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Cheryl Ritenbaugh, PhD, MPH

NICHD R21 08/24/2005-07/31/2007
CHOICES: Family Physicians Treat Overweight Children
This project develops and pilot tests a group office visit model for treating overweight, predominantly Hispanic children, and their parents, in a 12-session intervention program.
Role: Principal Investigator

NCCAM U01 08/01/2005 -07/31/2009
TCM for TMD: A Multi-site Whole Systems Trial
This project tests whole system Traditional Chinese Medicine (including acupuncture, herbs, tuina) for the treatment of temporomandibular dysfunction in a stepped-care approach in comparison with a validated psychosocial intervention. The Phase II trial has a unique design to provide guidance on the best combination of psychosocial care with TCM to evaluate in the Phase III trial.
Role: Principal Investigator

NHLBI U01 (Naranja) 9/05- 07/10
Primordial Prevention of Overweight in AI Children (PTOTS)
We propose a community-partnered randomized study to prevent early childhood overweight in American Indian (AI) children. A birth cohort of about 780 children from six Indian communities born over a period 18 months will be randomized by community to either a control (3 communities) or intervention condition (3 communities).
Role: Investigator

NHLBI R21 04/06-03/08
Preventing CVD in Native Populations: The Traditional Living Challenge.
This project, designed and implemented in full partnership with Salish Kootenai College, will develop and test a traditional lifestyle experience to enhance behavioral change with regard to cardiovascular disease risk factors.
Role: Principal Investigator

NIDDK R34 (Bassford) 04/01/06-3/31/08
Group Visits for Treating Type 2 Diabetes in Hispanics
This planning grant will pilot test a group office visit model for the clinical care of type 2 diabetes, and plan for a multi-clinic randomized trial.
Role: Investigator

NCCAM 07/01/2006-06/30/2009
Developing Patient-Centered Measures for Outcomes of CAM Therapies
This project will undertake secondary data analysis on qualitative interviews from CAM studies to identify natural language in regard to non-specific "transformative" outcomes, develop these into questionnaires, and fully evaluate the questionnaires in a multi-ethnic approach.
Role: Principal Investigator