📋 Tender Overview
Grant agreement ID: 101222158
DOI
10.3030/101222158
EC signature date
13 October 2025
Start date
1 November 2026
End date
31 October 2031
Funded under
European Research Council (ERC)
Description:
The economic toll of chronic pain in Europe reaches EUR 440 billion a year, affecting disadvantaged groups most severely. Current treatments focus on biological and psychological factors, but often overlook social elements, thereby limiting their effectiveness. The ERC-funded PainSupportLink project aims to improve chronic pain management. Specifically, it will create a personalised support package tailored to individual social, biological, and psychological factors. It will explore community support and identify how social disadvantage affects pain. The project will also evaluate the package’s effectiveness on pain, disability, and quality of life through a clinical trial, investigating whether biological, psychological, and social mechanisms mediate its effects. The overall goal is to improve patient outcomes.
