The Translational Research Institute on Pain in Later Life’s (TRIPLL) mission is to support investigators and translational research in the areas of pain in later life. The overarching goal of our pilot study program, directed by Dr. Elaine Wethington, is to encourage researchers to translate basic science research on pain into practice, and thereby expand scientific knowledge and provide practitioners with data that are useful to understanding and eventually alleviating pain experienced by older persons.
Additional Program Goals:
1) Mentor pilot grantees in conducting translational research, with a special emphasis on the necessary knowledge and experience needed to turn funded pilot research into externally funded projects (e.g. NIH or equivalent). Pilot grantees receive support and consultation on methodological issues and program evaluation and access to community agencies.
2) Supervise a program of investigator development in the methods of translational research.
3) Promote researcher interest in conducting collaborative research with community agencies as a means of translating basic research into applied settings.
4) Further develop the capacity for supporting translational research on pain and pain management across the collaborating sites.
Current and Upcoming TRIPLL Pilot Projects
2024 TRIPLL Pilot
2023 TRIPLL Pilots
- Feasibility and Acceptability of Pain Reprocessing Therapy in Racially/Ethnically Diverse Adults with Chronic Back Pain
- Testing an Intervention to Reduce Pain and Depression Among Older African American Women with Physical Disabilities
2022 TRIPLL Pilots
- Feasibility of a Remote Social Network-Based Occupational Therapy Intervention to Address Physical Function, Activity and Pain in Affordable Senior Housing
- MOTIVATE: Moving to Improve Chronic Back Pain and Depression in Older Adults
- Positive Affect as a Source of Resilience for Adults with Chronic Pain
- Adaptation of Ca-HELP Intervention in Rural Geriatric Cancer Patient Population
- Feasibility of a Technology-Enabled Chronic Pain Self-Management Intervention Delivered by Community Health Workers
Past TRIPLL-funded Pilot Research
2021 TRIPLL Pilots
- Use of Emotion Regulation Strategies Among Young and Old Chronic Pain Patients: A Scoping Review
- Loneliness, Chronic Pain and Cognitive Functioning in Racially Diverse Older Adults: Examining the Role of Minority Stress
2020 TRIPLL Pilots
- Feasibility of a Positive Psychology Chronic Pain Self-Management Intervention Delivered by Community Health Workers
- Adaptation of Ca-HELP Intervention in Rural Geriatric Cancer Patient Population
2019 TRIPLL Pilots
- Can Yoga Decrease Pain and Inflammation Among Women Aged 60 or Older: A Pilot Feasibility Study
- The Rhythms of Chronic Pain: Developing Technology for Measuring, Modeling, and Predicting Individualized Pain Patterns in Everyday Life
2018 TRIPLL Pilots
- Is Frailty a Predictor of Poor Outcomes after Arthroplasty? A Prospective Study of Patients > 65
- Pain Tolerance Increased by Social Presence in Virtual Environments
2017 TRIPLL Pilots
- Social environments and real-time fluctuations in pain among older adults in New York City
- Positive affect and chronic pain in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
- The Role of Immune System in the Effects of Early Interpersonal Adversity on Neural Predisposition to Chronic Pain
2016 TRIPLL Pilots
- Improving the Self-Management of Chronic Pain through Momentary Assessment
- An Auto-Personalizing Mobile Phone Application to Encourage Regular Activity for Chronic Back Pain Management
- Testing New Approaches to Inducing Positive Affect and Expanding a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Technique to Dialysis Patients in a Low Income, Community-Based Setting
- Investigating the Inter-Relationships between Pain, Frailty, and Depression Among Older Adults in the Community and/or Receiving Nursing Care
- Nature as an Intervention for Older Adults with Chronic Pain
2015 TRIPLL Pilots
- Chronic Pain Communication and Social Support in Online and Mobile Interactions
- Problem Adaptation Therapy for Pain for Older Adults with Major Depression and Cognitive Impairment
- Aiding Pain Management by Combating Misconceptions about Exercise and Pain
2014 TRIPLL Pilots
- From Hospital to Community: The Experience of Underserved Palliative Care Patients After Discharge
- Chronic Pain and Depression in Older Adults: Examining Disturbances in Daily Positive Affect Regulation as a Hidden Vulnerability
- Study of Pain and Decision Making among Seriously Ill Older Adults
- Pain and Opioid Use among US Patients Receiving Hospice Care: A pilot project
- Determining the Extent of Analgesic Medication Adherence among Older Adults with CNCP
2013 TRIPLL Pilots
- Pain as a Covariate in Lumbar Spine Surgery Outcomes
- Effect of Menopause on Musculoskeletal Pain
- Self Support Pain Apps Project
- Using Community Based Participatory Research to address oral health in NYC MOW recipients
- Communication and Treatment Planning among Older Adults with Chronic Non-Cancer Pain
2012 TRIPLL Pilots
- Daily Interaction with the Environment Method (DIEM)
- Frailty, Palliative Needs and Outcomes in Elderly ICU Survivors
- Integrating a Cognitive-Behavioral Pain Self-Management Program into Rehabilitation Provided in Senior Living Communities
- The Impact Of Oral Pain Among Older Adult MOW Participants In NYC
2011 TRIPLL Pilots
- Chronic pain and adult hypothalamic -pituitary-adrenal function
- Systemic Barriers of Inpatient Pain Management for the Elderly
- Impact of Pain in the Development of Frailty in Older Adults
- Understanding the Impact of Back Pain in Community-Living Older Persons
- A Survey of Older Pain Patients – Are They a Focus of Diversion?
- Age Differences in the Joint Influence of Emotional Context and Temporal Discounting on Pain Management Decisions
- Pain as a Mediator of Physical Activity among Older Persons
2010 TRIPLL Pilots
- Age Differences in the Joint Influence of Emotional Context and Temporal Discounting on Pain Management Decisions
- Treating Pain in Home Care: Integrating an Evidence-Based Pain Program into Routine Physical Therapy Practice
- Problem-Solving Skills Training Program for Family Caregivers to Address Pain Management
- Secondary Analyses of Resilience, Positive Emotions, and Pain in the General Population