24 July 2025

Researchers from Adelaide University are seeking participants for a study on neuropathy following chemo for bowel cancer.

Are you living with ongoing pain or tingling in your hands or feet after chemotherapy for bowel cancer and would like to try a new way to improve symptoms?

The University of Adelaide is looking for people to participate in research exploring effects of a non-invasive brain simulation method called rTMS on chemotherapy-induced nerve pain.

Eligibility criteria (inclusion and exclusion)

• Aged 18 years or older
• Experience ongoing pain/tingling in your hands or feet following oxaliplatin-containing chemotherapy for bowel cancer
• Completed chemotherapy at least 6 months ago

You will be ineligible if you:
• Have a history of epilepsy
• Have implanted cardiac pacemakers or implanted neurostimulators

Participants who enrol now can begin treatment immediately, with no wait time.

People who are interested should contact Eva Moore by either:
• Email: [email protected]
• Phone: (08) 8313 5053

What the study will involve:

  • Up to 7 sessions, each lasting 40–60 minutes, at the University of Adelaide (Helen Mayo South, 1 Frome Road, Adelaide, 5000)
    • Sessions include pain assessments and rTMS (repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) therapy to help modulate pain/tingling through neuroplasticity
    • All procedures are non-invasive and painless
    • Participants will receive $200 in gift vouchers as a thank-you for being involved and contributing to this important research

Feedback from past participants:

  • “Painless” & “Easy process”
  • “Very worthwhile for anyone who’s experiencing this to trial it.”
  • “Very relaxed, very comfortable, very welcomed”
  • “Been a positive thing in my life.”
  • “Helped me understand what I was experiencing”
  • “Contributing to something that will help others”
  • “My oncologist thought it was an amazing thing I was doing”
  • “A trial that was potentially able to do quite a lot of good.”
  • “What stands out most about my experience was the care I received when I was going there”

The Jodi Lee Bowel Cancer Foundation is not affiliated with or involved in this research study conducted by the University of Adelaide. We are sharing this opportunity with our community to support awareness and participation in cancer-related research.

This study has been approved by the Central Adelaide Local Health Network Human Research Ethics Committee (2024/HRE00199).

 

 

 

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