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New Grant to Study Non-pharmacologic Pain Intervention vs Prescription Opioids

Jan 21, 2022, 10:20 AM by SCOA

Kevin Thomas Pritchard, MS has received funding for his F31 project “Determinants and effectiveness of non-pharmacologic pain interventions versus prescription opioids” from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, a component of the National Institutes of Health. The 2-year study will be conducted as part of his graduate research.

Pritchard is a PhD student in the Rehabilitation Science Program and an AHRQ T32 trainee. Drs. Baillargeon (Professor, Preventive Medicine and Population Health), Kuo (Professor, Preventive Medicine and Population Health), and Raji (Professor, Internal Medicine – Geriatrics and Palliative Care), are the sponsors for his F31 and members of the Sealy Center on Aging. 

Research reported in this release will be supported by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number F31AT011856. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

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