Welcome and Who Are We?
Welcome to the Advanced Pain Discovery Platform (APDP) website. APDP is a group of people including:
- Experts in pain research e.g. psychologists, sociologists, data specialists, and in other academic disciplines
- People with lived experience of chronic pain
(To know more about the key partners (consortia) and data hub of the APDP, visit About Us)
What is Patient and Public Involvement in research (PPI)?
Patient and Public Involvement in research (PPI) means research that is done ‘with’ or ‘by’ the public, not ‘to’, ‘for’ or ‘about’ them. It means that patients or other people with relevant experience contribute to how research is designed, conducted and disseminated. It does not refer to research participants taking part in a study. APDP is committed to involving patients and the public in our research at the earliest opportunity.
Case Studies
Cases below describe how living with pain affects their daily life and the reasons why they chose to become involved in pain research.
More details from Alleviate
More details from Alleviate
More details from Alleviate
How can I be involved?
APDP welcomes people with lived pain experience to be involved and engaged in our research. Together we can best understand your experiences and needs. Ultimately we will create new knowledge about what causes chronic pain and how better to treat it.
You can become a part of the APDP community. Our members organise events including workshops, webinars and conferences to ensure that we work together so that our research will best meet the needs of people living with pain. If you are interested to be part of the APDP, JOIN OUR COMMUNITY.
Patient and public involvement often starts near to home, and many research groups that are part of APDP have developed excellent patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) activities that can meet different needs. For more information use the following links;
FAQs
Q: What type of projects are APDP involved in?
APDP is involved with pain-related research projects. Please visit this page for details.
Q: What are the aims of APDP?
The ultimate aim of APDP is to improve the lives of people living with pain through pain-related research. We help pain-related research projects to work together and benefit from each other’s research, with researchers working alongside people with lived experience of pain. Please visit this page for details.
Q: How can I contribute?
All APDP research projects have some Involvement from people with lived experience of pain. Opportunities to get Involved with individual research projects are advertised here.
Q: Will I get paid for my Involvement in research?
If you become Involved in a research project, whether you will be paid should be made clear as part of the induction process. APDP advises project leaders to pay people with lived experience at National Institute of Health and Care Research rates. These can be found here.
Q: Can I contact APDP for medical advice?
No, unfortunately not. APDP is a research platform and does not offer any medical advice.
Q: Can I ask a question?
You are most welcome to contact us at ms-apdp@nottingham.ac.uk .
