The UC San Diego Krupp Center for Integrative Research is committed to contributing to the growing body of scientific research in the field of integrative medicine and health. We sponsor innovative integrative medicine approaches that show the greatest promise of bettering human health for the largest number of people at the lowest cost.
A multi-centered, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial to evaluate the safety of FoTv (a combination of two polypore mushrooms, Fomitopsis officinalis and Trametes versicolor) for COVID-positive outpatients with mild-to-moderate symptoms.
This study aimed to determine the feasibility of a whole-food, plant-based dietary intervention in low-risk patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).
A multi-centered, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial to evaluate the safety of mQFPD as a modified form of Qing Fei Pai Du Tang (a Chinese herbal formula that has widely been used in Asia for COVID-positive outpatients with mild-to-moderate symptoms).
A 2-week study testing a daily flavanol supplement in patients over age 50 preparing for joint replacement. Includes blood draws, daily intake logs, and assessments of anti-inflammatory, cognitive, and recovery-related outcomes.
This feasibility study aimed to examine whether 12 weeks of magnesium supplementation (450 mg magnesium citrate 3x day with food) might increase cerebral blood flow and reduce the stiffness of the medium-sized arteries in the brain of obese patients with metabolic syndrome.
An 8-week dietary intervention for patients with laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) included telehealth nutrition counseling, speech evaluation, and a customized nutrition protocol.
This study tested a 5-week anti-inflammatory whole-food, plant-based diet for early psychosis patients, evaluating feasibility, satisfaction, adherence, and its effects on metabolic health, symptoms, and well-being.
