Announcements

Your Input Is Requested! NCCIH Releases RFI to Launch Strategic Planning Process

We have issued a Request for Information (RFI) to help identify and consider research areas and topics to be included in the new plan. We will review and consider the comments that we receive to identify current and future needs and directions for complementary and integrative health research and research training.

We hope you will take a few minutes to share your perspectives as they relate to:

Emerging research needs and opportunities that should be considered as the Center’s 2021 plan is developed.
Research needs and opportunities articulated in the Center’s 2016 strategic plan that should be modified because of progress over the past 5 years.
Challenges or barriers to progress in research on complementary and integrative health approaches and their roles in improving health and health care.
Gaps and opportunities across the research continuum from basic through clinical studies, including real-world studies.
Gaps and opportunities in considering whole person health and the relationships among numerous factors, including biologic, environmental, behavioral, mental, and social factors, in determining health.

Considering Whole Person Health as We Develop NCCIH’s Next Strategic Plan

April 28, 2020 Director's Message - Helene Langevin, M.D.

Even as we continue to face the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are actively planning for the future of NCCIH’s research enterprise. As we launch our year-long effort to develop a new strategic plan that will guide NCCIH’s research over the next 5 years (2021-2026), the chance to strengthen a consideration of “whole person” health with research on multimodal approaches to care has been on my mind. I had the opportunity to launch the discussion of this topic during our recent webinar, and it was a terrific opportunity to elicit input, perspectives, and questions from stakeholders whom we hope will continue to weigh in during our strategic planning process this year.

Grand Rounds Series To Explore Digital Technologies, Health Records, and Pragmatic Trials

April 29, 2020

Catherine Meyers, M.D.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Health Care Systems Research Collaboratory is working to transform the way clinical trials are conducted, by actually conducting research within usual care settings in health care systems. Ultimately, the goal of these pragmatic clinical trials (PCT) is to inform health and health care decisionmaking by providers, patients, and policymakers based on real-world clinical evidence. PCT address major public health questions in real-world settings with highly generalizable populations and can produce clinical evidence more quickly and at lower cost than in many traditional clinical trials. Staff of NCCIH and the National Institute on Aging have been leading the NIH Collaboratory, which launched in 2012 and has supported 19 projects.

Clinical Digest: Mind and Body Approaches for Stress and Anxiety

April 2020

Several mind and body approaches, including relaxation techniques, yoga, tai chi, and meditation may be useful for managing symptoms of stress in your patients. For some stress-related conditions, mind and body approaches are used as an adjunct to other forms of treatment. This issue of the digest provides a summary of current research on some of these approaches for stress and stress-related conditions.

Resources for Researchers

New Funding Opportunities

Upcoming Events

NIH Livestream Demonstration: More Stretching, Less Stressing

May 5, 2020 at 1 p.m. ET

During this time of social distancing and working from home, it is important to incorporate movement exercise into your daily routine. Pulling in part from her own research on connective tissue, Dr. Helene Langevin, NCCIH director, will discuss the benefits of stretching and walk through some simple examples you can do at home.

View online at facebook.com/nih.gov and twitter.com/nih.