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Michael Ferraro


Current Appointments

Doctoral Candidate
Trial Manager
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Michael Ferraro (BSc Hons) is a clinical researcher whose work is centred around the evaluation of treatments for chronic pain. For his doctoral research, Michael is leading a national clinical trial testing two treatments for complex regional pain syndrome. He is also interested in clinical trial methodology, evidence synthesis, and research transparency. Michael's work has been published in leading general medical and specialty journals, and presented at premier conferences both internationally and nationally.

Michael is an active member of the International Association for the Study of Pain, serving as Treasurer of the Methods, Evidence Synthesis and Implementation Special Interest Group, and as the Early Career Researcher Representative for the Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Special Interest Group. He is a member of the Rare Diseases NSW Comprehensive Centre of Expertise.

You can follow Michael’s research below and through Google Scholar.


Publications

2025, 01 May

Pharmacotherapy and non-invasive neuromodulation for neuropathic pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis

View full journal-article on https://app.dimensions.ai/details/publication/pub.1187680802

2025 May

Assessing the feasibility and impact of clinical trial trustworthiness checks via an application to Cochrane Reviews: Stage 2 of the INSPECT-SR project

View full journal-article on https://app.dimensions.ai/details/publication/pub.1188536732

2025, 23 Apr

OptiMeth-CRPS: A Methodological Framework for Optimising Clinical Trial Methods for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)

View full preprint on https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/x5zsy_v3

2025, 27 Mar

Non-pharmacological and non-surgical treatments for low back pain in adults: an overview of Cochrane reviews

View full journal-article on https://app.dimensions.ai/details/publication/pub.1187013883

2025, 21 Mar

OptiMeth-CRPS: A Methodological Framework for Optimising Clinical Trial Methods for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)

View full preprint on https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/x5zsy_v1

2025, 10 Mar

Antidepressants for low back pain and spine-related leg pain

View full journal-article on https://app.dimensions.ai/details/publication/pub.1186339057

2025, 01 Mar

Enhancing the trustworthiness of pain research: A call to action.

View full journal-article on https://app.dimensions.ai/details/publication/pub.1182403610

2025, 01 Feb

Reducing the spread of retracted pain research

View full journal-article on https://app.dimensions.ai/details/publication/pub.1182846012

2024, 07 Nov

Enhancing TRUST in Pain Evidence: The ENTRUST-PE framework. A Summary for Learned Societies.

View full preprint on https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/ygaec

2024, 02 Sep

Enhancing TRUST in Pain Evidence: The ENTRUST-PE framework. An Explainer for Patients and the Public..

View full preprint on https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/6s5e9