Centre for Pain Research

10/03/2026

📢 We are looking for participants with 𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻 to take part in a clinical research study at the University of Galway!

⚡ This study investigates how 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗲𝘀 (e.g. automatically pulling your hand away from touching a hot stove) might predict low back pain outcomes.

✅ If you have current 𝗮𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗲 low back pain for at least 48 hours OR have ongoing 𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 low back pain (more than 3 months), you may be eligible.

📝 The study requires a 𝟮.𝟱-𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆. If you are interested, please get in touch: https://forms.office.com/e/sy12A1YBfX

CÚRAM Centre for Research in Medical Devices
Comhaltas na Mac Léinn, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe University of Galway SU

10/03/2026

📢 We’re inviting the following people to take part in an exciting 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 at University of Galway!

- people living with 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗕𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 (𝗜𝗕𝗗)
- people living with 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗜𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗹 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗲 (IBS)
- and pain-free 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 people

This study investigates how the body’s "cannabis-like" 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗶𝗱 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 🧠🌿, 𝗴𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗲𝘀 🦠, and 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆⚡compare between people living with IBD or IBS who experience abdominal pain, versus those who do not.

✅ Check out the eligibility criteria below!

👉𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱? Please fill out this form: https://forms.office.com/e/WxRqMxsiWk

𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 to help spread the word!

University of Galway
Comhaltas na Mac Léinn, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe University of Galway SU
Chronic Pain Ireland
Crohn's and Colitis Ireland

24/07/2024

20/02/2024

There are 4 main features of the iCanCope PostOp Smartphone App - Check-in, Trends, Goals and The Library.

Here is a brief explanation of the Check-In feature:

Checking-in on the app consists of rating how you are recovering in 5 domains; Pain, Movement, Mood, Worry and Sleep.

Completing daily/weekly check-ins is how the app knows how the user's recovery is going and what they might need a little help with.

Based on these scores, the app will suggest articles from the app library - e.g. if someone registers as having severe pain after surgery, the app might recommend an article about psychological approaches to pain management.

29/11/2023

The iCanCope PostOp study is still recruiting teens (12 - 18yrs) who will be having spinal fusion or limb reconstruction surgery in the coming weeks/months.

This study is testing the effectiveness of the iCanCope PostOp smartphone app.

The hope is that the app will reduce anxiety and pain before and after surgey - but we still need to test it!

Can you help us?

25/10/2023

The iCanCope PostOp Smartphone App study is an ongoing study to determine if the newly developed iCanCope PostOp Smartphone App can reduce pain and anxiety before and after surgery for teens undergoing surgery for Scoliosis and Limb Reconstruction.
Recruitment for the study is ongoing and we are looking for 12 - 18yr olds who will be having surgery for Scoliosis or Limb Reconstruction soon!
Can you help us? Are you someone who will be having surgery soon? Or will your child be having surgery soon?
If so, please do get in touch 🙃

20/09/2023

Here is a brief explanation of the Trends feature from the iCanCope PostOp Smartphone App:
The Trends feature on the app allows users to view their check-in scores over time.
Users can review previous check-ins and visualize their progress over time in a graph format.
These scores can be viewed by week or by month and users can view scores for one check-in score - e.g. pain - or for two scores together - e.g. pain and movement.
This feature allows users to identify connections between e.g. pain and sleep, and troubleshoot problematic parts of their recovery.

15/09/2023

Here is a brief explanation of the Library feature from the iCanCope PostOp Smartphone App:
The app library is a database of articles (some with complimentary audio files!) that are relevant to either Scoliosis or Limb Reconstruction patients - as well as many general articles that are relevant to both.
The app will suggest specific articles from the library based on how a user has checked-in - e.g., articles on sleep hygiene if a user has checked-in as having a bad nights sleep - or users can explore the library at their own leisure.
A lot of the articles were written by health care professionals specifically for the app, and cover a very wide range of topics (e.g., pain management, coping with stress, negative emotions, returning to school and sleep).
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11/09/2023

There are 4 main features of the iCanCope PostOp Smartphone App - Check-in, Trends, Goals and The Library.

Here is a brief explanation of the Check-In feature:

Checking-In on the app consists of rating how you are feeling under 5 domains; Pain, Movement, Mood, Worry and Sleep.

Completing daily/weekly check-ins is how the app knows how the user's recovery is going and what they might need a little help with. Based on these scores, the app will suggest articles from the app library - e.g. if someone registers as having severe pain after surgery, the app might recommend an article about psychological approaches to pain management.