Dr Ali Gholamrezaei
Pain Management Research Institute
Kolling Institute
Northern Clinical School
Faculty of Medicine and Health
Dr. Ali Gholamrezaei studied Medicine and worked as a General Physician between 2010 and 2015. He also worked as a Clinical Research Associate in Medical Research Institutes for about 10 years and led and contributed to interdisciplinary researches in chronic medical conditions. He conducted his PhD research at the University of Leuven (KU Leuven, Belgium) between 2015 and 2019 and conducted multiple experiments on breathing exercises as self-management techniques for pain and the underlying psychophysiological mechanisms. Dr. Ali Gholamrezaei is currently a Research Fellow at the Pain Management Research Institute working on development and evaluation of digital behavioral interventions for chronic pain management. He is also interested in Experimental Health Psychology and Psychophysiology and has international collaborations in these fields.
- Pain (self-)management
- Digital behavioral interventions
- Psychophysiology
- HDR supervision
- Research Methodology
- Academic Writing
- Statistics
- Digital health interventions to support opioid tapering in patients with chronic pain
- Psychological predictors of pain associated with common dental procedures
- Interventions to mitigate distress following musculoskeletal/orthopaedic injury
Publications
Journals
- Sim, A., McNeilage, A., Gholamrezaei, A., Rebbeck, T., Ashton-James, C. (2024). Impact of healthcare interventions on distress following acute musculoskeletal/orthopaedic injury: A scoping review of systematic reviews. BMJ Open, 14(7). [More Information]
- Gholamrezaei, A., Magee, M., McNeilage, A., Dwyer, L., Jafari, H., Sim, A., Ferreira, M., Darnall, B., Glare, P., Ashton-James, C. (2023). Text messaging intervention to support patients with chronic pain during prescription opioid tapering: Protocol for a double-blind randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 13(10). [More Information]
- Magee, M., Gholamrezaei, A., McNeilage, A., Sim, A., Dwyer, L., Ferreira, M., Darnall, B., Glare, P., Ashton-James, C. (2022). A Digital Video and Text Messaging Intervention to Support People With Chronic Pain During Opioid Tapering: Content Development Using Co-design. JMIR Formative Research, 6(11). [More Information]
2024
- Sim, A., McNeilage, A., Gholamrezaei, A., Rebbeck, T., Ashton-James, C. (2024). Impact of healthcare interventions on distress following acute musculoskeletal/orthopaedic injury: A scoping review of systematic reviews. BMJ Open, 14(7). [More Information]
2023
- Gholamrezaei, A., Magee, M., McNeilage, A., Dwyer, L., Jafari, H., Sim, A., Ferreira, M., Darnall, B., Glare, P., Ashton-James, C. (2023). Text messaging intervention to support patients with chronic pain during prescription opioid tapering: Protocol for a double-blind randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 13(10). [More Information]
2022
- Magee, M., Gholamrezaei, A., McNeilage, A., Sim, A., Dwyer, L., Ferreira, M., Darnall, B., Glare, P., Ashton-James, C. (2022). A Digital Video and Text Messaging Intervention to Support People With Chronic Pain During Opioid Tapering: Content Development Using Co-design. JMIR Formative Research, 6(11). [More Information]
- Gholamrezaei, A., Van Diest, I., Aziz, Q., Pauwels, A., Tack, J., Vlaeyen, J., Van Oudenhove, L. (2022). Effect of slow, deep breathing on visceral pain perception and its underlying psychophysiological mechanisms. Neurogastroenterology and Motility, 34(4), e14242. [More Information]
- Sadeghi, M., Sheikhbahaei, E., Talaei, M., Gholamrezaei, A., Sharif, S., Roohafza, H. (2022). Effects of Early Repolarization on Electrocardiography and Long-term Cardiovascular Outcomes: A 15-Year Population-Based Cohort Study. Tehran University Heart Center. Journal, 17(4), 195-201.
