EMPOWER
Empowering the Management of Pain-Obesity-Weight through Enhanced Reward
Purpose of the Study
The purpose of this study is to test a program to help manage pain and to lose weight. This study includes 8 online group sessions focusing on different topics to build skills that center on increasing positive emotions, stress management, healthy eating, and physical activities. The study also includes individual phone visits focusing on setting and achieving goals.
Who is Eligible?
People between 45-80 years of age; experience back, knee or hip pain on most days; free of serious medical conditions.
PI: EJ Bartley, MA McVay (R21AG070642)
Virtual Reality Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
Purpose of the Study
This study will test an evidence-based immersive mindfulness virtual reality intervention that has shown benefit in reducing pain and shows promise to reduce illicit opioid use within opioid treatment programs over 8 weeks. By testing the efficacy of the intervention within opioid treatment programs, this innovative study has the potential to change how opioid treatment programs deliver care to patients with chronic pain and OUD.
PI: H Perez (H6N1ZF5HJ2G3)
Co-I: EJ Bartley