FAQ

Is there research oversight for this project?

The project received exempt status from the Stanford Institutional Review Board.

Is this an international study?

Yes. We invite participation from patients and healthcare professionals in all countries.

Will surveys be translated into other languages?

We invite international collaboration with survey translation and distribution. Please email Beth Darnall, PhD at bdarnall@stanford.edu.

What's the timeframe for this project?

We aim to have the first surveys collected and analyzed in summer 2020. Final surveys will be distributed in August 2020.

Who is involved in this project?

Collaborating International Organizations

• Global Alliance of Pain Patient Advocates (GAPPA), a task force of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP)
• World Patients Alliance

Collaborating National and Regional Organizations

• PainAustralia (Australia)

• Centre for Pediatric Pain Research (Canada)

• Solutions for Kids in Pain Network (Canada)

• American Chronic Pain Association (USA)

• American Society of Anesthesiologists (USA)

• Chronic Pain Research Alliance (USA)

• PainUSA (USA)

Individual Scientific Collaborators

Collaborating Patient Representatives: