Participate in a research study

Adolescent knee pain research

Help inform better care for adolescents with knee pain. Researchers are seeking adolescents aged 10–17 years with knee pain, and their parents or caregivers, to take part in a 30-minute in-person or online interview. This study aims to understand how adolescents and their parents/caregivers experience and make decisions around healthcare-seeking for their knee pain.

Healthy active adolescents needed for paid research

UQ researchers are seeking healthy active adolescents between 11 and 15 years of age (inclusive) to participate in a research project as matched controls. Participation involves completing an online questionnaire (10 minutes) and attending a lower limb strength and movement testing session (60 minutes). Eligible participants will receive a $20 gift card. Weekend and after hour sessions are available.

What's impacting your back pain?

Do you have low back pain? Help us understand what is impacting back pain behaviour. Participants will be asked to wear a Garmin smart watch and download a free app on their smartphone. Researchers will use this app to gather information related to your low back pain. On completion of the 3-month study, you will be remunerated with a $100 voucher.

36-hour sleep deprivation

Nap vs Zap: can brain stimulation benefit the sleep-deprived brain? UQ researchers are seeking good sleepers (regular, undisturbed sleep) aged 18 to 39 for a sleep deprivation study requiring 3 separate overnight stays at UQ St Lucia. You will receive non-invasive brain stimulation and electroencephalography (to record brain activity) while tested on a range of cognitive tasks (attention, memory, reaction time). Email Nicholas at n.bland@uq.edu.au for more information.

Assessing Psychological Wellbeing after Melanoma in Situ Diagnosis: A Survey Study

This survey aims to understand how people feel emotionally after being diagnosed with melanoma in situ (MIS). Researchers want to see how reactions differ depending on personal factors, how long it has been since the diagnosis, and whether someone has had more than one MIS or other skin cancers. The goal is to identify people who may need extra emotional support and to compare the psychological wellbeing of those with MIS to those diagnosed with other localised skin cancers like BCC or SCC.

Understanding shoulder pain and muscle control

UQ researchers want to better understand the cause of shoulder pain. You may be eligible if you have had shoulder pain for at least 3 months and are 18 to 65 years old. You only need to attend a single experiment session on UQ St Lucia campus and will receive $50 for your time.

Walking with kneecap arthritis: healthy volunteers sought

If you are a man aged between 50 and 70 with healthy knees, please volunteer to help researchers understand how people with kneecap arthritis walk by attending a one-off laboratory session at UQ St Lucia.