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What is Hickey Center Protocol?

The Hickey Center, located in SC, is headed by Dr. Joe Hickey who uses treatments including chelation, testosterone, vitamins, antioxidants for patients with diseases such as ALS, MS, and fibromyalgia. The treatment is aimed at removing heavy metals from the body.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 2 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Other 1 1 Efficacy_major

See 1 patient currently using Hickey Center Protocol

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 1
None
 2

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Hickey Center Protocol

Temporary intensity of symptoms 1

Reported Schedules

  5 other weekly
  1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using Hickey Center Protocol (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Expense 1   Expense: 50%
Other 1   Other: 50%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 50%

See all 2 patients who’ve stopped using Hickey Center Protocol

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Stopped Using Hickey Center Protocol

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Hickey Center Protocol

Always
 3 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Hickey Center Protocol

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 33%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 2 67%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Hickey Center Protocol

$200+
 2 100%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 0 0%

Report created on May 28, 2012.