# Pilot Projects Core

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · 2020 · $219,190

## Abstract

PILOT PROJECTS CORE PROJECT ABSTRACT
In the United States, 70% of deaths annually can be attributed to chronic conditions. One of the most frequent
and debilitating is pain, which can either occur as a symptom of chronic illness or as a primary problem.
According to the recent Institute of Medicine (IOM) report on Relieving Pain in America (2011), chronic pain is
a public health epidemic affecting more than 116 million Americans and costing more than $600 billion per year
in healthcare expenses and lost work productivity—despite advances in pharmacological treatment, most
people do not obtain adequate pain relief. Recently, various types of self-management strategies have been
tested for chronic pain management, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), non-pharmacologic
treatments (e.g., heat, cold, acupuncture, etc.) and physical activity. However, much like pharmacogenomic
influences on individual response to drug treatment, self-management intervention trials have demonstrated
mixed results in that some, but not all, study participants respond or participate. This could be due to many
factors, including resilience, motivation and/or capability. Moreover, the omics mechanisms underlying the
relative success or failure of self-management interventions on an individual level have been understudied.
Securing the success of its pilot PIs and projects is the driving force behind an effective and sustainable
Center. The purpose of the Pilot Projects Core (PPC) in the Omics Associated with Self-management
Interventions for Symptoms (OASIS) Center is to support and mentor nurse scientists in the development,
implementation, and dissemination of findings of pilot studies that examine how individual differences can
reduce or amplify the response to and the omics that underlie resilience, motivation and capability to engage in
self-management interventions. The pilot project PIs can be early stage nurse scientists who are in the early
stages of building their programs of research or established nurse scientists who want to change the focus of
their research. The PPC will provide infrastructure and mentorship for the pilot PIs to ensure the successful
completion of their studies, optimize the utility of work through such things as rigorous treatment fidelity,
dissemination of their findings, and preparation of an extramural grant application based on their pilot results.
Since the pilot PIs can be at various stages of their academic careers and research experience, from new to
junior to established, the mentoring plan for each PI will be tailored to their specific needs. To meet the needs
of the pilot PIs, the PPC Directors will draw upon the resources and expertise within the OASIS Center, the
SON, and across the UMB campus and scientific community. The goals of the PPC are to: support the five
pilot projects to assure successful completion; ensure that each PI will publish at least two data-based
manuscripts reporting study results; and mentor the P...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9940791
- **Project number:** 5P30NR016579-05
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE
- **Principal Investigator:** BARBARA RESNICK
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $219,190
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → 2022-11-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9940791

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9940791, Pilot Projects Core (5P30NR016579-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-01 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9940791. Licensed CC0.

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