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Neil O’Connell @neiloconnell.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

WEBINAR ALERT! Our next IASP Global Year Webinar is on 27th May 8 am EDT. Identification and Clinical Management of Neuropathic Pain: From Evidence to Best Practice. Great speakers and registration is free! perc.iasp-pain.org/products/ide... @iasp-mesisig.bsky.social @efic.bsky.social

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International Association for the Study of Pain: Identification and Clinical Management of Neuropathic Pain: From Evidence to Best Practice.

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Neil O’Connell @neiloconnell.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

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

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Neil O’Connell @neiloconnell.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

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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Neil O’Connell @neiloconnell.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

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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International Association for the Study of Pain: Methodology, Evidence Synthesis, And Implementation (MESISIG)

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The British Pain Society @britishpainsoc.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

🚨 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

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Neil O’Connell @neiloconnell.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

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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Andrew Porter @retropz.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

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

Front cover of the updated Concordat To Support Research Integrity - with the main text in white on a mid-blue background, with a background image of interlocking triangles creating a 3D effect

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Hugh Shanahan @hughshanahan.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

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...

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Pain and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Group @pidd-iasp.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

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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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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JAMA @jama.com · 15/06/2025

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. ja.ma/3TlnKQe

CONSORT 2025 Statement
Updated Guideline for Reporting Randomized Trials

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Ella Flemyng @ellaflem.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

‼️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

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Neil O’Connell @neiloconnell.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

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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Anaesthesia @anaesjournal.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

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...

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Karen Davis @karenddavis.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Editorial commitment to trust and integrity in science: implications for pain and anesthesiology research journals.lww.com/pain/fulltex...

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Editorial commitment to trust and integrity in science:... : PAIN

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The Journal of Pain @thejournalofpain.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

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...

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PAIN @painthejournal.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

#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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Neil O’Connell @neiloconnell.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

A Call for Reckoning and Reform in Interventional Pain Medicine and Neuromodulation Research www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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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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Neil O’Connell @neiloconnell.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

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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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...

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Johannes Gierschner @gierschner.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

👉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/...

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JAMA @jama.com · 10/08/2025

📌 The SPIRIT 2025 statement updates the guidelines for randomized trial protocols to enhance their completeness, transparency, and consistency, benefiting stakeholders involved in clinical research. ja.ma/4fzMVZS

Figure. SPIRIT 2025 Diagram of the Schedule of Enrollment, Interventions, and Assessments

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The Journal of Pain @thejournalofpain.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

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Massi(e)h Moayedi — مسیح مویدی @massih.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

The ENTRUST-Pain Evidence (Entrust-PE) is an important initiative to ensure that pain science is of high quality. Framework published in J Pain. Endorsed by @iasp.bsky.social & @efic.bsky.social. More here: m.entrust-pe.org #pain

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Michael Ferraro @mcferraro.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Out today 🚨 Our Cochrane review of 67 RCTs finds no clear evidence of benefit for ketamine or other NMDA antagonists for chronic pain. IV ketamine associated with risk of psychotomimetic effects, nausea, and vomiting. doi.org/10.1002/1465...

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Ketamine and other NMDA receptor antagonists for chronic pain - Ferraro, MC - 2025 | Cochrane Library

Select your preferred language for Cochrane reviews and other content. Sections without translation will be in English.

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Neil O’Connell @neiloconnell.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

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... @iasp.bsky.social @efic.bsky.social @britishpainsoc.bsky.social

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To do no harm, we must first “know harms”. The challenge of ... : PAIN

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Methods, Evidence Synthesis and Implementation SIG @iasp-mesisig.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

MESISIG is now on BlueSky. We've migrated who we follow 9as far as possible) from X but do please follow us back. We promise all things methodology and pain research!

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