The INSPIRE Lab has a lot going on! Check it out below!
Sex, Hormones and Identity affect Nociceptive Expression (SHINE)
The SHINE study is examining how gender identity, hormone levels, and sex assigned at birth affect how people detect painful stimuli and whether their immune cell activity relates to this experience. We are currently recruiting transgender and cisgender men and women without chronic pain. For more information, please contact shinestudyuab@gmail.com
Diet Interventions, by Race, Evaluated as Complementary Treatments for Pain (DIRECTPain)
The DIRECTPain study is examining how diet interventions can change pain and quality of life in adults with knee osteoarthritis. This study lasts 7 weeks and includes a baseline week and 6 week diet intervention. During the diet phase of the study, we will provide 3 meals and 2-3 snacks per day for the 6 weeks, for eligible participants. For more information, please contact directpain1@gmail.com
The Pain in Amputees Reduced by Administration of Diet Examination (PARADE)
The PARADE study has two main goals: (1) to assess the current quality of life of amputees in our local area, and (2) to determine whether a low-carbohydrate diet can reduce phantom limb pain and/or residual limb pain over the course of 6 weeks. Eligible participants will have meals and snacks provided during the 6 week diet intervention, following an initial baseline week of data collection. For more information, please contact parade.study@gmail.com
Pain Relief for OsteoArthritis through Combined Treatment (PROACT)
The PROACT study is investigating the interaction of mindfulness-based meditation combined with transcranial direct current stimulation on knee osteoarthritis pain in adults.
Examining Racial and SocioEconomic Disparities in Chronic Low Back Pain (ERASED)
The ERASED study uses a socioeconomic framework to investigate racial differences in chronic low back pain severity and disability. The study is seeking adult men and women with chronic low back pain who identify as non-Hispanic Black or non-Hispanic White.
HIV and Insomnia effects on Pain, Physical function and Inflammation (HIPPI)
The HIPPI study is interested in the interaction between insomnia and pain in those with and without HIV. Further, the study hopes to understand how the combination of pain and insomnia affect insomnia and whether this differs with HIV.
RNA Regulation and Pain
In an ongoing series of studies, we are investigating the ability of an inhibitor of the RNA regulator HuR to affect the development and maintenance of chronic pain. Additionally, we are interested in the ways in which HuR inhibition affects immune cells and the inflammatory response following injury.
Diet and Pain in Ovarian Cancer
A new study in the lab, under the direction of Dr. Stacie Totsch, will investigate the development of pain in ovarian cancer models and the potential of healthy diets to affect pain and tumor growth.
