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.
Osteoarthritis care* (research opportunity for allied health professionals)
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Are you a New Zealand registered health professional currently working in osteoarthritis (OA) care? (including working in clinical practice, group education programmes, as a Rongoā Māori practitioner or within a multidisciplinary team)?
For more information, please contact: Kate Bryce, PhD Candidate, Kolling Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.
This study has been approved by the University of Sydney Human Research Ethics Committee, Approval No: 2025/HE001048.
Please click on the button below to access the study website where you can download a copy of the Participant Information Sheet and complete an initial screening form:
Have you been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and are 18 years of age or older? Are you currently receiving medical care and taking prescribed medication?
If you are your experience could help the researchers better understand and support people with RA
For more information about the online survey, please contact: Michelle Taylorson, Doctoral Candidate, Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Auckland:
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:
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.
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:
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.
