Inflexxion, Inc. — Department of Health and Human Services SBIR Phase I: DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Pain management including the use of opioid analgesic
Inflexxion, Inc. — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Health and Human Services.
- Amount
- $194,840
- Agency
- Department of Health and Human Services · National Institutes of Health
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Solicitation
- PA13-234
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- MA
- Period
- —
Description
DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Pain management including the use of opioid analgesics is recommended for adolescents who are suffering from recurrent or chronic pain associated with a specific etiology such as cancer, cystic fibrosis, sickle cell anemia, hemophilia or organ transplants (see citations by etiology in letter of support from CO-I, Dr. Solodiuk). Preventive screening tools provide information that can be used by the provider to inform prescription choices (use of opioid versus another medication) and subsequent monitoring (e.g., urine screens, pill counts), resulting in safe and effective pain management. Pediatric hospitals are currently using screeners developed and tested with other populations because there is no validated tool for this specific patient population. The primary aim of this application is to begi development of a screening tool called the Adolescent Screener and Opioid Assessment for Patients with Pain (A-SOAPP) for use with adolescent-aged patients with secondary, r