Research, Funding, and Awards

  • Enrolling Participants - Chronic Low Back Pain

    PARTICIPANTS NEEDED for a Paid Research study!

    PATH(Physical Activity To Heal back pain IRB:#H19-191) study will evaluate the benefits of movement exercise for someone who experiencing back pain. 

    Contact us if you are:  

    • Male or female, 18 years or older 
    • With low back pain for at least 3 of the last 6 months 
    • Willing to participate in 12 weeks of movement exercise plus 5 assessments (approximately 10 months of involvement overall) 
    • Able to speak and read English 
    • Without changes in pain treatments over the past month  
    • Not practicing yoga > 2 times in the last 12 months 

    All participants will receive $50 following baseline, six and twelve week (post-intervention) and three- and six-month follow-up assessments, with an additional $50 for those who complete all five sessions (possible total of $300). You will also receive a free mind-body intervention, typically valued at $360 or more.   

    Contact: Nursing biobehavioral Lab (Principal Investigator: Crystal Park, Ph.D. IRB:#H19-191) 

    Phone: (860) 486-6930; E-mail: pathstudy2020@gmail.com

    For more information, contact: Nursing biobehavioralLab at (860) 486-6930