The Complementary and Integrated Medicine Research Unit is within the School of Medicine at the University of Southampton

Part of the Primary Medical Care group which in October 2009 was selected to join The School for Primary Care Research which is a partnership between the Universities of Birmingham, Bristol, Keele, Manchester, Nottingham, Oxford, Southampton and UCL and is part of the National Institute for Health Research.

The Complementary and Integrated Medicine Research Group at Southampton is well placed to maintain its position as one of the main UK sites of primary research in CAM and Integrated Medicine. This is the result of a wealth of experience of the team members and the development of innovative research designs. We have experience with the following range of research methodologies:-

• Mixed Method design
• Clinical Trial Design
  • Dose Ranging
  • Exploratory for complex interventions
  • Phase III
  • Pilot and exploratory studies
• Qualitative methodology
  • Grounded theory
  • IPA
  • Framework analysis
  • Thematic analysis
• Economic evaluation
• Survey methodology
• Questionnaire design and validation