VICTORIA – A $2-million provincial clinical and research study will help patients with a variety of complex chronic diseases, such as chronic Lyme disease, fibromyalgia, and chronic fatigue syndrome, with screening, diagnosis and treatment.
There is a variety of debilitating complex chronic diseases where the cause is unknown, but where it is strongly suspected that an infectious agent may play a role. These diseases can be very difficult to diagnose and treat. They often cause patients to experience extreme fatigue and pain, trouble sleeping and stiffness. more...

Dear potential participants,

The University of Ottawa’s Couple Research Lab, directed by Dre Marie-France Lafontaine, is looking for participants for a study which aims to examine factors involved in the well-being and distress of couple relationships with a partner who reports chronic pain.
  
To participate, you must meet the following criteria:
* 18 years or older
* in a relationship for at least 6 months
* good knowledge of English or French
* live in Ontario or Québec
* you or your partner must report chronic pain every day or almost every day for at least 3 months in a particular area of your body
This study entails that you complete an online questionnaires or a paper-pencil version for approximately 120 minutes.
To compensate you for your time, we will send you a cheque of 20$ by mail.
 If one of the partners does not wish to participate, it is still possible for the other partner to do so.
For more information, you can contact us at 613-562-5800 ext. 4471, or by e-mail at couple@uottawa.ca.
We also have other studies currently taking course and we invite you to visit our website for more information :
www.crl.uottawa.ca 
Sincerely,
Dr Marie-France Lafontaine
Couple Research Lab
University of Ottawa
200 Lees avenue
Ottawa, ON, Canada, K1N 6N5