Award
NIH Reporter #4UH3NR020929-02
Reaching Rural Veterans: Applying Mind-Body Skills for Pain Using a Whole Health Telehealth Intervention (RAMP-WH)
Recipient
Center for Veterans Research and Education
Award Amount
$3,568,521.00
Ceiling
$3,568,521.00
Awarded
July 31, 2025
Identifier
4UH3NR020929-02
Award for a telehealth intervention project to improve pain management for rural Veterans using a multi-component mind-body skills program, funded by NIH.
Description
This project addresses the significant challenge of providing evidence-based non-pharmacologic pain management to rural-dwelling Veterans in the VA healthcare system who have chronic pain. The study will test the effectiveness of an innovative multi-component complementary and integrative intervention (RAMP-WH) delivered via group telehealth, aimed at improving pain management, function, and wellbeing among rural Veterans. It will also evaluate, adapt, and devise strategies for implementing RAMP-WH within the VA healthcare system in partnership with patients, community, and VA stakeholders. RAMP-WH is a 12-week program comprising pain education, mindfulness, pain-specific exercises, and cognitive behavioral strategies. It is designed to be scalable and implemented within the VA through its nationwide Whole Health System initiative.