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OZR4479: OZR back-up mandate Eva Huysmans
Nijs, J. (Administrative Promotor) & Huysmans, E. (Mandate)
1/10/26 → 30/09/27
Project: Fundamental
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OZR4447: Return Mandate Iris Coppieters
Nijs, J. (Administrative Promotor) & Coppieters, I. (Mandate)
1/05/26 → 30/04/28
Project: Fundamental
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FWOAL1189: Towards prevention of chronic PAIN following surgery: Does surgery-induced hypergLycaemia trigger cEntral nervous system SenSitisation (PAINLESS)?
Nijs, J. (Administrative Promotor)
1/01/26 → 31/12/29
Project: Fundamental
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FWOTBM22: TBM Project - The added value of MULTImodal biopsychosocial telePREhabilitation for individuals undergoing lower limb arthroPlasty: the MULTIPREP trial
Huysmans, E. (Administrative Promotor), Nijs, J. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Scheerlinck, T. (CoI (Co-Promotor)) & Vanlauwe, J. (CoI (Co-Promotor))
1/01/26 → 31/12/29
Project: Applied
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CONO867: Pain Science in Motion VI congress
Nijs, J. (Administrative Promotor)
10/12/25 → 31/12/26
Project: Fundamental
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Clinical applications of epigenetic signatures in chronic pain management and health outcome prediction
Ben Amar, J., Michiels, J., Hendrix, J., Van Campenhout, J., Wyns, A., Buntinx, Y., Xiong, H.-Y., Nijs, J., Godderis, L., De Bruyne, E. & Polli, A., 24 Jul 2026, In: Epigenomics. 18, 8, p. 1037-1053 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Electrical Evoked Potentials After Perioperative Pain Neuroscience Education or Back School Education: A Subgroup Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Goudman, L., Huysmans, E., Van Bogaert, W., Coppieters, I., Ickmans, K., Nijs, J., Buyl, R. & Moens, M., 5 Jan 2026, In: Journal of clinical medicine. 15, 1, 398.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exercise-induced immune response in breast cancer patients during prehabilitation, neoadjuvant or adjuvant treatment: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Ubaghs, S., Mostaqim, K., Lahousse, A., Ahmed, I., Polli, A., Fontaine, C., Dams, L., Buntinx, Y., Hendrix, J., Aerts, J., Huysmans, E. & Nijs, J., Feb 2026, In: European Journal of Clinical Investigation. 56, 2, 22 p., e70176.Research output: Contribution to journal › Scientific review › peer-review
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Hypermethylation of OPRM1: Deregulation of the Endogenous Opioid Pathway in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia
Wyns, A., Hendrix, J., Van Campenhout, J., Buntinx, Y., Xiong, H.-Y., De Bruyne, E., Godderis, L., Nijs, J., Rice, D., Chiang, D. & Polli, A., 14 Jan 2026, In: International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 27, 2, 18 p., 826.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Is Pain Intensity Associated With Sleep-Spindle Activity in Persons With Chronic Spinal Pain and Chronic Insomnia Disorder? A Polysomnography Study
Runge, N., Walsh, N., Dang-Vu, T. T., De Baets, L., Labie, C., Bilterys, T., Verschueren, S., Van Assche, D., Nijs, J., Malfliet, A., Danneels, L., Ickmans, K., Moens, M., Goubert, D., Mairesse, O. & Paez, A., 26 May 2026, In: Journal of Sleep Research. 10 p., e70368.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Datasets
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The Effectiveness Of Pain Neuroscience Education In Patients At Risk For Unfavorable Outcome Following Surgery For Lumbar Radiculopathy: A Multicentric Randomized Controlled Trial
Nijs, J. (Creator), Van Bogaert, W. (Creator), Huysmans, E. (Creator), Coppieters, I. (Creator), Buyl, R. (Creator) & Putman, K. (Creator), VUB Institutional Data Repository, 2024
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FWOTBM1 - FullDataset_CSPinsomnia_Final.xlsx
Malfliet, A. (Creator) & Nijs, J. (Creator), VUB Institutional Data Repository, 11 Mar 2025
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IWTTBM11
Malfliet, A. (Creator) & Nijs, J. (Creator), VUB Institutional Data Repository, 12 Mar 2025
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Back School or Brain School for Patients Undergoing Lumbar Radiculopathy? A Multi-Center Randomized Controlled Trial With Two-Year Follow-Up.
