Studying Nonpharmacological Approaches for
Pain Management in Clinical Settings
Pragmatic Clinical Trials (PCTs)
The PMC Pragmatic Clinical Trials are studying nonpharmacological approaches for pain management and comorbid conditions in settings serving military personnel, veterans and their families. The 16 trials were selected based on the importance of the scientific questions, and their potential to address impediments to research within health care delivery organizations. The demonstration projects utilize a phased award UG3/UH3 mechanism, with a planning (UG3) and an implementation (UH3) phase. All projects are milestone-driven, and moving to the implementation phase (UH3) will be dependent upon the successful progress made during the planning phase (UG3).
Whole Health Team vs. Primary Care Group Education to Promote Nonpharmacological Strategies to Improve Pain, Functioning, and Quality of Life in Veterans (wHope trial)
The overarching goal of the (w)HOPE study is to establish and implement a new Whole Health paradigm for chronic pain care, emphasizing non-pharmacological pain self-management that reduces pain symptoms and improves overall functioning and quality of life in veterans.
Co-Principal Investigators:
Karen Seal, MD and William Becker, MD
PI Interviews
Benjamin Morasco, PhD, and Travis Lovejoy, Phd, MPH talk about access to quality pain management care for Veterans living in rural areas and their...Read More >>
PIs Don McGeary, PhD, ABPP, and CAPT Jeff Goodie, PhD, ABPP, joined PMC to talk about their trial Targeting Chronic Pain in Primary Care...Read More >>
Steve Martino, PhD and Marc Rosen, MD, talked with the PMC about their efforts to study veteran engagement for pain treatment when seeking remuneration...Read More >>
Marc Rosen, MD, and Steve Martino, PhD, joined PMC to talk about their SBIRT trial which is studying the engagement of Veterans in pain...Read More >>
A Q&A with Stephanie Taylor, Ph.D., M.P.H. The APPROACH Trial: Assessing Pain, Patient Reported Outcomes and Complementary and Integrative Health (A VA National Demonstration...Read More >>
COPES ExTRA trial Co-PIs Alicia Heapy, PhD and Diana Higgins, PhD, talked with PMC about improving access to psychology-based approaches for chronic pain treatment...Read More >>
PMC interviewed Dr. Christine Goertz to talk about the VERDICT trial, which is focused on “dosing” of chiropractic services.
Drs. George and Hastings talked with the PMC about the AIM Back Trial, which is looking at increasing and improving access to non-drug care...Read More >>
PMC talked with Julie Fritz about the SMART Trial, on which she is co-PI with Dan Rhon.
Diana Burgess, PhD is a social psychologist and Core Investigator of Center for Care Delivery and Outcomes Research and Professor of Medicine at the...Read More >>
Video: Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Postoperative Pain Management Brian Ilfeld, MD, MS, talked with the Pain Management Collaboratory Coordinating Center about his pragmatic...Read More >>
Brian Ilfeld, MD, is studying the use of ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve stimulation to treat postoperative pain after ambulatory surgery, specifically after shoulder and ankle...Read More >>
Karen Seal, MD, MPH, explains integrative and integrated healthcare, as well as the VA's Whole Health model, its components, and its benefits. Dr. Seal...Read More >>
Our PMC editor sat down with Dr. Seal to talk about alternative approaches to pain management, integrative medicine, the VA's Whole Health model for...Read More >>
The proper way to dispose of opioids is often unclear, and often misconstrued by the headlines. William Becker, M.D. and Benjamin Oldfield, M.D., talk...Read More >>
A large percentage of prescription opioids aren't taken for the full duration or amount prescribed; and since drug disposal information isn't always clear, pills...Read More >>
Drs. Will Becker and Ben Oldfield address the confusion and opioid disposal options in this video and in their journal review of the media's...Read More >>
(Video) Steven George, PT, PhD, touches on study with the Pain Management Collaboratory and how he came to study pain management.
Discussing Whole Health Team vs. Primary Care Group Education to Promote Non-Pharmacological Strategies to Improve Pain, Functioning and Quality of Life in Veterans
Diana Burgess, PhD, talks about how she got involved in studying pain management and working with the Pain Management Collaboratory.
Featured Publications
The PMC offers a unique opportunity to fill important knowledge gaps regarding Nonpharmacological treatment approaches for pain. In this op/ed Dr. Christine Goertz argued...Read More >>
This manuscript described the primary outcomes from a CBT-based intervention designed to address headache attributable to mild TBI and comorbid PTSD in Veterans. We...Read More >>
Four PMC PIs note a need for better pathways for pain management in the United States, given the divide between the way pain care...Read More >>
Cristine Goertz, DC, PhD, Co-PI of the PMC VERDICT trial is co-author on an article designed to be a decision aid for doctors of...Read More >>
