Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research secured its first grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

The NIH awarded Palmer College a building grant, giving it the space, laboratories, and a dedicated research clinic needed to conduct high-level, relevant research, and accommodate requisite staff.

PCCR was awarded an NIH Research Education grant (R25AT003580) which provided 10 years of funding to train faculty in evidence-based clinical practice at Palmer’s three campuses. This grant was instrumental in providing the training and resources to incorporate evidence-based curricula at Palmer.

The Assessment of Chiropractic Treatment for Low Back Pain, Military Readiness, and Smoking Cessation in Military Active-Duty Personnel (ACT I, II, III) trials was a collaborative project between the RAND Corporation, the Samueli Institute, and PCCR. It was funded by the Department of Defense with $5.1 million granted to PCCR.

The Inter-Institutional Network for Chiropractic Research is a collaborative effort between the PCCR, Yale University Section of Biomedical Informatics and Data Science, and the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine jointly based at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

PCCR is leading the NIH-funded $7 million, six-year study VERDICT (Veterans Response to Dosage in Chiropractic Therapy; UG3/UH3AT009761), in collaboration with the Yale University Section of Biomedical Informatics and Data Science, the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice, the University of Iowa, and Duke University.