Written question asked by John Baron (Conservative) on Wednesday, 26 November 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 December 2003. It was answered by Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour) on Monday, 8 December 2003 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS has spent in each of the last five years on pain management research. - Inc figures and ref to national research register at www.doh.gov.uk/research/nrr.htm. (Holding answer 1 December 2003).

Answer: Mr. Baron: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much the NHS has spent in each of the last five years on pain management research. [140576] Mr. Hutton :[holding answer 1 December 2003]: Management of much of the research supported by national health service research and development funding is devolved and expenditure at project level is not held centrally by the Department. Details of on- going and recently completed research projects funded by, or of interest to, the NHS are available on the national research register at www.doh.gov.uk/ research/nrr.htm. Current projects include a £0.7 million trial of a primary-care based cognitive behavioural programme for low back pain, a £0.6 million study of the comparative effectiveness of topical and oral Ibuprofen for the treatment of chronic knee pain in older people, and a £0.6 million study of interventions for pain relief in patients with abdominal malignancy.

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