Cochrane Complementary Medicine bursary scheme

Cochrane Complementary Medicine (CAM) provided bursary awards between 2004 and 2022 to Cochrane reviews for which substantial progress had already been made and whose completion had been stalled due to a lack of funding.  The purpose of this bursary scheme was to ensure that reviews relevant to complementary medicine were completed and published in The Cochrane Library.  In recent years two bursaries were also awarded for methods projects of exceptional relevance to complementary medicine. The full list of bursaries is below.

Cochrane Complementary Medicine bursary awards 2004-2022

2022 bursary recipients:

  1. Mistletoe extracts for cancer treatment (Reviewer award recipient: Barbara Wider; Affiliated Review Group: Cochrane Gynaecological, Neuro-oncology and Orphan Cancer Group; Award amount: $5000 USD)
  2. GRADE approaches in Cochrane systematic reviews in rehabilitation and complementary medicine (Methods award recipient: Chiara Arienti; Award amount: $2500 USD)

2021 bursary recipients:

  1. Herbal preparations for weight loss in adults (Reviewer award recipient: E Lyn Lee; Affiliated Review Group: Cochrane Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Group; Award amount: $5000 USD)
  2. Ivermectin for preventing and treating COVID-19 (Reviewer award recipient: Stephanie Weibel; Affiliated Review Groups: Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group, Cochrane Haematology Group; Award amount: $5000 USD)

2020 bursary recipients:

  1. Stimulation of the wrist acupuncture point PC6 for preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting (Reviewer award recipient: Anna Lee; Affiliated Review Group: Cochrane Anaesthesia Group; Award amount: $5000 USD)
  2. Yoga for schizophrenia (Reviewer award recipient: Julie Broderick; Affiliated Review Group: Cochrane Schizophrenia Group; Award amount: $2500 USD)

2019 bursary recipients:

  1. Acupuncture for treating overactive bladder in adults (Reviewer award recipient: Emma Hargreaves; Affiliated Review Group: Cochrane Incontinence Group; Award amount: $5000 USD)
  2. Ginkgo biloba for tinnitus (Reviewer award recipient: Magdalena Sereda; Affiliated Review Group: Cochrane Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders Group; Award amount: $5000 USD)
  3. CLARIFY (CheckList stAndardising the Reporting of Interventions For Yoga) guidelines (Methods award recipient: Steffany Moonaz; Award amount: $2000 USD)

2018 bursary recipients:

  1. Acupuncture for chronic hepatitis B AND Xiao Chai Hu Tang, a Chinese herbal medicine formula, for chronic hepatitis B (Reviewer award recipient: De Zhao Kong; Affiliated Review Group: Cochrane Hepato-Biliary Group; Award amount: $4000 USD)
  2. Herbal medicines for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (Affiliated Review Group: Cochrane Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Functional Bowel Disorders Group) AND Yoga for adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (Affiliated Review Group: Cochrane Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Group) (Reviewer award recipient: Romy Lauche; Award amount $4000 USD)
  3. Radix Sophorae flavescentis for chronic hepatitis B AND Radix Sophorae flavescentis versus other antiviral drugs for chronic hepatitis B (Reviewer award recipient: Ning Liang; Affiliated Review Group: Cochrane Hepato-Biliary Group; Award amount: $4000 USD)

2017 - no bursary awarded

2016 bursary recipients:

  1. Chinese medicinal herbs for the common cold (Reviewer award recipient: Zehuai Wen; Affiliated Review Group: Cochrane Acute Respiratory Infections Group; Award amount: $2500 USD)
  2. Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, an omega-3 fatty acid from fish oils) for the treatment of cancer cachexia (Reviewer award recipient: Ann Dewey; Affiliated Review Group: Cochrane Pain, Palliative and Supportive Care Group; Award amount: $4000 USD)
  3. Singing for adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (Reviewer award recipient: Renae McNamara; Affiliated Review Group: Cochrane Airways Group; Award amount $3500 USD)

2015 bursary recipients:

  1. Acupuncture for primary hypercholesterolaemia (Reviewer award recipient: Danforn Lim; Affiliated Review Group: Cochrane Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Group; Award amount: $5000 USD)
  2. Ayurvedic herbal preparations for hypercholesterolemia (Reviewer award recipient: Dinesh Gyawali; Affiliated Review Group: Cochrane Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Group; Award amount: $5000 USD)

2014 bursary recipients:

  1. Stimulation of the wrist acupuncture point P6 for preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting (Reviewer award recipient: Anna Lee; Affiliated Review Group: Cochrane Anaesthesia Group; Award amount: $5000 USD)
  2. Mindfulness-based stress reduction for women diagnosed with breast cancer (Reviewer award recipient: Andrea Will; Affiliated Review Group: Cochrane Breast Cancer Group; Award amount: $5000 USD)

2013 bursary recipients:

  1. Yoga for haematological malignancies (Reviewer award recipient: Nicole Skoetz; Affiliated Review Group: Cochrane Haematological Malignancies Group; Award amount: $5000 USD)
  2. Complementary and alternative medicine treatments for atopic eczema (Reviewer award recipient: Yuri Jadotte; Affiliated Review Group: Cochrane Skin Group; Award amount: $5000 USD)

2012 bursary recipients:

  1. Chinese herbal medicine for allergic rhinitis (Reviewer award recipient: Angela Yang; Affiliated Review Group: Cochrane Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders Group; Award amount: $5000 USD)
  2. Complementary therapies for acne vulgaris (Reviewer award recipient: Jianping Liu; Affiliated Review Group: Cochrane Skin Group; Award amount: $5000 USD)

2011 bursary recipients:

  1. Herbal therapy for treating osteoarthritis (Reviewer award recipient: Melainie Cameron; Affiliated Review Group: Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group; Award amount: $5000 USD)
  2. Chinese herbal medicine for menopausal symptoms (Reviewer award recipient: Xiaoshu Zhu; Affiliated Review Group: Cochrane Menstrual Disorders and Subfertility Group; Award amount: $5000 USD)

2010 bursary recipients:

  1. Acupuncture-point stimulation for chemotherapy-induced nausea or vomiting (Reviewer award recipient: Jeanette Ezzo; Affiliated Review Group: Cochrane Pain, Palliative, and Supportive Care Group; Award amount: $5000 USD)
  2. Chinese herbal medicines for type 2 diabetes mellitus (Review award recipient: Jianping Liu; Affiliated Review Group: Cochrane Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Group; Award amount: $5000 USD)

2009 bursary recipients:

  1. Selenium for preventing cancer (Reviewer award recipient: Gabriele Dennert; Affiliated Review Group: Cochrane Gynaecological Cancer Group; Award amount: $5000 USD)
  2. Ayurvedic treatments for diabetes mellitus (Reviewer award recipient: Kalpana Sridharan; Affiliated Review Group: Cochrane Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Group; Award amount: $5000 USD)

2008 bursary recipients:

  1. Stimulation of the wrist acupuncture point P6 for preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting (Reviewer award recipient: Anna Lee; Affiliated Review Group: Cochrane Anaesthesia Group; Award amount: $5000 USD)
  2. Acupuncture for treating fibromyalgia (Reviewer award recipient: John Deare; Affiliated Review Group: Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group; Award amount: $5000 USD)

2007 bursary recipients:

  1. Chinese herbal medicine for people with impaired glucose tolerance or impaired fasting blood glucose (Reviewer award recipient: Suzanne Grant; Affiliated Review Group: Cochrane Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders Group; Award amount: $5000 USD
  2. Serenoa repens for benign prostatic hyperplasia (Reviewer award recipient: James Tacklind; Affiliated Review Group: Cochrane Prostate Group; Award amount: $5000 USD)

2006 bursary recipients:

  1. Chondroitin for osteoarthritis (Reviewer award recipient: Jasvinder Singh; Affiliated Review Group: Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group; Award amount: $5000 USD)
  2. Chinese medicinal herbs for the common cold (Reviewer award recipient: Taixiang Wu; Affiliated Review Group: Cochrane Acute Respiratory Infections Group: Award amount: $5000 USD)

2005 bursary recipients:

  1. Herbal preparations for uterine fibroids (Reviewer award recipient:  Jianping Liu; Affiliated Review Group:  Cochrane Menstrual Disorders & Subfertility Group; Award amount:  $5000 USD)
  2. Shengmai (traditional Chinese herbal medicine) for heart failure (Reviewer award recipient:  Chen Jin; Affiliated Review Group:  Cochrane Heart Group;  Award amount:  $5000 USD)

2004 bursary recipients:

  1. Chinese medicinal herbs "Dan Shen" compound for acute myocardial infarction (Reviewer award recipient:  Ni Juan; Affiliated Review Group:  Cochrane Heart Group; Award amount:  $4000 USD)
  2. Chinese Medicinal herbs for female subfertility (Reviewer award recipient:  He Haojie; Affiliated Review Group:  Cochrane Menstrual Disorders & Subfertility Group; Award amount:  $4000 USD)
  3. Herbal medicines for treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (Reviewer award recipient:  Jianping Liu; Affiliated Review Group:  Cochrane Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Group; Award amount:  $2000 USD)