Oklahoma Study of Native American Pain Risk

02/26/2025

More groundbreaking research coming from our clinic! 🧠💡 A huge thank you to everyone who participated in this important study—your contributions are helping shape the future of pain management and emotional health!

Positive emotions inhibit pain, whereas negative emotions facilitate pain. Thus, many psychosocial interventions capitalize on this emotion-pain relationship to improve patients' abilities to regulate emotion (ie, reduce negative emotion, increase positive emotion), influence nociception, and manage...

02/26/2025

We’re excited to share that our team’s research was published in the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities! 🎉 This research explored the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on minoritized communities, examining how pandemic-related stressors and distress affected bodily pain in 79 Native American and 101 non-Hispanic White participants from the Oklahoma Study of Native American Pain Risk.

The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately impacted minoritized individuals. This study examined the relationships between pandemic-related stressors/distress and bodily pain in 79 Native American (NA) and 101 non-Hispanic White (NHW) participants from the Oklahoma Study of Native American Pain Risk.....

02/26/2025

We are incredibly grateful to everyone who has shown interest and participated in the Oklahoma Study of Native American Pain Risk (OK-SNAP)! Your involvement has been invaluable in our journey to better understand chronic pain risk in Native American communities. Thank you for being a vital part of this important research!

02/26/2025

Would you like to be part of something truly meaningful? 🌟 Get involved in our exciting OKSNAP III clinical study that has the potential to change how we understand pain risk and help build resilience for the future.

The research to-date is groundbreaking indeed, with the potential to reshape our understanding of chronic pain—and possibly lead to new culturally tailored treatments for the future.

Our team is focusing on the connection between environmental factors, sleep, intergenerational trauma, and chronic pain within the Native American community. We’re deeply interested in how resilience shapes our lives and how we make sense of the challenges we face.

Here’s the gist:
🔷 Eligible participants can receive up to $465 in compensation (must identify as Native American +be in good health)
🔷 We’ll cover mileage and hotel costs for those traveling long distance
🔷 We’ll assess your sleep, conduct a brief medical evaluation/pain tolerance test, and ask about lifetime stress/trauma and how you’ve navigated those challenges

We understand that sharing your story takes great courage. Our team is made up of compassionate professionals who are here to listen, honor your experiences, and ensure your privacy (all data is de-identified to protect your confidentiality).

Want to learn more? Call us at 918-660-3048 or click the link for more details: https://ousurvey.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3OTo3kxb3IvarDo

02/14/2025

Meet the team that works on the OKSNAP III Study!
https://tulsaplan.org/

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02/11/2025

Groundbreaking research coming out of this research study! Check it out...

Socioeconomic disadvantage contributes to health inequities, including chronic pain. Yet, research examining socioeconomic disadvantage and pain risk in Native Americans (NAs) is scant. This exploratory analysis assessed relationships between socioeconomic position (SEP), ethnicity, and neighborhood...

02/11/2025

Meet the one of our P*s for the OKSNAP-III Study - Dr. Jamie Rhudy!

Bio here: https://publichealth.ouhsc.edu/about/who-we-are/details/jamie-rhudy-phd

Did you know that Native Americans experience chronic pain at a higher rate than any other ethnic group in the U.S.? Pain researcher Jamie Rhudy discusses h...

02/11/2025

Native Americans are at a higher risk for developing chronic pain than any other racial/ethnic group. Participate now in our Oklahoma Study of Native American Pain Risk to help us understand what leads to this greater risk. Call 918-660-3048 to learn more about the study and find out if you are eligible!

02/11/2025

If you’ve ever thought about participating in a clinical study, now’s the perfect time—we’re actively recruiting participants!

* Participants will receive up to $465 in compensation. Click on the link to obtain more info.

02/11/2025

The Oklahoma Study of Native American Pain Risk: Stress and Resilience (OKSNAP) is a research project facilitated by the University of Oklahoma’s Psychophysiology Laboratory for Affective Neuroscience. This clinical study is funded by a $2.75 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant and has been approved by the Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) of The University of Tulsa, Cherokee Nation, and Indian Health Service.

OKSNAP aims to identify the mechanisms that contribute to and/or maintain chronic pain conditions and develop non-invasive methods for assessing individuals at risk of developing chronic pain.

Eligible participants will receive up to $465 in compensation.
* We will cover mileage and hotel costs for participants traveling from long distances.

For more information please call: 918-630-3048.

02/11/2025

If you’ve ever thought about participating in a clinical study, now’s the perfect time—we’re actively recruiting participants!

* Participants will receive up to $465 in compensation.

Eligibility Requirements:
● Must be at least 18 years of age.
● Must be in good health.
● Have no current pain conditions
● Not be taking meds that influence the central nervous system (narcotics, stimulants, beta-blockers, antidepressants, etc.).

We will cover mileage and hotel costs for participants traveling from long distances. Call us today at 918-660-3048.

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08/14/2019

Check out this interesting article by the Washington Post about the amount of pain medication being shipped throughout the country! https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/investigations/pharmacies-pain-pill-map/

A first-ever, granular look at the opioid pills that were dispensed into local communities.