April 28, 2023
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
The purpose of this Notice is to correct NCCIH Specific Areas of Research Interest under Funding Opportunity Description for PAR-22-181 "Research Opportunities for New and "At-Risk" Investigators to Promote Workforce Diversity (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)"
The Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) currently reads:
Section I. Funding Opportunity Description
Specific Areas of Research Interest:
NCCIH
NCCIH supports research regarding the use of complementary and integrative health approaches including natural products, mind and body interventions, and multicomponent interventions focused on whole person health. NCCIH is also interested in research studying mind and body approaches to manage stress, mild anxiety, or depression, or pain, and to improve adherence to treatment and prevention regimens to promote health outcomes. Natural products include botanicals, pre/probiotics, and products marketed as dietary supplements. Mind and body approaches include various meditation approaches (e.g., mindfulness), hypnosis or guided imagery, meditative movement approaches (e.g., yoga, tai chi, qi-gong), body-based approaches (e.g., spinal manipulation, massage, mobilization, acupuncture), a combination of these approaches (e.g., meditation and yoga, such as in mindfulness-based stress reduction MBSR), or complex interventions including music and art therapy. Research on whole person health includes multicomponent interventions designed to improve health in multiple interconnected domains: biological (including multiple organs and systems), behavioral, social, and environmental. NCCIH will not accept single-site or multi-site efficacy or effectiveness research through this NOFO (please see NCCIH Clinical Trial Funding Opportunities instead). Applicants are strongly encouraged to discuss their plans with NCCIH Scientific/Research contact and to consult the NCCIH Strategic Plan to ensure their application addresses NCCIH scientific priorities prior to developing and submitting an application.
The Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) has been modified to read: (change shown in bold italics):
Section I. Funding Opportunity Description
Specific Areas of Research Interest:
NCCIH
NCCIH supports research regarding the use of complementary and integrative health approaches including natural products, mind and body interventions, and multicomponent interventions focused on whole person health. NCCIH is also interested in research studying mind and body approaches to manage stress, mild anxiety, or depression, or pain, and to improve adherence to treatment and prevention regimens to promote health outcomes. Natural products include botanicals, pre/probiotics, and products marketed as dietary supplements. Mind and body approaches include various meditation approaches (e.g., mindfulness), hypnosis or guided imagery, meditative movement approaches (e.g., yoga, tai chi, qi-gong), body-based approaches (e.g., spinal manipulation, massage, mobilization, acupuncture), a combination of these approaches (e.g., meditation and yoga, such as in mindfulness-based stress reduction MBSR), or complex interventions including music and art therapy. Research on whole person health includes multicomponent interventions designed to improve health in multiple interconnected domains: biological (including multiple organs and systems), behavioral, social, and environmental. NCCIH will not support single-site or multi-site efficacy or effectiveness research through this NOFO (please see NCCIH Clinical Trial Funding Opportunities instead). Applicants are strongly encouraged to discuss their plans with NCCIH Scientific/Research contact and to consult the NCCIH Strategic Plan to ensure their application addresses NCCIH scientific priorities prior to developing and submitting an application.
All other aspects of these NOFOs remain the same.
Beda Jean-Francois, Ph.D.
National Center for Complementary & Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Phone: 202-313-2144
Email: [email protected]