NCCIH

July 31, 2023: NIH Announces Funding Opportunity for Pain Management Collaboratory Pragmatic Trials

Posted on by Damon Seils

The NIH this month published notice of a funding opportunity to support the next round of pragmatic clinical trials within the NIH-DoD-VA Pain Management Collaboratory (PMC).

Read the full notice of funding opportunity (RFA-AT-24-004).

The PMC was established in 2017 with an initial cohort of 11 pragmatic trials. The new funding opportunity leverages the experience, expertise, and leadership of the PMC Coordinating Center with a new round of pragmatic trials evaluating nonpharmacologic solutions to address pain and comorbid conditions in veterans, United States Armed Forces service members, and their families.

The NIH Institutes participating in this funding opportunity include the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) and the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR). Applications may be cofunded by the Office of Disease Prevention (ODP) and the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR).

Learn more about the PMC.

March 31, 2022: GRACE Trial Has New Study Snapshot, Updated Ethics and Regulatory Documentation

Posted on by Damon Seils

GRACE Trial logoA downloadable study snapshot and updated ethics and regulatory documentation are now available for the GRACE trial, an NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory Trial.

GRACE transitioned from the planning phase to the implementation phase in September. As part of the transition, the study team reviewed and updated the minutes of their initial consultation with the Ethics and Regulatory Core. The study is a hybrid effectiveness–implementation trial of guided relaxation and acupuncture for pain associated with chronic sickle cell disease in 3 large healthcare systems.

  • Read the updated ethics and regulatory documentation, including information about the study team’s approach to inclusion and exclusion criteria, informed consent, and collection of patient-reported outcome data.
  • Also available is a new study snapshot for GRACE. This downloadable handout summarizes the study’s aims, lessons from the planning phase, and links to other resources from this innovative pragmatic clinical trial.

GRACE is supported by the NIH through the NIH Heal Initiative under an award from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health. Learn more about the GRACE trial.

August 24, 2021: Trans-NIH Workshop Will Explore Methods for Whole Person Research

Posted on by Damon Seils

The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) will lead a trans-NIH workshop on methodological approaches for whole person research. The workshop will focus on the methods needed for rigorous research on interconnected systems, multicomponent interventions, and multisystem or multiorgan outcomes.

Registration for this event is required.

Event: Methodological Approaches for Whole Person Research Workshop
Date and Time: September 29-30, 2021; 11:30 am-5:30 pm ET
Location: virtual

The new NCCIH strategic plan identifies 3 components of whole person research: (1) exploring the fundamental science of interconnected systems; (2) investigating multicomponent interventions or therapeutic systems; and (3) examining the impact of these interventions on multisystem or multiorgan outcomes.

The “Methodological Approaches for Whole Person Research” workshop will provide examples of research in these 3 areas from diverse fields. The workshop will also identify opportunities for this type of research in complementary and integrative health and discuss relevant study designs, statistical methods, and computational approaches.

Workshop collaborators include the National Institute on Aging, the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, the National Institute of Nursing Research, the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, the Fogarty International Center, the Office of Research on Women’s Health, the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, the Office of Disease Prevention, and the Office of Nutrition Research within the NIH Office of the Director.

Read more about this workshop on the NCCIH events page. Free registration is required, and the workshop will be videocast and archived for future viewing.