Participate in our research

We are currently recruiting participants for a number of trials across our Centre.

Please check the eligibility conditions carefully before applying for a trial. If you are ineligible for any of our current trials, please check back as this section is updated periodically.

• ARAD – Australian Rheumatology Association Database 
  ARAD collects information about your arthritis and health, the medications you take, your quality of life, and information from state and federal health registries.

• Do ankle braces affect functional performance?
  A research study about the effects of ankle braces on performance in people with and without chronic ankle instability.

• Get Back to Healthy
  A study to reduce the burden of low back pain.

• GREAT – Gait Retraining Interventions for people with knee osteoarthritis trial
  The study aims to evaluate the effects of three interventions; walking (gait) strategies for people with knee osteoarthritis.
  
  
• HELP Media Intervention Study - Health literacy in low back pain
  The HELP study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of distributing and broadcasting a media-led intervention on low back pain (LBP) management in primary care. This study explores a creative approach to enhance public awareness of LBP management while assessing beliefs and attitudes about LBP.

• Pain and function associated with a pronated foot posture
  This study aims to improve our understanding of why some people with flat/pronated feet are more at risk of foot and lower limb pain.

• PROPOSE study
  The PROPOSE (Professional Referral to Physical Activity, Sport and Exercise) study is looking to interview people aged 50+ across Australia who have seen a physiotherapist in the past two years. Interviews will take approximately 30 minutes and will be conducted by phone or video call.

• SUcceSS
  SUcceSS is the world’s first randomised placebo-controlled study of decompression surgery for lumbar canal stenosis.

• TEXT4myBACK
  The TEXT4myBACK study will investigate if a lifestyle focused self-management text message intervention helps people with back pain.

• Volunteering survey  
  This survey aims to investigate the volunteering activities of physiotherapists in Australia. We welcome AHPRA (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency) registered physiotherapists in Australia as well as APA (Australian Physiotherapy Association) members, including physiotherapy students, working and retired professionals to complete this 10-minute survey.

• "What is important to clinicians about digital devices in rehabilitation?" survey 
  We invite physiotherapists and occupational therapists from Australia and Brazil to participate in this 15–20 minute survey about the use of digital devices in rehabilitation.