Volunteer for a research study

Join the INSPIRE Clinical Trial and access free, online or in-person treatment for driving anxiety from a clinical psychologist.

Up to 1 in 5 people experience driving anxiety after a motor vehicle crash. This can cause strong anxiety and fear of driving. The INSPIRE Trial is testing a new treatment for driving anxiety using immersive virtual reality (IVR) combined with cognitive behavioural therapy. 

Find out more about the INSPIRE project and register your interest

The Improving health outcomes after musculoskeletal injury research team at RECOVER develops effective diagnosis, assessment and treatment for people with musculoskeletal injury following a motor vehicle crash. Our research includes many different aspects of recovery.

Criteria

We are often looking for volunteers for different studies.

• You must be over 18 years of age; and
• Experiencing whiplash (neck pain) after a motor vehicle crash

What is involved?

Each study has slightly different requirements - some require the completion of online questionnaires, others involve telephone or face-to-face interviews, whilst some include participation in activities or treatment.

How can I volunteer or find out more?

Visit our Research on whiplash page for a list of studies currently seeking participants. 

Ballet for Brain Injury Online Classes

Do you have an acquired brain injury, live in a regional or rural area in Queensland and want to join an
online exercise program?

Queensland Ballet is teaming up with researchers from The University of Queensland to pilot and deliver
the successful Ballet for Brain Injury program as a live online program.

What’s the Ballet for Brain Injury program?

A tailored dance program for people living with a brain injury, underpinned by research and delivered by
Queensland Ballet’s experienced Teaching Artists. You can participate even if you have never danced
before - it’s about trying something new and fun, reducing isolation and meeting others with similar lived
experience!

What’s involved in the study?

• 10x weekly group sessions of the Ballet for Brain Injury program delivered online
• 3x online surveys (completed before and after the 10-week program) and one interview about your experiences in the study

Who can participate? 

To participate, you must be 18 years old or over and;

Living with an acquired brain injury, post-stroke, or post-brain cancer

1. Be medically stable
2. Have experienced your injury more than 6 months ago
3. Be living at home or in a community setting in regional or rural Queensland
4. Be willing to participate in a 10-week Ballet for Brain Injury dance program
5. Have access to a mobile device or computer with Internet access and a webcam
6. Have not previously attended more than 4 in-person Ballet for Brain Injury classes

Get Involved
For more information or to register your interest, please contact us via email. 

Ms Zara Gomes zgomes@queenslandballet.com.au
Dr Riley Brown riley.brown@uq.edu.au
Research Team telebraintrial@uq.edu.au

This project has been approved by The University of Queensland Human Research Ethics Committee [Approval No. 2026/HE010207].

Tell us what you think about using exercise therapy your practice for chronic pain management

Researchers from the RECOVER Injury Research Centre are exploring how allied health professionals use exercise therapy for chronic pain in poeple with whiplash or traumatic brain injury (TBI). 

Despite growing evidence supporting exercise therapy, there is limited understanding of how clinicians prescribe and implement thse approaches in real-world practice. 

What's involved?

• Online survey (20-30 minutes)
• Optional interview (20-30 minutes)

Who can participate?
You can participate if you:

• are a registered health professional (e.g. OT, PT, or EP)
• deliver exercise therapy
• have treated whiplash or TBI in the past 12 months.

Benefits

$50 gift card up for grabs. 
** Guaranteed for interview; entrance into draw for 1 of 5 with fulfilled surveys**

Join the study

Questions?
Contact the research team:

Dr Riley Brown riley.brown@uq.edu.au
Dr Christopher Papic c.papic@uq.edu.au 
Ms Hilary Tso h.tso@student.uq.edu.au
Ms Rachel Mckay rachel.mckay@student.uq.edu.au

This project has been approved by The University of Queensland Human Research Ethics Committee [Approval No. 2025/HE000106].

Do you get stressed or anxious sometimes?  I’d like to hear your thoughts on offering digital support for men doing it tough. 

Apps, websites and online services like MensLine Australia or MindSpot can help you when life is stressful. These services offer helpful advice and strategies to assist you to take better care of yourself.

Often, men don’t use these services, and I want to understand why. I would like to hear your thoughts, experiences, or those of your mates, in a confidential interview. Your insights will be helpful to other men having a tough time.

Who can participate?

I would like to talk to men who have been stressed, anxious, or depressed sometimes in their life, and are:

• living in a remote area (any age), or
• aged over 45

You don’t need to have used digital health technology before.

What is involved?

A confidential chat with me for up to one hour, either:

• online
• or in-person.

Your personal identity will not be shared.

Reimbursement

You will receive a $75 gift card for your time.

Questions

Please get in touch with Raphael Ohms, UQ PhD Student and nurse, at r.ohms@uq.edu.au

Get involved

Click the link below to go to the registration form. 

Register now