Data coordinating center for trials on pain care and lowering opioid risk
HEAL ERN: Data Coordinating Resource Center
A team that organizes and analyzes data from multiple clinical trials aimed at improving pain treatment while reducing the risk of opioid addiction.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Utah State Higher Education System--University of Utah NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Salt Lake City, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11172285 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
This center supports a network of clinical trials focused on better ways to prevent and manage acute pain with less addiction risk. The University of Utah team helps collect and standardize data, manage databases, monitor trial progress, and respond to protocol changes to keep studies on track. They currently support five trials and plan to add two more, including trials for sickle cell disease pain. Their role also includes helping analyze results and share findings with clinicians and patients.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: People with acute pain conditions or with sickle cell disease who are treated at participating HEAL ERN clinical sites would be the candidates for the trials this center supports.
Not a fit: Patients who are not enrolled at participating ERN clinical sites or who have pain conditions not targeted by the ERN trials would not directly benefit from this grant's activities.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could speed delivery of reliable results that lead to safer pain treatments and fewer opioid addictions.
How similar studies have performed: Data coordinating centers are a proven model for running multi-site clinical trials, although the effectiveness of the specific pain treatments being tested depends on each trial's outcomes.
Where this research is happening
Salt Lake City, United States
- Utah State Higher Education System--University of Utah — Salt Lake City, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Watt, Kevin M — Utah State Higher Education System--University of Utah
- Study coordinator: Watt, Kevin M
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.