September 30, 2021: BeatPain Utah and GRACE Awarded Continuation to Implementation Phase

Posted on by Damon Seils

The NIH Collaboratory is pleased to announce that the BeatPain Utah and GRACE NIH Collaboratory Trials received approval this month to transition from the planning phase to the implementation phase of their studies. As projects funded through the NIH HEAL Initiative’s PRISM program, these pragmatic clinical trials embedded in healthcare systems are directly addressing the US opioid crisis by exploring the implementation of novel, nonpharmacologic interventions for pain management.

Congratulations to the BeatPain Utah and GRACE principal investigators and their study teams for reaching this important milestone!

BeatPain Utah: Nonpharmacologic Pain Management in FQHC Primary Care Clinics

Headshot of Dr. Julie Fritz
Dr. Julie Fritz

BeatPain Utah is a pragmatic trial of nonpharmacologic pain management interventions in primary care clinics of US federally qualified health centers in Utah. The interventions will be designed to overcome barriers specific to rural and lower-income communities through innovative use of telehealth resources. The study is administered by the National Institute of Nursing Research and is being conducted by Dr. Julie Fritz of the University of Utah.

 

 

 

 

GRACE: Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial of Guided Relaxation and Acupuncture for Chronic Sickle Cell Disease Pain

Headshots of Drs. Ardith Doorenbos, Judith Schlaeger, Robert Molokie, Miriam Ezenwa, and Nirmish Shah
Left to right: Drs. Ardith Doorenbos, Judith Schlaeger, Robert Molokie, Miriam Ezenwa, and Nirmish Shah

The GRACE trial is a hybrid effectiveness–implementation trial of guided relaxation and acupuncture for pain associated with chronic sickle cell disease in 3 large healthcare systems. The study is administered by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health and is being conducted by Drs. Ardith Doorenbos, Judith Schlaeger, Robert Molokie, Miriam Ezenwa of the University of Illinois Chicago and Dr. Nirmish Shah of Duke University.

 

The PRISM program (Pragmatic and Implementation Studies for the Management of Pain to Reduce Opioid Prescribing) is a component of the NIH’s Helping to End Addiction Long-term (HEAL) Initiative. The NIH Collaboratory serves as the PRISM Resource Coordinating Center and is supported by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health. Support is also provided by the NIH Common Fund through a cooperative agreement from the Office of Strategic Coordination within the Office of the NIH Director.