Social Isolation clinical trials at UCSF
1 research study open to eligible people
Social isolation is lacking enough contact with other people. UCSF is researching how it impacts chronic pain in those who do not have much money. The trials involve group-based care to address pain in communities with fewer resources.
Group-based Integrative Pain Management in Primary Care Safety Net Clinics
open to eligible people ages 18 years and up
Socioeconomically disadvantaged populations have a high prevalence of chronic pain, exacerbated by social isolation, intersectional stigma, and disparities in pain assessment and treatment options. Effective interventions using a multilevel, biopsychosocial approach are needed to decrease the unequal burden of pain. The proposed study will test group-based integrative models of pain management in primary care safety net clinics to improve pain care for racially and ethnically diverse low-income patients.
San Francisco, California
Our lead scientists for Social Isolation research studies include Maria Chao, DrPH, MPA.