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Project # Project Title Research Focus Area Research Program Administering IC Institution(s) Investigator(s) Location(s) Year Awarded
3-UH3-AT010739-02
Pragmatic Trial of Acupuncture for Chronic Low Back Pain in Older Adults Clinical Research in Pain Management Pragmatic and Implementation Studies for the Management of Pain to Reduce Opioid Prescribing (PRISM) NCCIH KAISER FOUNDATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE SHERMAN, KAREN J (contact); DEBAR, LYNN L Oakland, CA 2021
NOFO Title: HEAL Initiative: Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) regarding the Availability of Administrative Supplements to Support Strategies to Increase Participant Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement in Clinical Studies
NOFO Number: NOT-NS-21-025
1UG3NR019943-01
Nonpharmacologic Pain Management in FQHC primary care clinics Clinical Research in Pain Management Pragmatic and Implementation Studies for the Management of Pain to Reduce Opioid Prescribing (PRISM) NCCIH UNIVERSITY OF UTAH FRITZ, JULIE M Salt Lake City, UT 2020
NOFO Title: HEAL Initiative: Pragmatic and Implementation Studies for the Management of Pain to Reduce Opioid Prescribing (PRISM) (UG3/UH3, Clinical Trials Optional)
NOFO Number: RFA-AT-20-004
Summary:

Back pain is the most common chronic pain diagnosis and the most common diagnosis for which opioids are prescribed. Clinical practice guidelines make it clear that nonpharmacologic treatments are preferable to opioids for patients with back pain. Despite clear evidence, over-prescribing of opioids to individuals with back pain continues. Providers of nonpharmacologic care are often absent or unreachable from rural and low-income communities and patients with limited financial resources. Many rural and low-income communities are served by Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) that are at the forefront of the opioid crisis, but often lack adequate options to provide accessible nonpharmacologic treatments. This pragmatic clinical trial will compare the effectiveness of different telehealth strategies to provide effective nonpharmacologic interventions to overcome the barriers specific to serving rural and low-income communities. The trial will evaluate two strategies, one providing both a brief pain teleconsult with phone-based physical therapy, the other uses an adaptive strategy ? providing the brief pain teleconsult first, followed by phone-based physical therapy to those who need additional treatment. The study will also evaluate outcomes related to the efforts to implement strategies in FQHC clinics. This research will provide a toolkit for future efforts to make nonpharmacological interventions for back pain available in other low resource health care settings.

1UG3AT011265-01
Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial of Guided Relaxation and Acupuncture for Chronic Sickle Cell Disease Pain Clinical Research in Pain Management Pragmatic and Implementation Studies for the Management of Pain to Reduce Opioid Prescribing (PRISM) NCCIH UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO DOORENBOS, ARDITH Z (contact); EZENWA, MIRIAM OMELEBELE; MOLOKIE, ROBERT E; SCHLAEGER, JUDITH MICHELLE; SHAH, NIRMISH R Chicago, IL 2020
NOFO Title: HEAL Initiative: Pragmatic and Implementation Studies for the Management of Pain to Reduce Opioid Prescribing (PRISM) (UG3/UH3, Clinical Trials Optional)
NOFO Number: RFA-AT-20-004
Summary:

In the US, approximately 100,000 people, mainly of African and Hispanic background have Sickle Cell Disease (SCD). Pain is a constant companion and chronic disabling symptom for those with SCD. It is increasingly clear that adults with chronic SCD pain also experience periods of acute worsening of their pain. The evaluation of nonpharmacological therapies that reduce chronic pain and the need for opioid medication among individuals with SCD is critically needed to address lack of adequate pain control to prevent periods of acute deterioration and high opioid use with negative sequelae. The investigators will conduct a hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation trial to assess the effectiveness of acupuncture and guided relaxation in patients with SCD while observing and gathering information on implementation in three health systems. The study will utilize a 3-arm, 3-site pragmatic randomized controlled SMART trial design that evaluates adaptive interventions, in which selection of interventions responds to patients? characteristics and evolving clinical status. The investigators will use the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to plan, execute, and evaluate implementation processes.

1UG3AG067593-01
Non-pharmacological Options in postoperative Hospital-based And Rehabilitation pain Management (NOHARM) pragmatic clinical trial Clinical Research in Pain Management Pragmatic and Implementation Studies for the Management of Pain to Reduce Opioid Prescribing (PRISM) NIA MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER CHEVILLE, ANDREA LYNNE (contact); TILBURT, JON C Rochester, MN 2019
NOFO Title: HEAL Initiative: Pragmatic and Implementation Studies for the Management of Pain to Reduce Opioid Prescribing (PRISM)(UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Optional)
NOFO Number: RFA-AT-19-004
Summary:

Prescriptions for narcotic pain relief after surgery result in unintended prolonged opioid use for hundreds of thousands of Americans. Nonpharmacological pain care is effective and recommended by guidelines for perioperative pain while offering a more favorable risk-benefit ratio. However, nonpharmacological pain care is rarely used as first or second-line therapy after surgery. Patient and clinician decision support interventions are effective in encouraging patient-centered and guideline-concordant care, but these strategies have not been tested pragmatically as a bundle in everyday postoperative pain care. The NOHARM trial will first confirm the feasibility of patient-facing and clinician-facing decision support components of an EHR-embedded evidence-based bundle. The investigators will test the bundle in a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial. They will test a sustainable system strategy that could change the paradigm of perioperative pain management toward nonpharmacological options in a manner that preserves patient function, honors patient values, and maintains availability of opioids as a last resort.

