Integrated care for chronic pain and opioid recovery
HEAL Initiative: Integrative Management of chronic Pain and OUD for Whole Recovery (IMPOWR): Research Centers
Combining pain care and addiction treatment to help people with chronic pain and opioid use disorder feel better, reduce harms, and support recovery in primary care and treatment programs.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Yale University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (New Haven, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11310518 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You would be invited to join large randomized trials comparing integrated approaches to managing chronic pain and opioid use disorder delivered in primary care clinics and opioid treatment programs. The research team works closely with clinic partners and people with lived experience to design the interventions and run the studies. They will track outcomes like pain, opioid use, alcohol use, anxiety, depression, sleep, stress, stigma, and recovery supports. The center coordinates operations, partner engagement, and career development to ensure the trials fit real-world care settings and inform broader practice.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal candidates are people with chronic pain who also have opioid use disorder or are at high risk for opioid misuse and who receive care in participating primary care clinics or opioid treatment programs.
Not a fit: People without chronic pain or without current opioid use disorder, or those who cannot attend participating clinical sites, are unlikely to gain direct benefit from these trials.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could offer coordinated care options that reduce pain and opioid-related harms while improving recovery and quality of life for patients.
How similar studies have performed: Related integrated and collaborative care approaches have shown promise in smaller studies, but these larger randomized trials aim to confirm effectiveness in real-world settings.
Where this research is happening
New Haven, United States
- Yale University — New Haven, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Becker, William C — Yale University
- Study coordinator: Becker, William C
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.