Participate in research projects or promote your study
In addition to funding research, Arthritis NZ also supports researchers looking to invite consumers to complete surveys, participate in interviews and focus groups or attend sessions that have an in-person study component.
Projects that provide opportunities to share your lived experiences via research projects are listed below.
Do you currently provide care for someone, including a child, with a type of arthritis or someone with any other type of illness, disability, or frailty?
*Please note: this is an opportunity to share the thoughts and feelings you keep to yourself in a safe and anonymous way.
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For more information, please contact: Sarah Aitken, Research Assistant, Wāhi Kōrero Project, School of Psychology, Massey University.
Email: wahikorero@gmail.com.
This study has been approved by the Massey University Human Ethics Committee (4000032051).
Are you an adult in Aotearoa New Zealand who has been diagnosed with inflammatory arthritis, osteoarthritis, or gout? If you are currently employed, or have been employed in the past two years, you may be eligible to take part in a research study exploring work and arthritis
Do you have shoulder osteoarthritis or care for someone who does? Or are you a health professional treating people with shoulder OA?
The SOAR (Shoulder Osteoarthritis Research Priority Setting Partnership) team have made their second survey available so people with shoulder OA, their carers and healthcare professionals can choose their top 10 most important questions they think are important to help set future research priorities.
*Please note: you don't have to have completed the first SOAR survey to participate in the latest survey.
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For more information, please contact the research team either by:
Email: soar@uq.edu.au.
Phone: 0061 488 019 087 (or you can also txt this number & the researchers will call you back at a convenient time).
To do the survey, please click on the following link: www.tinyurl.com/soarpsp2 or scan the QR code on the associated flyer.
This study has been approved by the Low and Negligible Risk Research Ethics Committee at The University of Queensland (Project2025/HE001218: Approved 02.02.2026).
Funding is being provided by: The Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Musculoskeletal Network, The Arthritis Movement and Arthritis Australia.
Do you have osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee or hip and have been diagnosed by an orthopaedic surgeon or a GP? Participants from the Auckland area are required.
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For more information, please contact: Dr Rebecca Meiring, Senior Lecturer, Department of Exercise Sciences, University of Auckland.
This study has been approved by the Health and Disability Ethics Committee on 11 September 2020 for three years and continuing. Reference number 20/CEN/200/2025PR9780.
Please click on the button below to read the Participant Information Sheet:
Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition (CPPD) Disease or Pseudogout
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Do you suffer from calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) disease or pseudogout? Are you able to visit the University of Auckland’s Clinical Research Centre in person for two study visits 6-months apart?
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For more information, please contact: Dr Vicky Tai, Rheumatologist and PhD Candidate, University of Auckland, Auckland.
The study has been approved by the Health & Disability Ethics Committee. Reference number 2025 EXP 21801. This study is funded by the Health Research Council of New Zealand. Dr Vicky Tai is a recipient of the Health Research Council Clinical Research Training Fellowship.
Please click on the ‘Read More’ button below to find out more about the study:
Do you have any inflammatory arthritis conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, gout or ankylosing spondylitis and are over 18 years of age? Study participants from the Canterbury and West Coast region are required.
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For more information, please contact: Dr Kalie Evans, Burwood Hospital Academy, Christchurch.
Have you been diagnosed by a rheumatologist with inflammatory arthritis (e.g. rheumatoid or psoriatic arthritis)? Have you been prescribed oral methotrexate within the past six months? And are you aged 18 years or older? Participants from the Auckland area are required.
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For more information, please contact: Dr Rachel Murdoch, Senior Lecturer, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland.
Are you 50 years or older and have hip osteoarthritis? Are you able to walk unassisted for at least six minutes? Participants are needed for an Auckland-based study in New Lynn.
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For more information, please contact: Bryce Hastings, PhD Candidate/Physiotherapist, Physiotherapy Department, School of Clinical Sciences, Auckland University of Technology.
Have you been diagnosed with moderate to severe shoulder (or primary glenohumeral) osteoarthritis? Are you aged 55 years or older? Participants from the Christchurch area are required.
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For more information, please contact: Kore Tombs, Physiotherapist and Research Assistant, Faculty of Health, University of Canterbury.
This study has been approved by the Kaiārahi Rangahau Māori at the University of Canterbury and also been approved by the Ngai Tahu Consultation and Engagement Group.
This study is funded by the Health Research Council of New Zealand. E8016: Walter – HRC Health Delivery Research Activation Grant 23/993/A and has been approved by the New Zealand Health and Disability Ethics Committee Ethics reference: 2024 EXP 18206.
This research is registered with Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ACTRN12624000479505p).
Please click on the button below to find out more about the study:
Do you have knee osteoarthritis in one knee, and have trouble with walking? – Participants are required for a Dunedin research study.
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For more information, please contact: Sarfaraz Alam, PhD Candidate, Centre for Health, Activity and Rehabilitation Research (CHARR), School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago
This study has been approved by the Health and Disability Ethics Committee (HDEC) reference: 2024 EXP 19143.
The trial has also been prospectively registered with ANZCTR: ACTRN12624000157572p, where further details may be found about the study design.
Please click on the button below to access the study website where you can download a copy of the Participant Information Sheet and also complete an online screening form to find out if you are eligible to take part:
Telerehab for arthritis & other long-term conditions
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Are you living with long-term health issues or injuries that include conditions like arthritis, stroke, chronic pain, traumatic brain injury, heart disease, etc.? Have you ever accessed rehabilitation and/or have a view on telerehabilitation? Do you want to improve telerehabilitation in Aotearoa New Zealand?
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For more information, please contact one of the study’s project managers: Sandy Rutherford, AUT Centre for Person Centred Research or Erina Korohina (Ngāti Porou), Manawaora, The Centre for Health.
Are you aged between 18 and 85 years old and have been told your gout is not controlled? Participants from the Auckland, Waikato, Rotorua, Wellington, and Christchurch regions are invited to participate in the Gout-Related EURELIA 2 Study.
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For more information, please contact: The Pacific Clinical Research Network New Zealand
