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NIH HEAL Initiative: Coordinated Approaches to Pain Care in Health Care Systems (UG3/UH3 - Clinical Trial Optional)

National Institutes of Health

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) solicits research applications that propose implementation science methodology to embed existing evidence-based coordinated pain care models into a variety of public and private health care systems (HCS) where this type of care does not exist.

This NOFO is intended to embed the coordinated care model under study into the health care delivery system of applicant institutions. Coordinated pain care approaches proposed for study are expected to include interventions from multiple disciplines as described below and should aim to improve pain management based on the biopsychosocial model of pain. Emphasis should be on reaching populations of patients with greatest need.

Models of coordinated care proposed by the study team should be aligned with health care resources of the participating HCS and should be informed through engagement of stakeholders including patients, providers, healthcare system executives, policymakers, and payors. The study teams are expected to include health care providers from multiple disciplines and implementation scientists.

Trials will be supported by the Coordinating Center (CC) of the HEAL Pragmatic and Implementation Studies to Improve the Management of Pain and Reduce Opioid Prescribing (PRISM) Program ( https://rethinkingclinicaltrials.org/ .) The Coordinating Center will provide technical expertise in all aspects of research and coordination across studies awarded through this NOFO. Recipients will work with the CC to facilitate planning and refinement of proposed studies in partnership with health care delivery systems.

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