关键词：曝光（生理学）；针灸；千兆剂；医药
摘 要：The goals of the first year/phase of the DOD funded research, GW080059, have been accomplished. We successfully gained IRB and administrative regulatory approval, created our databases, instruments, and tested our procedures on mock volunteers which consisted of SurveyMonkey, the acupuncturists; initiated our advertising and most recently, our participant recruitment. The initial year of funding was spent primarily in extensive human subject review boards by NESA's contracted IRB, the New England Research Institute (NEIRB); IRB review for our biomarker collection and analysis through the Human Subjects Program Office of the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital (BIDMC IRB); and the United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC IRB). All final approvals were granted this past month (July 2010), therefore advertising and recruitment has just begun. Upon completion of this project we should have important clinical information that will illustrate our outcome to increase the quality of life for veterans.