July 15-16, 2024: This 2-day workshop focused on the preparatory actions researchers can undertake in the planning and application phase (Phase Zero) to ensure pragmatic clinical trials yield actionable evidence for a variety of settings. Key aspects include formulating the right research question and engaging with patients, funders, and healthcare system leaders. The workshop also addressed challenges in initiating trials across diverse settings, such as navigating data systems, site diversification, and reducing administrative burdens.
Agenda and Slides
Day 1: July 15
Welcome and Introduction
Wendy Weber, ND, PhD, MPH
Helene Langevin, MD
Session 1: Phase Zero: Getting the Research Question Right
Moderator: Kevin Weinfurt, PhD
Panel:
- Advancing Rural Back Pain Outcomes Using Rehabilitation Telehealth (ARBOR-Telehealth)
Kevin McLaughlin, DPT - Adapting and Implementing a Nurse Care Management Model for Rural Patients With Chronic Pain (AIM-CP) Kushang Patel, PhD, MPH
- Nonpharmacologic Options in Postoperative Hospital-Based and Rehabilitation Pain Management (NOHARM)
Andrea Cheville, MD - Pragmatic Trial of Population-Based Outreach to Prevent Suicide Attempt (SPOT)
Gregory Simon, MD
Session 2: Engagement as the Cornerstone in Pragmatic Research
Moderator: Gregory Simon, MD
Panel:
- Optimizing Pain Treatment in Medical Settings Using Mindfulness (OPTIMUM)
Natalia Morone, MD, MS - Nonpharmacologic Pain Management in Federally Qualified Health Center Primary Care Clinics (BeatPain Utah)
Julie Fritz, PhD, PT - Behavioral Economic & Staffing Strategies to Increase Adoption of the ABCDEF Bundle in the ICU (BEST-ICU)
Anna Krupp, PhD, MSHP, RN - Adapting and Implementing a Nurse Care Management Model to Care for Rural Patients With Chronic Pain (AIM-CP): Lessons and Challenges Engaging Rural Populations
Sebastian Tong, MD, MPH
Summary and Concluding Remarks
Lesley Curtis, PhD
Gregory Simon, MD
Wendy Weber, ND, PhD, MPH
Kevin Weinfurt, PhD
Day 2: July 16
Welcome and Introduction
Wendy Weber, ND, PhD, MPH
Helene Langevin, MD
Keynote: Connecting Lab, Clinic and Community: Communities Advancing Research Equity (CARE) for Health™
Monica Bertagnolli, MD
Session 3: How to Use Data From Disparate Data Systems
Moderator: Keith Marsolo, PhD
Panel:
- I CAN DO Surgery ACP
Elizabeth Wick, MD - Implementation of the American College of Physicians Guideline for LBP (IMPACt-LBP)
Chandra Almond, MA - Fibromyalgia TENS in Physical Therapy Study (FM-TIPS) Leslie Crofford, MD
Session 4: Retrofitting, Reimagining, and Redesigning Health Care Systems to Reach Populations Most Affected by Health Inequities
Moderator: Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda, PhD, MPH, RN
Panel:
- Rural Veterans: Applying Mind-Body Skills for Pain (RAMP)
Diana Burgess, PhD - Behavioral Economic & Staffing Strategies To Increase Adoption of the ABCDEF Bundle in the ICU (BEST-ICU)
Eduard Vasilevskis, MD, MPH - Strategies and Opportunities to STOP Colorectal Cancer in Priority Populations (STOP CRC)
Gloria Coronado, PhD
Session 5: Overcoming Administrative Burden in Pragmatic Research
Moderator: Adrian Hernandez, MD, MHS
Panel:
- Transforming Clinical Trials Activation
Karen Hartman, MSN - Project Tracker for Institutional Approval
Geeta Swamy, MD - Single IRBs: Can the Promised Goals of Efficiency and Timeliness Be Met?
Pearl O’Rourke, MD - Data Use Agreements
Keith Marsolo, PhD - Michael Kurilla, MD, PhD
- Experiences from the Nudge and Chat 4 Heart Health trials
Michael Ho, MD - Experiences from the ICD-Pieces trial
Miguel Vazquez, MD
Summary and Concluding Remarks
Lesley Curtis, PhD
Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda, PhD, MPH, RN
Adrian Hernandez, MD, MHS
Keith Marsolo, PhD
Wendy Weber, ND, PhD, MPH