PROJECT TITLE: Evaluating pain mechanisms and non-mechanical features of patellofemoral pain
INVESTIGATORS: Liam Maclachlan, Dr Natalie Collins, Prof Paul Hodges, Prof Bill Vicenzino
DID YOU KNOW:
kneecap pain is a common, debilitating problem that negatively impacts on quality of life. Up to 60% of people who receive evidence-based treatments for the problem experience poor long-term outcomes. This study is aiming to make a difference for people in pain.
HOW THIS STUDY HELPS:
By measuring sensory perceptions and health beliefs in those with and without kneecap pain, this study investigates different factors between the two groups that may be contributing to the problem.
HOW YOU CAN HELP:
Being “pain-free”, your participation will help us identify deficits that may be existing in the “kneecap pain” group.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN:
You will be invited to the therapies building within the University of Queensland’s St Lucia campus for a one-off testing session that lasts approximately one hour. During the session we will expose you to pressure and thermal stimuli to discover when you first detect the sensation and when your first onset of pain is.
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER YOU ANSWER THIS SURVEY?
We will contact you to inform you if you meet or do not meet the selection criteria for this study.
YOUR RIGHTS AS A PARTICIPANT IN THIS STUDY:
All your personal information and data will be treated with the utmost confidentiality and will be reported in a manner that does not identify you. On request to Prof Bill Vicenzino (ph: 3365 2781 or email: b.vicenzino@uq.edu.au) you may have access to your individual results. If there is an issue that is urgent, call Prof Vicenzino on 0409 267 247 or 07 33654587
ETHICS:
This study adheres to the Guidelines of the ethical review process of The University of Queensland and the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research. Whilst you are free to discuss your participation in this study with project staff (Professor Bill Vicenzino contactable on ph: 3365 2781; email: b.vicenzino@uq.edu.au), if you would like to speak to an officer of the University not involved in the study, you may contact the Ethics Coordinator on 3365 3924 or at humanethics@research.uq.edu.au.
Thank you for considering participating in our study.