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Welcome to the LAB-CTSI Community Research Inventory!

The Community Research Inventory (CRI) provides information about community and clinical research focused on community health, health outcomes, health promotion, disease prevention, health disparities, access to quality care and other issues related to the health and well being of LA County's diverse communities. The CRI was created to serve as a resource to promote "cross-talk" between and stimulate new academic-community partnerships and collaborations among researchers, health and social service providers, policy and advocacy groups, educators, community leaders and consumers of care. Launched in 2009, the CRI contains information that was provided by researchers from LAB-CTSI partner institutions/organizations, including the University of Southern California, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, as well as our other LAB-CTSI community and clinical partner organizations. This resource will grow as an increasing number of projects and research activities are added to the inventory. Instructions for use:

If you have questions about the CRI or would like to enter a project not yet represented in the inventory please contact:
Griselda Monroy
OCE Project Assistant
gmonroy@chla.usc.edu
323-361-3695

Here are several ways you can search the Community Research Inventory.

  1. By project title: All projects are listed, by title, in alphabetical order. Once you identify a project of interest, you can access complete information about the project by selecting "View Project".
  2. By keyword(s): In the search box, enter key words of interest, e.g., teen pregnancy, breastfeeding, autism, etc. Any project description that contains keywords you select will be listed for your review. For more information about each project listed, select "View Project".
  3. By specific criteria: Drop down menus have been created to allow you to search by specific disease or illness, by demographic characteristics (age, race/ethnicity, gender), by geography and by research methods used. You may select multiple criteria. Projects will be listed for you review. For more information about each project listed, select "View Project". Note: Presently, many of "specific disease or illness" categories are broad, e.g., chronic illness, developmental disability. If you are interested in a specific illness not on the list, e.g., diabetes, autism, hypertension, please search by keywords.

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Name of the project
  • Using fMRI to Examine the Neurobiological Basis of Virtual Reality Pain Attenuation
Project abstract/brief description
  • This study aims to further understand the neurobiological mechanisms of how virtual reality (VR) may attenuate pain perception in adults and adolescents. This study will employ functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) technology to explore how functional activity in the brain relates to observed pain attenuation effects. In particular, this study proposes to record whole-brain blood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) signals during concurrent VR immersion and laboratory-controlled pain administration. Time course analysis of the signals from strategic regions of interest (ROI) can potentially reveal critical knowledge beyond ordinary spatial brain mapping method. Improved understanding of the responsible neural mechanisms may lead to the development of novel and improved methods of VR pain attenuation. Integrating fMRI and the use of virtual reality during experimentally induced pain will provide new information/knowledge into the efficacy of VR for pain attenuation, as well as illuminate underlying neurobiological mechanisms. Ultimately, data collected during this grant period will be used to apply for extramural support (i.e. NIH funding) to support additional fMRI investigations of VR for children with chronic pain states.
Name of Principal Investigator
  • Jeffrey Gold, Ph.D.
Department/division/center/school in which the project is based
  • ACCM (Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine)
Primary institution in which this project is based
  • Childrens Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA)
Name and email address for the Project Director / Manager, or person responsible for overseeing the day-to-day activities of this project
  • Name:
  • Email Address:
If we were to request additional information about this project, please provide the name of the person to contact and his/her email address
  • Project Director / Manager listed above
Are there any Co-Investigators on this project?
  • Yes
Please name all Co-Investigators and their institutional affiliation
  • Co-Investigator - Institutional affiliation
  • Vincent Chen - CHLA
Which, if any, of the following institutions are you partnering with for this project?
  • No partnerships
For each partner institution listed, please indicate the specific department / division / institute / center with which you are partnering
    Are you collaborating with any other academic, clinical or community organizations on this project?
    • Yes
    List any academic, clinical and / or community  organizations with which you are collaborating.  Please include each partner organization's location
      Which institutional IRBs have reviewed and approved this project?
      • Childrens Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA)
      Which of the following best characterizes the agency(ies) funding this project? (IF THIS IS A SUBCONTRACT, PLEASE IDENTIFY THE CORE FUNDING SOURCE, e.g., NIH, CDC, etc.)
      • Federal - NIH (please specify BRANCH)
      What year does / did funding begin?
        What year does/did funding end?
          Which of the following best describes the project's thematic focus?
          • Chronic illness/disability - treatment, co-morbidities and care, prevention and education, transition from pediatric to adult care
          In what context do your project activities (e.g. data collection) take place?
          • Hospital/in-patient setting
          How would you classify this project?
          • Research
          Please indicate which of the following best characterizes the type of research you are conducting?
          • Clinical/patient-oriented research
          Which of the following best characterizes your study design?
          • Mixed methods
          What type of data collection methods are used?
          • Surveys
          • Collection of specific clinical data
          • Other (please specify)
          Which services does your program provide?
          • NOT a service project - Research only
          How many participants will be/were recruited to participate in your research or service program over the funding/study period?
          • participants recruited =
          Which of the following best describe the population this project targets?
          • All genders
          Which of the following best describes the age groups this project targets?
          • Adolescents (12-18 years)
          • Adults (26-65 years)
          Which of the following best describes the racial/ethnic characteristics of the project participants?
            Please provide any additional characteristics of your project participants that are specific to the goals of the project, e.g., low-income, un-insured, incarcerated, pregnant/parenting teens, populations with disabilities, specific conditions, etc.
              Which of the following best describes the location(s) in which this project takes/took place?
              • LA County
              In which LA County Service Planning Area (SPA) do/did your project activities take place?
              • All LA County
              In which locations outside LA County do your project activities take place?
              • NOT outside LA County
              Does this project have an advisory board?
              • Yes
              How often does your advisory board meet?
                Please indicate which of the following best describes the membership of this project's advisory board?
                  Which of the following best describe the type of guidance your advisory group provides for your project?
                    In what ways, if any, has your project disseminated information about your project, including findings and lessons learned?
                    • NO DISSEMINATION
                    Which dissemination activities do you/did you find to be most effective?
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