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Associate ProfessorAdrian Traeger

Associate Professor (Teaching and Research)

Faculty of Medicine and Health

Orcid identifier0000-0002-1646-1907 (opens in a new tab)⁠
  • Associate Professor (Teaching and Research)
    Faculty of Medicine and Health

RESEARCH INTERESTs

Adrian's research focuses on developing strategies to improve healthcare for low back pain and other musculoskeletal conditions. He is currently investigating ways to reduce unnecessary diagnostic imaging and opioid medicines for low back pain. Other interests include overdiagnosis and overtreatment, innovative care pathways, communicating research evidence to patients, and evidence-based practice.

FUNDED RESEARCH

  • GRANT
    SMART-ED: a sequential multiple assignment trial in emergency departments testing optmial implementation stretegies of back pain guidelines
    Department of Health and Aged Care (Federal)1 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2031
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    The CRONOS trial: Graded sensorimotor retraining compared to supervised exercise for chronic low back pain
    Medical Research Future Fund1 Apr 2025 - 31 Mar 2030
    People funded by this grant:
    • McAuley J,
    • Bagg M,
    • Cashin A,
    • Goodall S,
    • Gustin S
  • GRANT
    FMH EMCR Outstanding Publication Award
    Faculty of Medicine and Health1 Jan 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • Traeger AC
  • GRANT
    Near-miss MCR funding
    Faculty of Medicine and Health1 Jan 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • Traeger AC
  • GRANT
    Equipping Primary care and the general Public to reduce Chronic pain (EPPiC)
    Medical Research Future Fund1 Apr 2024 - 30 Jun 2028
    People funded by this grant:
    • Moseley G,
    • Boogs M,
    • Burke A,
    • Chalmers J,
    • Davis A
  • GRANT
    ADAPT-ED: An adaptive trial of emergency department interventions for back pain
    Medical Research Future Fund1 Mar 2024 - 28 Feb 2030
    People funded by this grant:
    • Machado G,
    • Billot L,
    • Buchbinder R,
    • Clerc-Hawke A,
    • Day R
  • GRANT
    RESOLVE-D, Implementing new and effective treatments for low back pain
    Department of Health and Aged Care (Federal - administered by NHMRC)1 Mar 2024 - 31 Dec 2028
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Rewarding Research 2024
    Faculty of Medicine and Health1 Jan 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    • Traeger AC
  • GRANT
    Restructuring musculoskeletal health services to ensure equitable access to effective, affordable allied health care
    Department of Health and Aged Care (Federal - administered by NHMRC)1 Feb 2023 - 31 Jul 2027
    People funded by this grant:
    • Coombs DM,
    • Maher C,
    • Richards B,
    • Harris I,
    • Swain M
  • GRANT
    CAPACITY: A telehealth, effectiveness-implementation hybrid trial toincrease physical activity in adults with chronic low back pain
    Department of Health and Aged Care (Federal - administered by NHMRC)1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2027
    People funded by this grant:
    • Stamatakis EE,
    • Parmenter B,
    • Jones MD,
    • Refshauge K,
    • Schutte AE
  • GRANT
    FMH Showcase Travel Award 2023
    Faculty of Medicine and Health1 Jan 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    • Traeger AC
  • GRANT
    Strengthening the rehabilitation workforce: an Australia China partnership in evidence-based practice
    Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Federal)1 Jan 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    • Traeger AC,
    • Harris I
  • GRANT
    The NOTUS trial (NOn-pharmacological Treatment for chronic low back pain USing digital health technology)
    Department of Health and Aged Care (Federal - administered by NHMRC)1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2028
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    NUDG-ED: Trial of behavioural nudging interventions to reduce unnecessary care for low back pain in the Emergency Department
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jul 2022
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Reducing unnecessary imaging for low back pain
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    • Traeger AC
  • GRANT
    Preventing chronic low back pain (opens in a new tab)⁠
    National Health and Medical Research Council1 Jan 2014 - 31 Dec 2016
    People funded by this grant:
    • Traeger A
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