Analysis of National Institutes of Health funding for back pain research in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a paucity of studies investigating the National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding priorities for back pain research. This study analyzed the portfolio of NIH research grants awarded for back pain in the United States.

Methods

NIH grant data were collected from the NIH RePORTER database (2016-2023). Principal investigator (PI) characteristics were collected from academic websites including sex, graduate degree, and academic rank. NIH funding was analyzed for twenty clinical areas and compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) were calculated over the study period. Nonparametric tests were used to compare NIH funding totals by PI characteristics.

Results

From 2016 to 2023, the NIH research budget increased from $31.5 to $45.0 billion (CAGR 5.2%). Annual N

SUBMITTER: Silvestre J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12861183 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature