed?  Tense?        

Maybe We Can Help. . .  

A research study offering new approaches to help patients in the methadone program who feel stressed, tense, and anxious is being conducted at the University of Maryland Methadone Program and Man Alive, Inc.  Slow-breathing, meditation and supportive counseling will be added to your treatment program so as to increase your quality of life, and increase the success in your commitment to stop using opiates and other substances. 

Qualified participants are:

  • Currently enrolled in the methadone maintenance program -Willing to accept treatment for anxiety and follow the study protocol (provide urine samples, complete study forms, come for additional visits and follow-ups).  
  • Able to travel to the University of Maryland Methadone Program in downtown Baltimore (630 W. Fayette St.) or Man Alive, Inc. (2117 Maryland Ave.) to get the treatment and fill out study forms. 

If you are interested, please see your counselor at the University of Maryland Methadone Program or Man Alive, Inc., or call 410-706-6154 to see if you are eligble. 

For qualified participants, the treatment is free of charge.  You will be compensated for your participation in the study.