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Project Number: | I01RX002808-01A1 |
| Title: | Optimizing Outcomes for Older Veterans with Chronic Low back Pain Syndrome: Aging Back Clinics |
| Principal Investigator: | Debra K. Weiner |
| Location: | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Congressional District Code: | 14 |
| Research Service: | Rehabilitation R&D |
| Project Period: | October 2018 - September 2023 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $268,842 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$1,096,297 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: The purpose of the proposed clinical trial is to improve the care of older Veterans (age 65+) with chronic low back pain (CLBP, i.e., low back pain for at least 6 months on at least half the days). Current CLBP care is limited by being either overly spine-focused or generically prescribed. Spine-focused care often targets degenerative disease of the lumbar spine (e.g., degenerative disc/facet disease, disc bulge) that is nearly ubiquitous in older adults, even those who are pain-free. Generic CL... |