Privacy Policy

When you sign up for possible participation in the Painimation trial, you give us certain information voluntarily. This includes your name, date of birth, and email address. If you signed through Pitt+Me (https://pittplusme.org), you may give us permission to access your pain diagnosis, pain, opioid use for pain, other diagnoses. During the course of your participation, you may be asked to share other personal information such as race, gender, ethnicity, and employment status, and quality of life. All data is collected and stored in a password protected database and secure server at the University of Pittsburgh. The data collected is de-identified for use in research analysis that will help inform future behavior therapy and pain management. Your identifiable information is kept confidential, is not shared without your consent, and only accessed by authorized personnel to facilitate communication regarding your participation. You will provide an electronic signature on a consent form indicating that you agree to participate and that you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time by contacting the Principal Investigator whose information is on the consent form you signed. If you withdraw from the study, any research use of your medical record information, or research data prior to the date that you formally withdraw your permission will continue to be used. Your participation in the Painimation trial is entirely voluntary. To participate in the trial, you are given a consent form to review. Please ask questions about anything you do not understand before you make your decision.