Are you a stakeholder in pain research? Would you like to explore innovative trial methods? Join our Delphi survey & interdisciplinary workshop on platform trials to share your insights and learn from platform trial experts. Learn more and get involved: imperial.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Get ready for our 2026 Scientific Meeting in Birmingham! ‼️ Abstract submissions are open until 04 March 2026 ‼️ We will be offering conference bursaries. Keep your eyes peeled for those! More details and abstract submission guidance at 🔗 lnkd.in/eDfdbFCH 😊

The submission period for 2026 #WorldCongressOnPain Topical Workshops is only open through 15 Oct 2025. Share your work with the international pain community and shape how we think about pain management for years to come. bit.ly/4fxTqMs#WorldCongressOnPain#IASP2026 #PainEducation

Write Your Abstracts Carefully - The Impact of Abstract Reporting Quality on Findability by Semi-Automated Title-Abstract Screening Tools - Journal of Clinical Epidemiology www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...

September is Pain Awareness Month. We’ll be highlighting content from #PAIN related to weekly themes—stay tuned as we share more throughout the month.

Deliberately adding a few unusual twists to my application cover letters. Just making sure a well-written document doesn't create suspicions of AI use. 🤓

Serious question: What’s the point of making the reference list part of the word / page limit?

Did you have a chance to catch @davidhosch.bsky.social, @neiloconnell.bsky.social, @jdwilko.bsky.social, @nadiasoliman.bsky.social, @lesleyuttley.bsky.social discuss “trustworthiness” in clinical trial data? Watch the recording here bit.ly/4luQVMS

The fact that even the most recent #CONSORT reporting guideline still uses grandad’s self designed MS Word flow diagram as official template is beyond me. Happy box-juggling with anything that's not a 2-armed, single time point study! 🤡

Have you wanted to understand what is meant by “trustworthy” research? Attend this #webinar where @davidhosch.bsky.social, @neiloconnell.bsky.social, @jdwilko.bsky.social, @nadiasoliman.bsky.social, @lesleyuttley.bsky.social, and more outline how to produce reliable evidence bit.ly/44GBtGP

Have you wanted to understand what is meant by “trustworthy” research? Attend this #webinar where @davidhosch.bsky.social, @neiloconnell.bsky.social, @jdwilko.bsky.social, @nadiasoliman.bsky.social, @lesleyuttley.bsky.social, and more outline how to produce reliable evidence bit.ly/44GBtGP

In this week’s #PAIN Featured Image, @laurasirucek.bsky.social‬ et al. present clinical evidence for altered amygdala-medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC)-PAG connectivity patterns in chronic pain and potential consequences for PAG-driven descending pain inhibition bit.ly/4l2P2H1

Lovely to see our recent trustworthiness paper included here! ☺️

Curious about trust in trials? FREE webinar: 21 July, 3pm UK, exploring what makes research trustworthy. Hosted by @iasp.bsky.social PRF & supported by the @jclinepi.bsky.social 👥 Speakers are leading trust and integrity researchers and journal editors. 💬 Plus live Q&A! shorturl.at/FEeMz

On a course on complex intervention development: ⚠️☠️ Serious risk of Death By Guidelines!

Lay project summary: ✅

You enter academia, worried if you can master the intellectual challenges, the pressure, the funding limitations. A few years in and your principal foe is the Word Limit!

Delighted to share our first paper on the NeuOst intervention 😊 I’ve grown very passionate about this integrated physical and psychological approach for people w/ painful diabetic neuropathy. ...Results are coming soon! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Funder and authors’ financial conflicts of interest information in trial publications: adequacy of reporting and obtaining missing information - Journal of Clinical Epidemiology www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...

Just got a manuscript back from a journal: 3 very manageable comments from reviewers - and 28 (!) from the editor about formatting and gimmicks like highlights etc…

Alignment between the research question, design and terminology is required in manual therapy trials - a methodological study. - Journal of Clinical Epidemiology www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...

New Publication 📣: Alignment between the research question, design and terminology is required in manual therapy trials - a methodological study by Roura, Alvarex, @davidhosch.bsky.social et al in @jclinepi.bsky.social www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...

New Publication 🔊: Investigating the trustworthiness of randomized controlled trials in osteopathic research: a systematic review with meta-analysis by @davidhosch.bsky.social et al in @jclinepi.bsky.social www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...

Journal investigating placebo effect study following Retraction Watch inquiry into work @gidmk.bsky.social called "bizarre"

Interesting article suggesting the influence of predatory journal publications on back pain clinical practice guidelines isn’t huge: doi.org/10.1016/j.ms...

What’s the connection between Lyon’s giraffes and pragmatic trials? Come to our 11am #EFIC2025 session to find out!

📢 We are excited to announce 3 NIHR Undergraduate Internships for students interested in pursuing a career in applied healthcare research or clinical trials. Interns will join our statistics, operations or data systems teams for 8 weeks this summer. www.imperial.ac.uk/clinical-tri...