2021
- Shavakhi, A., Khodadoostan, M., Shariaat Nabavi, S., Sadeghian, S., Gholamrezaei, A., Shavakhi, A. (2021). Assessment of pain between sedated and unsedated colonoscopy: Double‑blind randomized clinical trail. Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 26, 36-1-36-5. [More Information]
- Gholamrezaei, A., Ashton-James, C. (2021). Beyond social support: in search of psychosocial predictors of chronic postsurgical pain. Pain, 162(4), 1275-1276. [More Information]
- Gholamrezaei, A., Van Diest, I., Aziz, Q., Vlaeyen, J., Van Oudenhove, L. (2021). Controlled breathing and pain: Respiratory rate and inspiratory loading modulate cardiovascular autonomic responses, but not pain. Psychophysiology, 58(10), e13895. [More Information]
2020
- Saad, M., Ray, L., Bradley-Garcia, M., Palamarchuk, I., Gholamrezaei, A., Douglass, A., Lee, E., Soucy, L., Robillard, R. (2020). Autonomic modulation of cardiac activity across levels of sleep depth in individuals with depression and sleep complaints. Psychosomatic Medicine, 82(2), 172-180. [More Information]
- Jafari, H., Gholamrezaei, A., Franssen, M., Van Oudenhove, L., Aziz, Q., Van den Bergh, O., Vlaeyen, J., Van Diest, I. (2020). Can Slow Deep Breathing Reduce Pain? An Experimental Study Exploring Mechanisms. The Journal of Pain, 21(9-10), 1018-1030. [More Information]
- Courtois, I., Gholamrezaei, A., Jafari, H., Lautenbacher, S., Van Diest, I., Van Oudenhove, L., Vlaeyen, J. (2020). Respiratory Hypoalgesia? The Effect of Slow Deep Breathing on Electrocutaneous, Thermal, and Mechanical Pain. The Journal of Pain, 21(5-6), 616-632. [More Information]
2019
- Jalali-Chimeh, F., Gholamrezaei, A., Vafa, M., Nasiri, M., Abiri, B., Darooneh, T., Ozgoli, G. (2019). Effect of Vitamin D Therapy on Sexual Function in Women with Sexual Dysfunction and Vitamin D Deficiency: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Clinical Trial. The Journal of Urology, 201(5), 987-992. [More Information]
- Gholamrezaei, A., Van Diest, I., Aziz, Q., Vlaeyen, J., Van Oudenhove, L. (2019). Influence of inspiratory threshold load on cardiovascular responses to controlled breathing at 0.1 Hz. Psychophysiology, 56(11), e13447. [More Information]
2017
- Mortazavi, Z., Gholamrezaei, A., Mortazavi, M., Amra, B. (2017). Association of vitamin D deficiency with sleep quality in patients under peritoneal dialysis. Journal of Isfahan Medical School, 35(446), 1192-1196.
- Hashemi-Jazi, M., Hosseini, S., Gholamrezaei, A. (2017). Factors associated with the no-reflow phenomenon following percutaneous intervention of saphenous vein coronary bypass grafts. ARYA Atherosclerosis, 13(5), 221-229.
- Sebghatollahi, V., Tabesh, E., Gholamrezaei, A., Reza Zandi, A., Minakari, M., Shavakhi, A. (2017). Premedication with benzodiazepines for upper gastrointestinal endoscopy: Comparison between oral midazolam and sublingual alprazolam. Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 22, 133. [More Information]
2016
- Mirbagher, L., Gholamrezaei, A., Hosseini, N., Sayed Bonakdar, Z. (2016). Sleep quality in women with systemic lupus erythematosus: Contributing factors and effects on health-related quality of life. International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases, 19(3), 305-311. [More Information]
2015
- Saadatpour, L., Hemati, S., Habibi, F., Behzadi, E., Hashemi-Jazi, M., Kheirabadi, G., Mirbagher, L., Gholamrezaei, A. (2015). Linguistic validation of the M. D. Anderson symptom inventory in persian-speaking iranian cancer patients. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 50(3), 387-393.e1. [More Information]
- Sajjadi, M., Gholamrezaei, A., Daryani, N. (2015). No Association Between Serum Adenosine Deaminase Activity and Disease Activity in Crohn’s Disease. Digestive Diseases and Sciences, 60(6), 1755-1760. [More Information]
- Saneian, H., Pourmoghaddas, Z., Roohafza, H., Gholamrezaei, A. (2015). Synbiotic containing Bacillus coagulans and fructo-oligosaccharides for functional abdominal pain in children. Gastroenterology and Hepatology From Bed to Bench, 8(1), 56-65.
2014
- Roohafza, H., Pourmoghaddas, Z., Saneian, H., Gholamrezaei, A. (2014). Citalopram for pediatric functional abdominal pain: A randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Neurogastroenterology and Motility, 26(11), 1642-1650. [More Information]
- Hosseini, N., Sayed Bonakdar, Z., Gholamrezaei, A., Fatemi, A., Karimzadeh, H. (2014). Evaluating the validity and reliability of Persian version of Lupus Quality Of Life (LupusQol) questionnaire in Iranian patients. Journal of Isfahan Medical School, 31(260), 1836-1847.
- Khazaeli, N., Golshiri, P., Farajzadegan, Z., Hemati, S., Amouheidari, A., Hakimian, M., Emami, M., Gholamrezaei, A. (2014). Evaluating the validity and reliability of Persian version of the European organization for research and treatment of cancer quality of life questionnaire for colorectal cancer (EORTC QLQ-CR29). Journal of Isfahan Medical School, 32(276), 228-242.
2013
- Saneian, H., Tavakkol, K., Adhamian, P., Gholamrezaei, A. (2013). Comparison of Lactobacillus Sporogenes plus mineral oil and mineral oil alone in the treatment of childhood functional constipation. Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 18(2), 85-88.
- Masoumi, M., Naini, A., Aghaghazvini, R., Amra, B., Gholamrezaei, A. (2013). Sleep quality in patients on maintenance hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. International Journal of Preventive Medicine, 4(2), 165-172.
