Methods, Evidence Synthesis and Implementation SIG
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We are a multidisciplinary special interest group @IASP, fostering widespread interest in high-quality methods for pain research. https://www.iasp-pain.org/membership/special-interest-groups-sigs/methodology-evidence-synthesis-and-implementation-mesisig/
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Methodology, Evidence Synthesis, and Implementation (MESISIG) - International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP)
About > Webinar > Resources > MESISIG LEADERSHIP Chair: Neil O’Connell UK Past Chair: Andrew Moore UK Treasurer: Michael Ferraro AUS Secretary: Emma Fisher UK MESISIG SOCIAL MEDIA MESISIG Mission […]
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MESISIG is now on BlueSky. We've migrated who we follow (as far as possible) from X but do please follow us back. We promise all things methodology and pain research! www.iasp-pain.org/membership/s...
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Did you ask Santa for a critical appraisal tool for systematic reviews of prognostic factor studies? The new AMSTAR-PF tool is now published in @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Excellent work from Michael Henry @UNISA driving this project.
@cochranesmg.bsky.social @jbiebhc.bsky.social
Excellent work from Michael Henry @UNISA driving this project.
@cochranesmg.bsky.social @jbiebhc.bsky.social
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December 22, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Did you ask Santa for a critical appraisal tool for systematic reviews of prognostic factor studies? The new AMSTAR-PF tool is now published in @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Excellent work from Michael Henry @UNISA driving this project.
@cochranesmg.bsky.social @jbiebhc.bsky.social
Excellent work from Michael Henry @UNISA driving this project.
@cochranesmg.bsky.social @jbiebhc.bsky.social
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As an accompaniment to this new perspective piece on measuring harms in pain research, the recording of our webinar "Assessing harms in pain research" is now available.
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To do no harm, we must first “know harms”
Our new perspective piece on the
challenge of measuring and reporting adverse
events in interventions for pain is now available in @painthejournal.bsky.social dx.doi.org/10.1097/j.pa...
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Our new perspective piece on the
challenge of measuring and reporting adverse
events in interventions for pain is now available in @painthejournal.bsky.social dx.doi.org/10.1097/j.pa...
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To do no harm, we must first “know harms”. The challenge of ... : PAIN
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December 4, 2025 at 9:15 AM
As an accompaniment to this new perspective piece on measuring harms in pain research, the recording of our webinar "Assessing harms in pain research" is now available.
@iasp.bsky.social @iasp-mesisig.bsky.social @efic.bsky.social @britishpainsoc.bsky.social
perc.iasp-pain.org/methodology-...
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Our recent and excellent @iasp-mesisig.bsky.social webinar "Optimising Openness and Transparency in Pain Research" is now free to view here perc.iasp-pain.org/methodology-...
International Association for the Study of Pain: Methodology, Evidence Synthesis, And Implementation (MESISIG)
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December 2, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Our recent and excellent @iasp-mesisig.bsky.social webinar "Optimising Openness and Transparency in Pain Research" is now free to view here perc.iasp-pain.org/methodology-...
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New systematic review focused on amputation for complex regional pain syndrome and briliantly led by @yannickgilanyi.bsky.social from UNSW and Neura
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Amputation for complex regional pain syndrome: a systematic review
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a disabling pain condition, usually confined to a single limb. Amputation of the affected limb is sometimes p…
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October 24, 2025 at 1:57 PM
New systematic review focused on amputation for complex regional pain syndrome and briliantly led by @yannickgilanyi.bsky.social from UNSW and Neura
sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
HT @iasp.bsky.social @iasp-mesisig.bsky.social @britishpainsoc.bsky.social @efic.bsky.social @usasp.bsky.social
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🚨 BPS Endorses the ENTRUST-PE Framework
The British Pain Society is proud to endorse ENTRUST-PE – a framework boosting the trustworthiness, transparency, and rigor of pain research.
🔗Read more: m.entrust-pe.org
The British Pain Society is proud to endorse ENTRUST-PE – a framework boosting the trustworthiness, transparency, and rigor of pain research.
🔗Read more: m.entrust-pe.org
October 13, 2025 at 10:15 AM
🚨 BPS Endorses the ENTRUST-PE Framework
The British Pain Society is proud to endorse ENTRUST-PE – a framework boosting the trustworthiness, transparency, and rigor of pain research.
🔗Read more: m.entrust-pe.org
The British Pain Society is proud to endorse ENTRUST-PE – a framework boosting the trustworthiness, transparency, and rigor of pain research.
🔗Read more: m.entrust-pe.org
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Great to see the OPTIMETH framework for optimising clinical trials in CRPS, brilliantly led by Keith Smart from @ucddublin.bsky.social now out in @painreports.bsky.social
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journals.lww.com
October 9, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Great to see the OPTIMETH framework for optimising clinical trials in CRPS, brilliantly led by Keith Smart from @ucddublin.bsky.social now out in @painreports.bsky.social
journals.lww.com/painrpts/ful...
@britishpainsoc.bsky.social @efic.bsky.social @iasp.bsky.social @iasp-mesisig.bsky.social
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Nice piece from @eraneuron.bsky.social about the success of the ENTRUST-PE project, which they supported: www.neuron-eranet.eu/news-publica...
ENTRUST-PE: A New Framework for Trustworthy Pain Research - ERA-NET NEURON
NEURON’s Role and Reflections from the First Networking Call The success of ENTRUST-PE also reflects the value of ERA-Net NEURON’s strategic focus on networking and community building. The Networking ...
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October 7, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Nice piece from @eraneuron.bsky.social about the success of the ENTRUST-PE project, which they supported: www.neuron-eranet.eu/news-publica...
MESISIG is now on BlueSky. We've migrated who we follow (as far as possible) from X but do please follow us back. We promise all things methodology and pain research! www.iasp-pain.org/membership/s...
Methodology, Evidence Synthesis, and Implementation (MESISIG) - International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP)
About > Webinar > Resources > MESISIG LEADERSHIP Chair: Neil O’Connell UK Past Chair: Andrew Moore UK Treasurer: Michael Ferraro AUS Secretary: Emma Fisher UK MESISIG SOCIAL MEDIA MESISIG Mission […]
www.iasp-pain.org
October 7, 2025 at 1:04 PM
MESISIG is now on BlueSky. We've migrated who we follow (as far as possible) from X but do please follow us back. We promise all things methodology and pain research! www.iasp-pain.org/membership/s...
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A new version of the UK Concordat to Support Research Integrity (‘the Concordat’) has been released:
ukcori.org/research-int...
Now hosted by #UKCORI, the 2025 version was revised through extensive consultation with the #ResearchIntegrity community, summarised in a separate document on the website
ukcori.org/research-int...
Now hosted by #UKCORI, the 2025 version was revised through extensive consultation with the #ResearchIntegrity community, summarised in a separate document on the website
April 4, 2025 at 1:34 PM
A new version of the UK Concordat to Support Research Integrity (‘the Concordat’) has been released:
ukcori.org/research-int...
Now hosted by #UKCORI, the 2025 version was revised through extensive consultation with the #ResearchIntegrity community, summarised in a separate document on the website
ukcori.org/research-int...
Now hosted by #UKCORI, the 2025 version was revised through extensive consultation with the #ResearchIntegrity community, summarised in a separate document on the website
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The UKRI has published a new draft research data policy. The policy will update and streamline UKRI's expectations for sharing and managing research data and other digital objects, such as software and code.
Feedback on the draft can be made here engagementhub.ukri.org/ukri-openres...
Feedback on the draft can be made here engagementhub.ukri.org/ukri-openres...
April 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The UKRI has published a new draft research data policy. The policy will update and streamline UKRI's expectations for sharing and managing research data and other digital objects, such as software and code.
Feedback on the draft can be made here engagementhub.ukri.org/ukri-openres...
Feedback on the draft can be made here engagementhub.ukri.org/ukri-openres...
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Just published by Ryan et al. Pain was present for 24% to 89% of adults with cerebral palsy (across studies) with prevalence of chronic pain ranging from 75 to 78%. Communication function, sex, and age were prognostic factors for pain prevalence.
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Pain in adults with cerebral palsy: A systematic review
Aim To describe the prevalence and incidence of pain, identify prognostic factors for pain, determine psychometric properties of tools to assess pain, and evaluate effectiveness of interventions for...
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March 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Just published by Ryan et al. Pain was present for 24% to 89% of adults with cerebral palsy (across studies) with prevalence of chronic pain ranging from 75 to 78%. Communication function, sex, and age were prognostic factors for pain prevalence.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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From the archives on this www.iasp-pain.org/publications...
May 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
From the archives on this www.iasp-pain.org/publications...
