Integrative care for chronic pain and opioid recovery
HEAL Initiative: Integrative Management of chronic Pain and OUD for Whole Recovery (IMPOWR): Research Centers
This center compares pharmacist-led care with and without a phone-based cognitive behavioral therapy program for people with chronic pain who are on long-term opioids and have opioid use disorder, delivered in primary care and opioid 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-11167601 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You would join research run by a Yale-led center that brings together clinicians, pharmacists, and people with lived experience to improve care for chronic pain and opioid use disorder. In primary care they compare a pharmacist-led collaborative care program for people on long-term opioids with that same program plus a phone-delivered CBT-based pain self-management program. The center also runs a second project inside opioid treatment programs and funds yearly pilot studies to test new ideas that come from patients and stakeholders. Cores for operations, stakeholder engagement, career development, pilot projects, and data support studies at clinics and treatment programs where people already receive care.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal candidates are adults with chronic pain who are prescribed long-term opioids and who have opioid use disorder or problematic opioid use, receiving care in primary care clinics or opioid treatment programs.
Not a fit: People without chronic pain, not taking long-term opioids, or without opioid use disorder are unlikely to receive direct benefit from these studies.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the work could make it easier to manage pain while reducing opioid-related harms by spreading practical care approaches across clinics and treatment programs.
How similar studies have performed: Previous work on pharmacist-led care and phone-delivered CBT for pain has shown promise, but integrating these approaches specifically for patients with co-occurring opioid use disorder is relatively new.
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.