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COVID-19 Project ECHO for Nursing Homes: A Patient-centered, Randomized-controlled Trial to Implement Infection Control, United States, 2021 (ICPSR 38769)

Released/updated on: 2023-08-07

Geographic coverage: Vermont, Indiana, United States, New York (state), New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Ohio, Virginia, Maryland, Wisconsin

Nationally, nursing homes have been devastated with 2,726,897 COVID-19 cases and 162,874 COVID-19 deaths as of November 28, 2022. Nursing homes were ill-equipped for the pandemic; though facilities are required to have infection control staff, only 3% have taken a basic infection control course. Significant research has focused on infection control in the acute care setting; however, little is known about the implementation of practices and effective interventions in nursing homes. The researchers proposed an intervention utilizing Project ECHO (Extension for Community Health Outcomes), an evidence-based tele-mentoring model, to connect Penn State University experts with remote nursing home staff and administrators to proactively support evidence-based infection control guideline implementation. This study sought to answer the critical research question of how evidence-based infection control guidelines can be implemented effectively in nursing homes.

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Strategies to Assist with Management of Pain (STAMP), Wisconsin, Massachusetts, Utah, 2017-2024 (ICPSR 39154)

Released/updated on: 2026-04-22

Geographic coverage: United States, Massachusetts, Utah, Wisconsin

Time period: 2017-01-01--2024-01-01

Chronic low back pain is a leading cause of disability and reduced quality of life for nearly 100 million individuals in the United States. Approximately 5 to 10 percent of these individuals are prescribed opioids for treating their chronic low back pain. Limited data exists on the long-term efficacy of opioid treatment while much concern exists regarding the harm they can do to a person. Despite medication treatment patients still suffer from inadequate pain relief, impaired function, and quality of life.

This study sought to compare the long-term effectiveness of two types of alternative therapy approaches - mindfulness based therapy (MBT) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) - for treating chronic low back pain especially those being treated by opioids.