CDMRP Chronic Pain Management Research Program: Investigator-Initiated Research Award

CPMRP defines chronic as pain that occurs on at least half the days for 6 months or more, and which can be a result of  various causes. CDMRP encourages alignment of research projects with the Federal Pain Research Strategy for maximizing the impact of chronic pain research outcomes.

• ○ Understanding mechanisms of, and developing models for studying, the transition from acute to chronic pain following trauma either physical and/or psychological
• ○ Development of mechanistically justified therapies to prevent and treat chronification
• ○ Identifying risk or protective factors or biomarkers for patients susceptible to chronification, including relevant subpopulations
• ○ Investigating relationships between comorbidities and pain that can contribute to the development/progression of chronic pain

• o Novel non-opioid pharmacological solutions
• o Devices that treat chronic pain directly or those that improve the administration of non-opioid analgesics

• ○ Pilot/preliminary studies
• ○ Potential clinical effectiveness
• o Complementary and integrative health or other non-pharmacological interventions

It is expected that five (5) awards will be granted. 

Fundfing: $900,000 total 

Duration: 4 years 

Research Authority due date: 22.7.21

Pre application (required) due date: 30.7.21

Full proposal due date: 12.11.21