Research & Clinical Trials
Chronic Pain Australia is dedicated to improving the quality of life of those Australian’s who live with chronic pain. Chronic Pain Australia typically promotes research studies that have ethics approval from a university or other recognised authority’s Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC), to ensure that the research we facilitate is ethical and in the best interests of our members.
If your research survey, clinical trial, or other research study has received ethics approval, and you are keen to have it promoted through Chronic Pain Australia, please complete the below form, and email your request (along with all relevant attachments) to national.office@chronicpainaustralia.org.au. We always aim to respond at our earliest convenience (usually within 14 working days).
a) Ethics application
b). Patient information sheets
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Current Research Collaborations
Charity Pain UK
Chronic Pain Australia is collaborating with the charity Pain UK on, “The Lived Experience of Pain”. This includes a systematic literature review of existing qualitative studies regarding the lived experience of chronic pain (conducted 2021). This will inform questions for a national UK survey. This data will further be analysed and will culminate in a publication and report, that will highlight the impact that those people living with chronic pain experience.
Australian Pain Solutions Alliance
Chronic Pain Australia is a Steering Committee member, representing consumers in the development of the Australian Pain Solutions Alliance.
Proposed Vision: All Australians shall live unburdened by pain
Proposed Mission: To unite consumers, researchers, health professionals, industry and government to propel the discovery and delivery of effective pain solutions
Curtain University Collaboration
Chronic Pain Australia supported dissemination of a national survey for a Curtin University-led project on what people living with pain and carers in Australia considered were most important pain care priorities when seeking care from a health professional. This project was undertaken as part of a broader Commonwealth 4 year funded consortium program, led by Professor Michael Nicholas (University of Sydney), on shaping future Health Professional Education and Training.
Web-based self-management program
Chronic Pain Australia is working in collaboration with researchers at the University of Queensland to develop a web-based pain self-management program with the aim to overcome barriers such as accessibility and affordability.
E-hypnotherapy for chronic pelvic pain
Chronic Pain Australia is working in collaboration with researchers at Deakin University to develop an online hypnotherapy treatment to assist people experiencing chronic pelvic pain.
Opportunities to Participate in Research
Griffith University – Invitation to participate in nursing research
What is the study about?
This research will explore the factors related to nurses’ beliefs regarding pain assessment of people living with dementia.
Who can participate?
We invite registered nurses from Australia who work in clinical situations where there are older people who may have dementia.
What does participation involve?
Participation will involve completion of a confidential online survey questionnaire with three subsections. This will take approximately 20-30 minutes.
Benefits for you
You can enter a draw for a gift voucher of $50 at the end of the survey.
University of Sydney – Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Versus Mindfulness for People with Rheumatoid Arthritis
What is the study about?
We are conducting a randomized controlled trial assessing the effectiveness of online psychological interventions (CBT and Mindulness) for people with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA).
Who can participate?
We are seeking participants with a confirmed diagnosis of RA that are more than 18 years old, currently live in Australia, and have regular access to the Internet. If receiving RA treatment, they have been on a consistent RA treatment regime for more than one month (i.e., on a stable dose of the same medication, with no current plan to increase this dose). Contact us for more information and our exclusion criteria.
What does participation involve?
Participation will involve an online eligibility survey, phone interview, then weekly online therapy sessions for 8 weeks, followed by a single 6 month follow up session.
Closing date: 20th March 2023
Contact for more information: jack.boyse@sydney.edu.au
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University of South Australia – Help us understand how chronic pain is managed in rural Australia
What is the study about?
Investigating the implementation of guideline-based care for pain in rural Australia
Who can participate?
Anyone 18+ that lives rurally and experiences ongoing pain.
What does participation involve?
We will interview rural consumers experiencing chronic pain to ask them what healthcare services they have worked with to manage their pain, how they have accessed these services, and what treatments they have been offered.
When do applications close?
1st June 2023
How to apply?
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