VA Portland Health Care System (VAPORHCS)
Chronic Pain Management in Veterans with Co-occurring Substance Use Disorders
The goal of this VA HSR&D career development award is to characterize pain treatment utilization in veterans with co-occurring substance use disorders and develop and test the preliminary effectiveness of a collaborative pain intervention for veterans with chronic pain receiving specialty treatment for alcohol and drug use disorders.
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)
Nationwide telehealth study funded by the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health
The goal of this study is to determine if a type of counseling delivered over the telephone can improve the quality and safety of romantic and sexual relationships of people living and aging with HIV. A secondary goal of the study is to determine if the telephone counseling can also improve mood for people who are experiencing depression.