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Enhancing the trustworthiness of pain research: A call to action. - The Journal of Pain www.jpain.org/article/S152...
To read by @neiloconnell.bsky.social
To read by @neiloconnell.bsky.social
Enhancing the trustworthiness of pain research: A call to action.
The personal, social and economic burden of chronic pain is enormous. Tremendous research
efforts are being directed toward understanding, preventing, and managing chronic
pain. Yet patients with chro...
www.jpain.org
June 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Enhancing the trustworthiness of pain research: A call to action. - The Journal of Pain www.jpain.org/article/S152...
To read by @neiloconnell.bsky.social
To read by @neiloconnell.bsky.social
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Authors, editors, reviewers, and other potential users should use CONSORT 2025 when writing and evaluating manuscripts of randomized trials to ensure that trial reports are clear and transparent.
Learn more in this Special Communication.
https://ja.ma/3TlnKQe
Learn more in this Special Communication.
https://ja.ma/3TlnKQe
June 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Authors, editors, reviewers, and other potential users should use CONSORT 2025 when writing and evaluating manuscripts of randomized trials to ensure that trial reports are clear and transparent.
Learn more in this Special Communication.
https://ja.ma/3TlnKQe
Learn more in this Special Communication.
https://ja.ma/3TlnKQe
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‼️HOT OFF THE PRESS‼️
⭐Updated Responsible AI use in Evidence Synthesis (RAISE) 3-paper collection on OSF: osf.io/fwaud/files/... ⭐
Now includes:
1️⃣Recommendations for practice for the main roles in the ecosystem
2️⃣ Guidance on building & evaluating AI tools
3️⃣Guidance on selecting & using AI tools
⭐Updated Responsible AI use in Evidence Synthesis (RAISE) 3-paper collection on OSF: osf.io/fwaud/files/... ⭐
Now includes:
1️⃣Recommendations for practice for the main roles in the ecosystem
2️⃣ Guidance on building & evaluating AI tools
3️⃣Guidance on selecting & using AI tools
OSF
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June 4, 2025 at 8:59 AM
‼️HOT OFF THE PRESS‼️
⭐Updated Responsible AI use in Evidence Synthesis (RAISE) 3-paper collection on OSF: osf.io/fwaud/files/... ⭐
Now includes:
1️⃣Recommendations for practice for the main roles in the ecosystem
2️⃣ Guidance on building & evaluating AI tools
3️⃣Guidance on selecting & using AI tools
⭐Updated Responsible AI use in Evidence Synthesis (RAISE) 3-paper collection on OSF: osf.io/fwaud/files/... ⭐
Now includes:
1️⃣Recommendations for practice for the main roles in the ecosystem
2️⃣ Guidance on building & evaluating AI tools
3️⃣Guidance on selecting & using AI tools
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Check out this thread on the excellent work @jdwilko.bsky.social is doing to develop tools to assess trustworthiness of clinical trials
We applied a long list of trustworthiness checks to RCTs in 50 Cochrane Reviews with the goal of learning a bit more about the checks. A few take-aways.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Assessing the feasibility and impact of clinical trial trustworthiness checks via an application to Cochrane Reviews: Stage 2 of the INSPECT-SR project
The aim of the INveStigating ProblEmatic Clinical Trials in Systematic Reviews (INSPECT-SR) project is to develop a tool to identify problematic RCTs …
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June 26, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Check out this thread on the excellent work @jdwilko.bsky.social is doing to develop tools to assess trustworthiness of clinical trials
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Can we trust research?
The ENTRUST-PE framework conceptualises the construct ‘trustworthiness’ of research to be supported by 7 core values.
From: Editorial commitment to trust and integrity in science: implications for pain and anaesthesiology research
#AnSky #MedSky
doi.org/10.1111/anae...
The ENTRUST-PE framework conceptualises the construct ‘trustworthiness’ of research to be supported by 7 core values.
From: Editorial commitment to trust and integrity in science: implications for pain and anaesthesiology research
#AnSky #MedSky
doi.org/10.1111/anae...
July 3, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Can we trust research?
The ENTRUST-PE framework conceptualises the construct ‘trustworthiness’ of research to be supported by 7 core values.
From: Editorial commitment to trust and integrity in science: implications for pain and anaesthesiology research
#AnSky #MedSky
doi.org/10.1111/anae...
