INPUT Questionnaire Database (original IRAS ID 232817)
Research type
Research Database
IRAS ID
317126
Contact name
Whitney Scott
Contact email
Research summary
INPUT Questionnaire Database: Instrument Development and Evaluation of Treatment
REC name
South Central - Oxford C Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
22/SC/0388
Date of REC Opinion
6 Dec 2022
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion
Data collection arrangements
As part of its routine services, the INPUT Pain Unit provides assessments and multidisciplinary pain management programmes across a range of formats for people with chronic pain. These programmes are delivered based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). ACT helps people to improve their functioning and quality of life with pain rather than focusing on reducing or controlling pain. At the start and end of treatment and after a 9/12-months, all patients are asked to complete self-report questionnaires to see how well the treatment works and to understand how it might work and for whom. Patients are invited to consent to having their data used for the purpose of research.
Research programme/community supported by the database (maximum 200 words)
The database is needed to evaluate our service at INPUT. This ensures that we provide good quality care for patients. The database also helps us to do research to understand how the INPUT pain management programmes work and for whom they are most likely to benefit. This helps us improve our treatments for pain and the services we deliver at INPUT. We will also share the results from our research with the wider pain research and treatment community so that others can learn from the database more widely.
Research programme
The database will permit ongoing audit and research. The database will enable the INPUT Pain Unit to evaluate its service and current practice to ensure high standards of care. This will inform clinical delivery within the service. The research undertaken from the database will guide the development of future treatment methods for chronic pain by testing treatment innovations and contributing to an evidence base. The database will also support the wider research community by contributing evidence that can help refine theory and assessment tools.
Research database title
INPUT Questionnaire Database: Instrument Development and Evaluation of Treatment
Establishment organisation
INPUT Pain Management Unit
Establishment organisation address
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Ground Floor Gassiot House, St Thomas' Hospital
Westminster Bridge Rd, London
SE1 7EH