A co–principal investigator of the Fibromyalgia TENS in Physical Therapy Study (FM TIPS), an NIH Collaboratory Trial supported by the NIH HEAL Initiative, will be featured in the next session of NIH Collaboratory Grand Rounds on July 24. The project is the first of the NIH Collaboratory Trials funded through the Pragmatic and Implementation Studies for the Management of Pain to Reduce Opioid Prescribing (PRISM) program to be featured in Grand Rounds.

Dr. Leslie Crofford of Vanderbilt University will present “TENS in Fibromyalgia: From Fundamental Neurobiology to Pragmatic Trial.” The Grand Rounds session will be held on Friday, July 24, at 1:00 pm eastern. Join the online meeting.

FM TIPS will use a cluster randomized trial design to assess the feasibility of using transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) in addition to physical therapy for the treatment of fibromyalgia. The study will also determine whether the use of TENS improves symptoms of fibromyalgia, increases adherence to physical therapy and the likelihood of meeting therapeutic goals, and reduces medication use. FM TIPS is currently in the planning phase, which involves recruiting physical therapy sites into the embedded pragmatic clinical trial, understanding usual practice to inform trial processes, and ensuring the adequacy of trial infrastructure.

FM TIPS is supported by the NIH through the NIH HEAL Initiative under an award from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.