The ENTRUST-PE framework conceptualises the construct ‘trustworthiness’ of research to be supported by 7 core values.
From: Editorial commitment to trust and integrity in science: implications for pain and anaesthesiology research
#AnSky #MedSky
doi.org/10.1111/anae...
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Editorial commitment to trust and integrity in science: implications for pain and anesthesiology research journals.lww.com/pain/fulltex...
Editorial commitment to trust and integrity in science:... : PAIN
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July 8, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Editorial commitment to trust and integrity in science: implications for pain and anesthesiology research journals.lww.com/pain/fulltex...
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Editorial: The editors-in-chief from @thejournalofpain.bsky.social & other pain/anesthesia journals come together to align and strengthen initiatives to enhance research integrity, trust, and impact across our field.
Full: doi.org/10.1016/j.jp...
Full: doi.org/10.1016/j.jp...
Redirecting
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July 14, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Editorial: The editors-in-chief from @thejournalofpain.bsky.social & other pain/anesthesia journals come together to align and strengthen initiatives to enhance research integrity, trust, and impact across our field.
Full: doi.org/10.1016/j.jp...
Full: doi.org/10.1016/j.jp...
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#PAIN joins with other editors of pain-related journals to affirm our editorial commitment to trust and integrity in science. Read our joint statement at bit.ly/4lj3b3b
July 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
#PAIN joins with other editors of pain-related journals to affirm our editorial commitment to trust and integrity in science. Read our joint statement at bit.ly/4lj3b3b
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Delighted that the editors of 15 Pain and Anaesthesiology have chosen to endorse and amplify the ENTRUST-PE framework. More info here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/entrus...
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ENTRUST-PE: endorsement by senior editors of 15 Pain and Anaesthesiology Journals
We are beyond delighted that the ENTRUST-PE framework has been endorsed by the Editors in Chief of 15 International Pain and Anaesthesiology journals. Those editors are copublishing, across the journa...
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July 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Delighted that the editors of 15 Pain and Anaesthesiology have chosen to endorse and amplify the ENTRUST-PE framework. More info here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/entrus...
@iasp.bsky.social @efic.bsky.social @britishpainsoc.bsky.social @ukrio.bsky.social @coarassessment.bsky.social
@iasp.bsky.social @efic.bsky.social @britishpainsoc.bsky.social @ukrio.bsky.social @coarassessment.bsky.social
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A Call for Reckoning and Reform in Interventional Pain Medicine and Neuromodulation Research
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A Call for Reckoning and Reform in Interventional Pain Medicine and Neuromodulation Research
Published in Journal of Pain Research (Vol. 18, No. , 2025)
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July 18, 2025 at 7:46 AM
A Call for Reckoning and Reform in Interventional Pain Medicine and Neuromodulation Research
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Nice piece from Nadia Soliman and Michael Ferraro in MJA Insight on the state of the evidence for the management of neuropathic pain: insightplus.mja.com.au/2025/28/neur...
Neuropathic pain: our best treatments still fall short - InSight+
Despite a large body of new evidence, our best treatments for neuropathic pain continue to provide only modest benefits. Neuropathic pain is a common and disabling condition caused by injury or diseas...
insightplus.mja.com.au
July 21, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Nice piece from Nadia Soliman and Michael Ferraro in MJA Insight on the state of the evidence for the management of neuropathic pain: insightplus.mja.com.au/2025/28/neur...
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👉Predatory Conference Check List 👈
...based on my experience in detecting difficult cases, I did my own list for our group, as I was missing some points in those available... anyway, I'm happy to get suggestions etc.
#researchintegrity #PredatoryConference
download: www.uv.es/jogiers/pdf/...
...based on my experience in detecting difficult cases, I did my own list for our group, as I was missing some points in those available... anyway, I'm happy to get suggestions etc.
#researchintegrity #PredatoryConference
download: www.uv.es/jogiers/pdf/...
July 22, 2025 at 11:58 AM
👉Predatory Conference Check List 👈
...based on my experience in detecting difficult cases, I did my own list for our group, as I was missing some points in those available... anyway, I'm happy to get suggestions etc.
#researchintegrity #PredatoryConference
download: www.uv.es/jogiers/pdf/...
...based on my experience in detecting difficult cases, I did my own list for our group, as I was missing some points in those available... anyway, I'm happy to get suggestions etc.
#researchintegrity #PredatoryConference
download: www.uv.es/jogiers/pdf/...