Project Grant HT94252310911

The U.S. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) awarded a $1,643,228 Cooperative Agreement grant under the Drug Abuse and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279) to Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) to develop an Integrative Mindfulness-Based Predictive Approach for Chronic Low Back Pain Treatment (IMPACT). The key objectives of this 2-year IMPACT project are to: 1) Initiate a clinical trial of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) for chronic low back pain...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) awarded Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) a $170,640 Project Grant on April 17, 2026, under the Research and Training in Complementary and Integrative Health program (CFDA 93.213) to develop and test a mind-body intervention toolkit addressing pain management in emergency department settings. The five-year project, titled "Toolkit for Optimal Pain Management in the Emergency...

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) awarded the University of Virginia a $1.63 million Project Grant on May 15, 2025, under the Research and Training in Complementary and Integrative Health program (CFDA 93.213) to develop and evaluate an adaptive intervention designed to improve pain outcomes in patients with comorbid chronic low back pain and insomnia. The project, which extends through April 30, 2030, will investigate whether adding...

Summary The University of Washington received a $4.45M Cooperative Agreement from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279) effective August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2028. The project adapts and implements a Nurse Care Management (NCM) model designed to address chronic pain in rural populations through an evidence-based, multi-component intervention. The NCM model integrates care coordination, cognitive behavioral...

The National Institutes of Health National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health awarded New York University $785,637 under the Research and Training in Complementary and Integrative Health program (CFDA 93.213) from June 2021 through May 2025. This Cooperative Agreement will support the development and pilot testing of telephone-delivered and video-based Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) protocols for patients with migraine headaches and depressive symptoms. Specifically, the...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Corporation received a $125,625 Project Grant (R21 mechanism) awarded on August 15, 2025, under the Trans-NIH Research Support program (CFDA 93.310) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of the Director. The project, which will conclude on July 31, 2027, delivers a research investigation examining the patient-clinician relationship in fibromyalgia treatment through Theory of Mind (ToM) training and...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), under the FDA Research program (CFDA 93.103), provides $1,999,980 to Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) to develop evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for the management of acute low back pain. The project aims to conduct a systematic review of the literature, derive clinical guidelines, and implement a dissemination and evaluation campaign to drive adoption of the guidelines. OHSU has...

This Project Grant award from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) under the Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes program (CFDA 93.226) supports a $400,000 randomized trial to evaluate the impact of a "whole person navigation" intervention for adults with multiple chronic conditions. The intervention combines predictive modeling to identify high-risk patients with a navigation strategy to help guide them in accessing social services and overcoming...

This federal Project Grant award, provided by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) under the Research and Training in Complementary and Integrative Health program (CFDA 93.213), will fund a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of online yoga (Teleyoga) compared to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for treating chronic musculoskeletal pain in veterans. The $639,882 award to the Palo Alto Veterans Institute For Research (Pavir) will support...

Cooperative Agreement Summary Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, through its Kaiser Permanente division, received a $1.88M cooperative agreement from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279) to implement the Coordinated Care Pain Management Technology Implementation (CARNATION) initiative. The award, effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2026, supports a hybrid Type 3 implementation-effectiveness...