1UG3AT010621-01
Group-based mindfulness for patients with chronic low back pain in the primary care setting Clinical Research in Pain Management Pragmatic and Implementation Studies for the Management of Pain to Reduce Opioid Prescribing (PRISM) NCCIH BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER MORONE, NATALIA E Boston, MA 2019
NOFO Title: HEAL Initiative: Pragmatic and Implementation Studies for the Management of Pain to Reduce Opioid Prescribing (PRISM)(UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Optional)
NOFO Number: RFA-AT-19-004
Summary:

The opioid crisis has underscored the urgency of alleviating patients’ chronic low back pain (cLBP) with effective therapies, including evidence-based nonpharmacologic approaches. Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is now recommended by the American College of Physicians for initial treatment of cLBP. A pragmatic clinical trial (PCT) will inform health care decision makers about whether this program can be implemented in a real-life clinical setting and measure its impact on outcomes. The OPTIMUM (Optimizing Pain Treatment In Medical settings Using Mindfulness) program will integrate and test an evidence-based mindfulness clinical pain program for patients with cLBP in the primary care provider (PCP) setting. It will be conducted with three health care system sites. Four hundred and fifty persons ? 18 years of age with cLBP will be randomized to OPTIMUM + PCP Usual Care or PCP Usual Care.

1UG3AR076387-01
Fibromyalgia TENS in Physical Therapy Study (TIPS): An embedded pragmatic clinical trial Clinical Research in Pain Management Pragmatic and Implementation Studies for the Management of Pain to Reduce Opioid Prescribing (PRISM) NIAMS UNIVERSITY OF IOWA SLUKA, KATHLEEN A (contact); CROFFORD, LESLIE J Iowa City, IA 2019
NOFO Title: HEAL Initiative: Pragmatic and Implementation Studies for the Management of Pain to Reduce Opioid Prescribing (PRISM)(UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Optional)
NOFO Number: RFA-AT-19-004
Summary:

Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic pain condition characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain, tenderness, and stiffness associated with fatigue and sleep disturbance. The investigators have recently completed a trial that demonstrated efficacy of active transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) compared with placebo TENS or no treatment in women with FM. While physical therapists are trained in using TENS, it is underused in clinical practice. This application proposes a pragmatic clinical trial of TENS for patients with FM to determine if the addition of TENS to physical therapy (PT) reduces pain, increases PT adherence, and helps achieve functional goals with less drug use. This study will address the critical need for strategies to implement effective nonpharmacologic treatments for FM. Successful completion of this trial will provide generalizable effectiveness data for referring providers, physical therapists, and insurers and will inform future pragmatic trials of nonpharmacologic treatments conducted in PT practices.

1UG3AT010739-01
Pragmatic Trial of Acupuncture for Chronic Low Back Pain in Older Adults Clinical Research in Pain Management Pragmatic and Implementation Studies for the Management of Pain to Reduce Opioid Prescribing (PRISM) NCCIH KAISER FOUNDATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE SHERMAN, KAREN J (contact); DEBAR, LYNN L Oakland, CA 2019
NOFO Title: HEAL Initiative: Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial of Acupuncture for Management of Chronic Low Back Pain in Older Adults (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Required)
NOFO Number: RFA-AT-19-005
Summary:

Acupuncture has been found to be effective in treating chronic lower back pain (cLBP) in adults. Yet trials have rarely included older adults, who have more comorbidities and may respond differently from typical trial participants. To fill this gap, the study team will conduct a three-arm trial of 828 adults ?65 years of age with cLBP to evaluate acupuncture versus usual care. They will compare a standard 12-week course of acupuncture with an enhanced course of acupuncture (12-week standard course, plus 12-week maintenance course) to usual medical care for cLBP. If successful, this pragmatic RCT will offer clear guidance about the value of acupuncture for improving functional status and reducing pain intensity and pain interference for older adults with cLBP.

1U24AT010961-01
HEAL Collaboratory Resource Coordinating Center (PRISM) Clinical Research in Pain Management Pragmatic and Implementation Studies for the Management of Pain to Reduce Opioid Prescribing (PRISM) NCCIH DUKE UNIVERSITY HERNANDEZ, ADRIAN (contact); CURTIS, LESLEY H; WEINFURT, KEVIN P Durham, NC 2019
NOFO Title: HEAL Initiative: Limited Competition: Resource Coordinating Center for Pragmatic and Implementation Studies for the Management of Pain (PRISM) to Reduce Opioid Prescribing (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
NOFO Number: RFA-AT-19-011
Summary:

Improved pain management and reduction of opioid use could greatly benefit from improved pragmatic clinical trials (PCTs). The PRISM Resource Coordinating Center (CC), as part of the NIH Health Care Systems Research Collaboratory, will support up to nine more embedded PCTs that address pain management and the opioid crisis. Since 2012, the CC has nurtured 15 Demonstration Projects by providing leadership, resources, tools, training, and coordination of diverse elements. The CC will work collaboratively with each PRISM Demonstration Project team supported through the HEAL Initiative, including their partnering health care systems, to develop, test, and implement the projects while providing technical, design, and coordination support. The CC will also develop and refine technical and policy guidelines and best practices for the effective conduct of pain-related research studies in partnership with health care systems and disseminate best strategies for successful embedded PCTs.

5UH3AT010739-04
Pragmatic Trial of Acupuncture for Chronic Low Back Pain in Older Adults Clinical Research in Pain Management Pragmatic and Implementation Studies for the Management of Pain to Reduce Opioid Prescribing (PRISM) NCCIH KAISER FOUNDATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE DEBAR, LYNN L (contact); COOK, ANDREA J Oakland, CA 2023
NOFO Title: HEAL Initiative: Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial of Acupuncture for Management of Chronic Low Back Pain in Older Adults (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Required)
NOFO Number: RFA-AT-19-005