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Cynthia Jan Coffman

Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Division of Biostatistics
Duke Box 3827, Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
Durham VAMC, 508 Fulton St (152), Durham, NC

Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics · 2026 - Present Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Division of Biostatistics, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics

Recent Scholarly Works


Baseline characteristics of Veterans from improving Veteran access to integrated management of back pain (AIM-Back) - an embedded pragmatic, cluster-randomized trial in the United States.

Journal article Pain Manag · June 2026 OBJECTIVE: Describe baseline characteristics and representativeness of AIM-Back trial participants relative to Veterans with low back pain at participating clinics. METHODS: Veterans were referred to AIM-Back randomized care pathways and included 1) enroll ... Full text Link to item Cite

Implementation Context of Outpatient Physical Therapy Clinics Preparing to Launch a New Evidence-Based Clinical Program for Knee Osteoarthritis: Findings From a National Multisite Implementation Trial.

Journal article Arch Phys Med Rehabil · May 2026 OBJECTIVE: We evaluated implementation context to identify barriers and facilitators to delivering a new evidence-based clinical program, Group physical therapy (Group PT) for knee osteoarthritis, overall, and by rurality and facility complexity. DESIGN: B ... Full text Link to item Cite

Sequenced Care Pathway vs Pain Navigator Pathway for Veterans With Low Back Pain: The AIM-Back Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial.

Journal article JAMA Netw Open · April 1, 2026 IMPORTANCE: Low back pain (LBP) is a leading cause of disability, and there is limited evidence from clinical practice to support the effectiveness of alternative care models. OBJECTIVE: To compare a sequenced care pathway (SCP) with a pain navigator pathw ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Navigator-Assisted Non-Pharmacologic Pain Relief for Veterans with Back Pain

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute · 2026 - 2031

Biopsychosocial Influence on Shoulder Pain

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases · 2023 - 2028

Testing a Clinician and Patient Intervention to Promote smoking Cessation Among Pregnant Women

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Cancer Institute · 2021 - 2027

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Education


North Carolina State University · 1997 Ph.D.
North Carolina State University · 1993 M.B.A.
West Virginia University · 1984 B.S.