Human Pain Research Group

We are always looking for volunteers to take part in our studies. Click here to see written accounts of the experiences of patients who have previously taken part in our research . All of our studies are approved by the Local Research Ethics Committee. Some studies require healthy volunteers and others require patients with particular pain conditions. All volunteers are compensated for their time and for expenses. Below are links to information sheets about the studies for which we are currently recruiting. If you are interested in volunteering for any of these studies, please contact one of the researchers named on the information sheet. Alternatively, if you would like to express a general interest in volunteering, please contact one of the people named below.

Volunteer information sheets

Interactions between brain opioids and pain in Arthritis.
Information for patients with Arthritis (pdf 159kB)

Pain control in patients with osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia and healthy volunteers.
Information for patients and healthy volunteers (pdf 38kB)

Therapeutic mechanisms of mindfulness-based pain management
Information for patients with chronic musculosketeal pain (pdf 58kB)

Imaging the human spinal cord response to pain using [18F] FDG-PET
Male volunteers only, 50 years and over. Please contact Alison Watson (alison.watson@manchester.ac.uk) on 0161 2064529 for more information.

The expectancy of pain in Arthritis
Information for patients with Arthritis (pdf 31.2kB)

Distraction from pain in Fibromyalgia, Arthritis and healthy volunteers
Information for healthy volunteers (pdf 43kB)
Information for patients with Fibromyalgia, Osteoarthritis or Rheumatoid Arthritis (pdf 43.7kB)

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