- Shavakhi, A., Tabesh, E., Yaghoutkar, A., Hashemi, H., Tabesh, F., Khodadoostan, M., Minakari, M., Shavakhi, S., Gholamrezaei, A. (2013). The effects of multistrain probiotic compound on bismuth-containing quadruple therapy for Helicobacter pylori infection: A randomized placebo-controlled triple-blind study. Helicobacter, 18(4), 280-284. [More Information]
Other publications
Journals
Gholamrezaei A, Emami MH. Letter: sleep and psychological disorders in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases; another potential role of vitamin D deficiency. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2014;39(5):548. [More Information]
Shavakhi A, Hashemi H, Tabesh E, Derakhshan Z, Farzamnia S, Meshkinfar S, et al. Multistrain probiotic and lactulose in the treatment of minimal hepatic encephalopathy. J Res Med Sci. 2014;19(8):703-8. [More Information]
Gholamrezaei A, Saadatnia M. Application of the Cambridge-Hopkins diagnostic questionnaire for investigating restless legs syndrome in patients with chronic renal failure. Sleep Med. 2013;14(2):225. [More Information]
Gholamrezaei A, Amra B, Mortazavi M. Cardiovascular risk and mortality in end-stage renal disease patients with restless legs syndrome; need for further investigation and looking for underlying mechanisms. Sleep Med. 2013;14(4):385-6. [More Information]
Saneian H, Tavakkol K, Adhamian P, Gholamrezaei A. Comparison of Lactobacillus Sporogenes plus mineral oil and mineral oil alone in the treatment of childhood functional constipation. J Res Med Sci. 2013;18(2):85-8. [More Information]
Masoumi M, Naini AE, Aghaghazvini R, Amra B, Gholamrezaei A. Sleep quality in patients on maintenance hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. Int J Prev Med. 2013;4(2):165-72. [More Information]
Emami MH, Kouhestani S, Karimi S, Baghaei A, Janghorbani M, Jamali N, et al. Frequency of Celiac Disease in Adult Patients with Typical or Atypical Malabsorption Symptoms in Isfahan, Iran. Gastroenterol Res Pract. 2012;2012:106965. [More Information]
Najafi MR, Shaygannajad V, Mirpourian M, Gholamrezaei A. Vitamin B(12) Deficiency and Multiple Sclerosis; Is there Any Association? Int J Prev Med. 2012;3(4):286-9. [More Information]
Ahsan M, Babaei L, Gholamrezaei A, Emami MH. Simethicone for the Preparation before Esophagogastroduodenoscopy. Diagn Ther Endosc. 2011;2011:484532.[More Information]
Khosravi A, Pourmoghaddas M, Asadi K, Abdi A, Gholamrezaei A. Immediate results and six-month outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention in a referral heart center in Isfahan, Iran. ARYA Atheroscler. 2011;7(1):24-30. [More Information]
Gholamrezaei A, Zolfaghari B, Farajzadegan Z, Nemati K, Daghaghzadeh H, Tavakkoli H, et al. Linguistic validation of the Irritable Bowel Syndrome-Quality of Life Questionnaire for Iranian patients. Acta Med Iran. 2011;49(6):390-5. [More Information]
Bonakdar ZS, Jahanshahifar L, Jahanshahifar F, Gholamrezaei A. Vitamin D deficiency and its association with disease activity in new cases of systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus. 2011;20(11):1155-60. [More Information]
Shirani F, Salehi R, Naini AE, Azizkhani R, Gholamrezaei A. The effects of hypotension on differences between the results of simultaneous venous and arterial blood gas analysis. J Res Med Sci. 2011;16(2):188-94. [More Information]
Shahidi S, Moeinzadeh F, Mohammadi M, Gholamrezaei A. Sirolimus-based immunosuppression for treatment of cutaneous warts in kidney transplant recipients. Iran J Kidney Dis. 2011;5(5):351-3. [More Information]
Shakibaei F, Gholamrezaei A, Alikhani M, Talaeizadeh K. Serum sodium changes in fluoxetine users at different age groups. Iran J Psychiatry. 2010;5(3):113-6. [More Information]
Emami MH, Gholamrezaei A, Daneshgar H. Hypnotherapy as an adjuvant for the management of inflammatory bowel disease: a case report. Am J Clin Hypn. 2009;51(3):255-62. [More Information]
Gholamrezaei A, Nemati K, Emami MH. Which end point is more comprehensive in reflecting changes in irritable bowel syndrome treatment trials? Am J Gastroenterol. 2009;104(11):2859. [More Information]
Gholamrezaei A, Emami MH. How to put hypnosis into a placebo pill? Complement Ther Med. 2008;16(1):52-4.[More Information]
Shakibaei F, Harandi AA, Gholamrezaei A, Samoei R, Salehi P. Hypnotherapy in management of pain and reexperiencing of trauma in burn patients. Int J Clin Exp Hypn. 2008;56(2):185-97. [More Information]
Gholamrezaei A, Ardestani SK, Emami MH. Where does hypnotherapy stand in the management of irritable bowel syndrome? A systematic review. J Altern Complement Med. 2006;12(6):517-27. [More Information]
In the media
Healing Pain Podcast: The Science Behind How Slow Deep Breathing Reduces Pain