Published an op-ed for @cnn.com: “Nobel laureate: I owe America my success. Today, its scientific future is in danger.” A personal reflection on what’s at stake as science funding gets slashed. I’d be grateful if you could amplify both in and beyond the science world. www.cnn.com/2025/04/09/h...

@suziecro.bsky.social Introducing what is sure to be an exciting day ahead at the 2nd Contemporary Clinical Trials Methodology Meeting! #cctmm25

Patient preferences are important for decision-making in clinical practice. But how can clinical trials incorporate them? Had the pleasure of working with the fantastic Dr. Gerard Alvarez Bustins on this review, just out in the new @jospt.bsky.social *Methods* 🔗 www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/...

Lots of research integrity studies coming out in @jclinepi.bsky.social at the moment. Going to be a useful series of articles!

I'm thrilled to share my latest publication in BMC Medical Research Methodology: 'Co-Creation Methods for Public Health Research—Characteristics, Benefits, and Challenges: A Health CASCADE Scoping Review.' Read it here: lnkd.in/dd-ExcSN #cocreation #codesign #participatory #article #publication

Methods resources for authors new to conducting systematic reviews with network meta-analysis: A Scoping Review - Journal of Clinical Epidemiology www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...

#BritSpine2025 in Manchester: 3 days of learning & collaboration with 750+ multidisciplinary delegates! SBPR proudly contributed to the programme with experts from basic spinal pain research, clinical trials, psychology, rehab & more. Next: #SBPR2026 in Birmingham 11-12 June 2026 📆 www.sbpr.info

What are the benefits and harms of antidepressants for low back pain and spine‐related leg pain? Find out in our Cochrane review, published today: doi.org/10.1002/1465...

If there’s any other way to revise a manuscript than in a bloody night shift - somebody please let me know! 😳

We wrote a polite letter about a recent editorial in the Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy, which we felt was making things more confusing than they had to be. Full text via link in the comments. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

💡Course: Join our online #PatientPublicInvolvement workshop for trial & data managers. Learn how to engage with patients and the public and plan meaningful involvement in #ClinicalTrials. 📆 26 February 2025 🕒 10:00-16:00 UK time 📍 Online Register 👇

It's a pleasure to shadow the HEAL-D study: They study a culturally sensitive eating and lifestyle intervention for people from African and Caribbean communities. Find out more in this recent news article: www.voice-online.co.uk/lifestyle/he...

Early bird registration for our 2ND CONTEMPORARY CLINICAL TRIALS METHODOLOGY MEETING closes today! Don't miss out on this exciting two-day programme. Register now www.imperial.ac.uk/events/18598...

Currently low response rates from CTU Directors (n=5), Programmers/Data Managers (n=0), & QA Managers (n=3) working in clinical trials. We need to know what these groups think the challenges are for greener trials. forms.office.com/e/fkeLD8HbMA Please complete &RT @ukctunetwork.bsky.social

Registration for our next in-person Contemporary Clinical Trials course is OPEN! This is a bespoke programme for lead investigators who are looking to plan and conduct their own trials There are only 10 places, so register early! Details and registration: www.imperial.ac.uk/clinical-tri...

My 9-year old signed up to the Kid’s Trial. We spent the evening discussing science, randomisation, and controls - and processing an emotionally challenging group allocation! 😂 www.thekidstrial.ie/howitworks

Since using AI, some colleagues have effectively turned into chat bots.

Now here's a new trend: Combating poor science with even worse science. How can you moan about quality in a narrative review for #MDPI? www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/13... #researchintegrity

Early career, trainee, and junior investigators—spend summer in Siena, Italy, at the European Pain School! EPS 2025 (7–13 June) will focus on cancer pain and advance interdisciplinary pain research. Apply by 15 Feb: eps2025.azuleon.org #PainResearch #EPS2025

Didn’t quite get the memo on piping down about equity and diverse voices…@diarmuiddenneny.bsky.social and I tread these waters and offer our contribution to this special issue on Pain in Current Opinions in Psychology www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... (institution access required, sorry)

🔬 @skochlab.bsky.social from @uclnpp.bsky.social is exploring how early life pain shapes the brain’s response to pain in adulthood. 🧠 This Foundation-funded research will help us understand the root causes of #chronicpain and how we can reduce lifelong vulnerabilities in adulthood ⬇️

🌍 Webinar Alert 📷 11th February 2025 ⏰7:15 pm (UK) till end 🗓️ "Neurodiversity and persistent pain" 🗣️Speakers: Dr Jac Dendle and Dr Colin Waldock 📩Link here: britishpainsociety.org/resources/bp...

🌍 Webinar Alert 📷 10th February 2025 ⏰7:30 pm (UK) till end 🗓️ "Clinical Hypnosis within Integrative Oncology" 🗣️Speaker: Dr Sarah Partridge 📩Register now: [email protected]