Notice Number: NOT-AR-19-021
Key Dates
Release Date: September 27, 2018
NOT-AR-19-020: Request for Information (RFI) on the NIH Back Pain Consortium (BACPAC) Research Program
Issued by
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Purpose
The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) will hold a webinar to discuss ideas and suggestions for the NIH Back Pain Consortium (BACPAC) Research Program on Monday October 15, 2018 from 3:00-5:00 PM (EDT).
The goal of the webinar is to seek advice from the public on how to meet the challenges of the proposed research program outlined in the RFI. The agenda for the webinar will include a brief background and introduction to the program, and then discussion of the following questions:
- What are the existing back pain cohorts and what type of infrastructure is needed to carry out multimodal clinical trials for chronic low back pain?
- Are there drugs, devices, biologics and complementary medicines approaches with a strong biologic or clinical premise ready to be tested in Phase 2 Clinical trials?
- What are the opportunities for interrogation of structures, organs, tissues, cells and pathways involved in chronic low back pain and what infrastructure is needed to support that effort?
- How can the results of these studies be used to generate integrated, 4D models of the role of abnormalities in different tissues (structures, organs, tissues, cells and pathways)?
- What technologies can be developed and ready for deployment in the clinical setting for accurate diagnosis and for evaluation of chronic low back pain and for delivery of therapies within the next five years?
- What computational tools are needed to integrate broad-based datasets, develop multiscale models, and carry out systems-level analyses of such data leading to the development of patient-based algorithms?
The last portion of the webinar will address questions from participants as time allows.
Webinar Information:
Date: Monday, October 15, 2018
3:00 5:00 PM (EDT)
Registration link: https://nih.webex.com/nih/onstage/g.php?MTID=eec3c163541e4a9e34dedc959afa51763
Participants are encouraged to submit their questions or comments regarding BACPAC to BACPAC-NIH@mail.nih.gov. The NIAMS requests that interested parties submit questions through Friday, October 12, 2018.
Inquiries
Please direct all inquiries to:
NIH Back Pain Consortium (BACPAC) Research Program
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
Email: BACPAC-NIH@mail.nih.gov
and Human Services (HHS)
