Opportunities to be involved in research
The following studies are actively recruiting participants:
Current projects
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ELUCIDATE: Exploring pain & autonomic dysfunction in ME/CFS & TMD
We are currently looking for people in the northeast of England with ME/CFS, Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD), or neither of these conditions to take part in this study. If you are interested in taking part, please email james.allison@newcastle.ac.uk for more information. Summary of the study Widespread pain affecting the muscles and joints is a significant problem…
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Sarcopanc Study
Prospective longitudinal evaluation of Sarcopenia, health-related quality of life and correlation with blood and stool-based microbiome in moderately severe and severe acute pancreatitis.
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FacE-PD- Facial pain Experience in Parkinson’s Disease
This study aims to understand the types of pain affecting the face, head and mouth regions in people with Parkinson’s disease. Most people living with Parkinson’s disease experience pain, and this pain is often not well managed. Pain acts as the body’s warning system, signalling that something may be wrong so that the area can…
Our Research Themes
Mechanisms and pathways of pain
Our work aims to understand how and why acute and persistent pain is experienced in painful conditions such as toothache, persistent facial pain, and neuropathic pain.
Pain therapeutics and clinical trials
In this research theme, our work explores new targets to treat painful conditions and assesses the efficacy, safety, and cost-effectiveness of clinical treatments.
Pain diagnostics
This work aims to improve on the current methods that clinicians have to diagnose pain conditions, and to measure and assess people’s experience of pain.
Applied pain research
Our research uses innovative clinical research, integrating multidisciplinary perspectives, to explore how best to help people who suffer from painful conditions.
Our Collaborators
Academic collaborators
- Osaka University, Japan
- University of Minnesota, MN, USA
- Aarhus University, Denmark
- University of Liverpool, UK
- University of Sheffield, UK
- University of Leeds, UK
- University of Manchester, UK
- Durham University, UK
Industrial collaborators
We work with several companies in the pharmaceutical and medical device sectors.