Nijs, J. (Project Leader), Huysmans, E. (Researcher), Moens, M. (Project Leader), Putman, K. (Supervisor), Buyl, R. (Supervisor), Goudman, L. (Researcher), Ickmans, K. (Supervisor), Coppieters, I. (Supervisor), Van Bogaert, W. (Researcher) & Logghe, T. (Related person), VUB, 2021
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B2aSic
Nijs, J. (Creator), Huysmans, E. (Creator), Moens, M. (Creator), Putman, K. (Creator), Buyl, R. (Creator), Goudman, L. (Creator), Ickmans, K. (Creator), Coppieters, I. (Creator), Van Bogaert, W. (Creator) & Logghe, T. (Creator), VUB Institutional Data Repository, 13 Mar 2025
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Prizes
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2024 Top View Papers in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Nijs, J. (Recipient), 2025
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2024 ‘Highly cited paper’ award for Kosek et al. Pain 2021 (DOI 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002324) from Clarivate TM Essential Science Indicators.
Nijs, J. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2024 ‘Highly cited paper’ from Clarivate TM Essential Science Indicators for (Nijs et al. The Lancet Rheumatology 2021 DOI10.1016/S2665-9913(21)00032-1)
Nijs, J. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2025 ‘Highly cited paper’ for Nijs et al. The Lancet Rheumatology 2024 DOI10.1016/S2665-9913(23)00324-7. Clarivate TM Essential Science Indicators.
Nijs, J. (Recipient), 2025
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Award for Best Publication in Pain Research, the III Juan Antonio Micó Awards for Pain Research 2025, granted by the Grünenthal Foundation
Nijs, J. (Recipient), 2026
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Pain in Motion two-day course for therapists “Fysiotherapie of anti-inflammatoire medicatie”
Malfliet, A. (Speaker), Hendrix, J. (Speaker) & Nijs, J. (Speaker)
7 Oct 2024 → 8 Oct 2024Activity: Other › Research and Teaching at External Organisation
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Can intra-articular biomarkers predict pain sensitization in knee osteoarthritis patients?
Njemini, R. (Speaker), Puts, S. (Speaker), Leysen, L. (Speaker), Scheerlinck, T. (Speaker), Nijs, J. (Speaker), Beckwée, D. (Speaker) & Bautmans, I. (Speaker)
18 Apr 2024 → 19 Apr 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Can Epigenetics Hold the Key to Explain Stress Intolerance and Chronic Pain in Breast Cancer Survivors?
Wyns, A. (Contributor), Polli, A. (Supervisor), Nijs, J. (Supervisor), De Bruyne, E. (Supervisor) & Godderis, L. (Participant)
1 Mar 2024Activity: Other › Written proposal
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Unravelling Immune Exhaustion, Immune Senescence, and their Contribution to Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Towards Immunotherapy?
Buntinx, Y. (Recipient), Polli, A. (Contributor), Nijs, J. (Contributor), Laeremans, T. (Contributor), Aerts, J. (Contributor) & Godderis, L. (Contributor)
8 Nov 2024Activity: Other › Written proposal
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Multimodal patient-centered teleprehabilitation for women with breast cancer: a protocol for a feasibility study
Mostaqim, K. (Speaker), Nijs, J. (Contributor), Fontaine, C. (Contributor), Vanhoeij, M. (Contributor), Timmermans, A. (Contributor), Deliens, T. (Contributor), de Jonge, E. (Contributor), Van Hoecke, J. (Contributor), De Couck, M. (Contributor), Polastro, L. (Contributor), Lamotte, M. (Contributor), Cuesta-Vargas, A. (Contributor) & Huysmans, E. (Contributor)
18 May 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
Thesis
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Are nutrition and body weight associated with pain in breast cancer survivors?"
Van Egmond, A. F. M. ((PhD) Student), Jannink, G. H. A. ((PhD) Student), Malfliet, A. (Promotor), Nijs, J. (Co-promotor), Yilmaz, S. T. (Advisor) & D'Hondt, E. (Jury), 2020Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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Assessment of central sensitization in cancer survivors: psychometric properties of the Dutch Central Sensitization Inventory
Nijzink - ter Steege, J. ((PhD) Student), Scheepbouwer, P. ((PhD) Student), Kregel, J. (Advisor), Nijs, J. (Promotor) & Huysmans, E. (Jury), 2018Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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Effectivity of E-learning Neuroscience Education in Chronic Spinal Pain Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Nijs, J. (Promotor), Malfliet, A. (Advisor), kuipers, M. ((PhD) Student), Adriaenssens, N. (Jury) & Malone, S. (Jury), 2015Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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Neuroscience education combined with cognitiontargeted therapy has a positive effect on pain cognitions and quality of life in chronic spinal pain: a randomized controlled trial
Nijs, J. (Promotor), Malfliet, A. (Advisor), De Vos, G. ((PhD) Student), De Vos, J. ((PhD) Student), Cattrysse, E. (Jury) & Eggermont, M. (Jury), 2015Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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Neuroscience education combined with cognition-targeted therapy has a positive effect on pain cognitions and quality of life in chronic spinal pain: a randomized controlled trial
De Vos, G. ((PhD) Student), De Vos, J. ((PhD) Student), Nijs, J. (Promotor), Cattrysse, E. (Jury) & Eggermont, M. (Jury), 2015Student thesis: Master's Thesis