October 16, 2025
Ariana Thompson-Lastad, a faculty affiliate of the Berkeley Center for Social Medicine, recently co-authored an article in the Journal of Primary Care & Community Health. The pilot study tested the feasibility and acceptability of a pragmatic randomized trial evaluating group-based non-pharmacologic approaches to increase access to primary care and improve pain-related outcomes. The study concluded that group-based integrative pain management is feasible and acceptable when co-located within safety-net primary care.