Pain

Provider-Targeted Behavioral Interventions to Prevent Unsafe Opioid Prescribing for Acute Non-Cancer Pain in Primary Care

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Page last updated April 14, 2026

ClinicalTrials.gov#: NCT03537573
Study Design: Intervention Trial
PCORnet Infrastructure: Common Data Model (CDM), Patient partners or engagement
Principal Investigator: Kevin Kraemer
Institution: University of Pittsburgh
PCORnet® Network Partner: PaTH
Funder: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI); (Project webpage)
Funding Date: 2017
Study Duration: 2018-2021
Participating PCORnet® Clinical Research Networks: GPC, PaTH
Therapeutic Area: Pain; Opioid use and pain
Age Range: 18 Years and older (Adult,  Older Adult)
Status: Completed

Research Question(s):

What is the comparative effectiveness of different payer or health system strategies that aim to prevent unsafe opioid prescribing while ensuring access to non-opioid methods for pain management with the goal of reducing pain and improving patient function and quality of life outcomes, while reducing patient harm?