Azizoddin Lab
Behavioral Cancer Pain Innovations
Building Foundations, Advancing Research
Dr. Desiree Azizoddin Hilton leads a collaborative, multidisciplinary research team focused on improving our understanding and treatment of cancer-related pain by integrating opioid therapy and psychological and behavioral therapies. Our research focuses on developing scalable interventions that can be integrated with patients' cancer care to improve their cancer pain self-management.
Ongoing Research Studies
An mHealth app that combines pain cognitive behavioral therapy and opioid support for patients with advanced cancer pain
A 90-minute, single‐session, telehealth intervention that combines cancer‐specific medical education and behavioral pain treatment.
A mixed-methods investigation of women undergoing gynecologic cancer surgery to identify individuals at highest risk for chronic post-surgical pain.