NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL AND TRANSCRIPTOMIC PREDICTORS OF CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN: TOWARDS PRECISION PAIN MANAGEMENT (NEAT STUDY)  

 

This is a multi-PI study with Dr. Gee Su Yang from University of Connecticut and Dr. Cynthia Renn and Dr. Susan Dorsey at University of Maryland, Baltimore School of Nursing, and Angela Starkweather at University of Florida. 

 

Chronic low back pain (cLBP) is one of the most common and costly pain conditions in the United States, and a leading cause of disability. A majority of cLBP cases are not associated with underlying structural abnormalities, however, accumulating evidence suggests the prolonged, intense sensitivity to pain that characterizes cLBP is caused by distinct changes in expression of immune and other related pain sensitivity genes. The NEAT study aims to discover gene expression biomarkers that predict cLBP so that we may uncover new therapeutic targets, identify patients at risk, and develop early, targeted interventions to reduce disability and improve quality of life for patients. 

 

PhD student and Graduate Research Assistant, Teresa Graziano, serves as the Study Coordinator at University of Connecticut School of Nursing. To see if you are eligible, please click this link to take our screening survey. If eligible we will reach out with more information to set up your initial appointment.  

 

https://uchredcap.uchc.edu/redcap/surveys/?s=8PFKY8TMYAK3NLFE