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Project # | Project Title | Research Focus Area | Research Program | Administering IC | Institution(s) Sort descending | Investigator(s) | Location(s) | Year Awarded |
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3UG3NS123958-01S1
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Neuroimmune Mechanisms of a Humanized CCK-B Receptor scFv as Therapy for Chronic Pain Patients | Cross-Cutting Research | Training the Next Generation of Researchers in HEAL | NINDS | University of New Mexico | WESTLUND-HIGH, KARIN N | Albuquerque, NM | 2022 |
NOFO Title: Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
NOFO Number: PA21-071 Summary: There are currently few effective therapies available for chronic nerve injury-induced pain, associated anxiety, and depression. This project aims to extend previous research aiming to uncover the mechanism of action of artificially modified immune molecules (humanized cholecystokinin-2 receptor [CCKBR] single-chain variable fragments [scFv]) on human neurons and how it reverses chronic pain and anxiety-like behaviors in mouse models. This potential treatment approach offers important advantages over existing therapies, including extreme specificity, higher affinity, brain/nerve penetrance, safety, and reduced self-immunogenicity. |
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1K01DA059641-01
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Adapting and Implementing a Chronic Disease Self-Management Program for Primary Care Patients with Opioid Use Disorder and Serious Mental Illness | Cross-Cutting Research | Training the Next Generation of Researchers in HEAL | NIDA | UNIVERSITY OF UTAH | SIANTZ, ELIZABETH | Salt Lake City, UT | 2023 |
NOFO Title: Career Development Awards in Implementation Science for Substance Use Prevention and Treatment (K01 - Clinical Trial Required)
NOFO Number: PAS-22-206 Summary: Many people with opioid use disorder (OUD) also have a serious mental illness and other chronic conditions, which can be difficult for individuals and primary care providers to manage. A chronic disease self-management program is an established health care model in which peers help to educate patients about their condition(s) and build problem-solving skills to manage their health. Such programs have been effective in other populations and settings, but they have not been adapted for primary care patients who have OUD and SMI. This project will adapt and test a chronic disease self-management program for this population to understand its feasibility, acceptability, impact, and how best to put such programs into place widely in primary care settings. |
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3R01AT010742-01S1
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Examining Trauma Prevalence and Exploring Interoception as a Mechanism of Emotion Regulation in MOUD | Cross-Cutting Research | Training the Next Generation of Researchers in HEAL | NCCIH | UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON | PRICE, CYNTHIA J; MERRILL, JOSEPH O | Seattle, WA | 2022 |
NOFO Title: Notice of Special Interest to Encourage Eligible NIH HEAL Initiative Awardees to Apply for PA-20-222: Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Admin Supp - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
NOFO Number: NOT-NS-20-107; PA-21-071 Summary: Effective treatments for opioid use disorder need to address the complex needs of patients, which may include mental health problems and substantial chronic pain. This project will measure lifetime trauma experienced by men and women who take medication for opioid use disorder, as well analyze the association between types of trauma and symptomatic distress. The project will also explore whether an individual’s perceptions of sensations from inside their body (interoceptive awareness) affect emotional control and mental health. This research will fill knowledge gaps i critical to better understanding opioid use disorder treatment and relapse. |
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1K23DA058751-01
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Building and Implementing Best Practices for Buprenorphine Initiation in the Setting of Fentanyl Use | Cross-Cutting Research | Training the Next Generation of Researchers in HEAL | NIDA | UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON | BHATRAJU, ELENORE | Seattle, WA | 2023 |
NOFO Title: HEAL Initiative: Career Development Awards in Implementation Science for Substance Use Prevention and Treatment (K23 - Clinical Trial Required)
NOFO Number: PAS-22-207 Summary: This project provides protected time for training and research activities that are required for an independent scientific career in delivering evidence-based treatments for people with opioid use disorder. The increasing presence of fentanyl in the drug supply creates challenges for the use of buprenorphine, because both patients and physicians want to avoid causing withdrawal. This research will interview both patients and physicians to understand their concerns and experiences and work with them to develop a buprenorphine induction toolkit to help balance the advantages of buprenorphine treatment against concerns about the potential presence of unknown fentanyl. |
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1K23DA058785-01
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Addressing the Readiness Gap: An eHealth Intervention to Increase Patient Motivation for Evidence-Based Chronic Pain Interventions and Reduced Opioid Reliance | Cross-Cutting Research | Training the Next Generation of Researchers in HEAL | NIDA | VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY | CROUCH, TAYLOR BERENS | Richmond, VA | 2023 |
NOFO Title: Career Development Awards in Implementation Science for Substance Use Prevention and Treatment (K23 - Clinical Trial Required)
NOFO Number: PAS-22-207 Summary: Evidence-based behavioral treatments for pain are among the most effective and safe approaches, but they are underused, especially among patients taking opioids long-term. Despite known risks to long-term opioid therapy (including opioid use disorder and overdoses), patients may be reluctant to try something different to manage their pain. This project brings together two evidence-based behavior change interventions—motivational interviewing and contingency management—into an online format. The research will test whether web-based tools or mobile apps influence a patient’s willingness to consider using non-medication treatments for pain. The research will assess feasibility, acceptability to patients and providers, and broad-scale implementation. |
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1K01DA058750-01
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Leveraging mHealth to Increase Health Equity Among Black Individuals with OUD and Commonly Occurring Mental Health Disorders | Cross-Cutting Research | Training the Next Generation of Researchers in HEAL | NIDA | WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY | SZLYK, HANNAH | Saint Louis, MO | 2023 |
NOFO Title: HEAL Initiative: Career Development Awards in Implementation Science for Substance Use Prevention and Treatment (K01 - Clinical Trial Required)
NOFO Number: PAS-22-206 Summary: This project provides protected time for training and research activities that are required for an independent scientific career in the development, testing, and implementation of cutting-edge digital therapies and tools (such as smartphone apps and other web-based resources) that can promote health equity in treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD). The research will adapt and test digital overdose prevention and recovery support interventions for Black Americans with co-occurring OUD and mental illness. |
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3UG1DA015831-21S3
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National Institute on Drug Abuse Clinical Trial Network: New England Consortium Node | Cross-Cutting Research | Training the Next Generation of Researchers in HEAL | NIDA | Yale University | D’ONOFRIO, GAIL | New Haven, CT | 2022 |
NOFO Title: Notice of Special Interest to Encourage Eligible NIH HEAL Initiative Awardees to Apply for PA-20-222: Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Admin Supp - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
NOFO Number: NOT-NS-20-107 Summary: The goal of this project is to discover potential targets for emergency department-based interventions that could enhance access to addiction treatment among Black and Latino individuals, who face significant disparities in access to ongoing addiction treatment. Through qualitative interviews with Black, Latino, and non-Latino White patients receiving emergency department-initiated buprenorphine, the research will identify patterns of barriers and facilitators for continuation of opioid use disorder treatment outside of the emergency department through a referral. The study will also evaluate differences in factors previously identified as predictors of worse treatment outcomes in these patient groups, including opioid overdose, polysubstance use, major depressive disorder, and stigma. |