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Pierre Rainville

ResearcherCentre de rechercheUniversité de Montréal

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Pierre Rainville

Researcher

Centre de recherche

Health Sciences

Université de Montréal

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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26 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 5 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 8 research grants (5 NSERC, 2 CIHR, 1 SSHRC), most recently in 2025.
Supervised 5 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2025.

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Research

Individual Differences Functional Mri Human Brain Imaging Hypnosis Inter-Subject Correlation Language Comprehension Pain Modulation Pain Perception

Latest papers

Medical hypnosis for migraine management: A systematic review.
Complementary therapies in medicine · 2026
Effects of transcranial ultrasound stimulation of primary somatosensory cortex and ventral posterolateral nucleus of the thalamus on acute pain perception.
Pain · 2026
Orofacial pain and dementia: a brief narrative review of associations, putative mechanisms, and relevant clinical considerations.
Odontology · 2026

All 63 publications

Latest funding

Telehealth hypnosis-integrated CBT versus standard CBT for chronic non-inflammatory musculoskeletal pain: A randomized controlled trial examining clinical outcomes and hypnotic suggestibility
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$508,725
How the brain converts metaphorical verbal suggestions into pain modulation during hypnosis: An experimental study in healthy volunteers
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$615,824
Développement et évaluation d'un entrainement à l'autohypnose pour la gestion des migraines
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$120,000

All 21 grants and awards

63 publications.

Medical hypnosis for migraine management: A systematic review.

Cardinal É, Landry M, Chevestrier A, Désilets M, Fournier V, Rousseaux F, Rainville P, Ogez D

Complementary therapies in medicine2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2026.103374 PMID: 41974234

Effects of transcranial ultrasound stimulation of primary somatosensory cortex and ventral posterolateral nucleus of the thalamus on acute pain perception.

Zadeh AK, Masoud S, Song Y, Pinilla-Monsalve GD, Ronat L, Mihalecz I, Pichardo S, Rainville P, Monchi O

Pain2026

DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003980 PMID: 41972908

Orofacial pain and dementia: a brief narrative review of associations, putative mechanisms, and relevant clinical considerations.

Herrero Babiloni A, Villeneuve S, Rainville P, Lavigne GJ, Dal Fabbro C

Odontology2026

DOI: 10.1007/s10266-025-01216-z PMID: 40982102

Using virtual reality hypnosis during stem cell transplant for patients in hematology: A protocol for a feasibility randomized study.

Laurin A, Rousseaux F, Fournier V, Roy J, Landry M, LeBlanc R, Godin N, Arbour C, Richebé P, Jerbi K, Rainville P, Ogez D

PloS one2026

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0338617 PMID: 41758815

Efficacy of Virtual Reality vs. Tablet Games for Pain and Anxiety in Children Undergoing Bone Pins Removal: Randomised Clinical Trial.

Guingo E, Debeurme MH, Dos Santos RP, Addab S, Rainville P, Bouchard S, Chougui K, Tsimicalis A, Nault ML, Ducruet T, Ledjiar O, Noel M, St-Arneault K, Cotes-Turpin C, Hung N, Ouimet P, Parent S, Gardner J, Bernstein M, Le May S

Journal of advanced nursing2026

DOI: 10.1111/jan.16991 PMID: 40302143

Barriers and facilitators to implementing immersive virtual reality in long-term care settings: an interdisciplinary partnership study exploring staff perspectives.

Sadowski I, Gagnon-Mailhot M, Seu GJ, Batcho CS, Laberge M, Khoury B, Tremblay G, Dubé O, Goyette C, Rheault A, Glegg S, Bissonnette J, Hudon C, Lamontagne A, Léonard G, Lepage M, Marchand S, Rainville P, Ribon-Demars A, Sekhon H, Tapp D, Thibaudeau É, Bordeleau M

Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland)2026

DOI: 10.3389/fpain.2026.1734386 PMID: 41694116

Personalized music and hypnosis interventions in palliative and end-of-life care at home: A randomized controlled pilot study.

Bissonnette J, Côté A, Desameau PG, Cossette M, Pinard AM, Arbour C, Fortin G, Ogez D, Rainville P

Complementary therapies in medicine2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2025.103281 PMID: 41176180

Combining Virtual Reality and Hypnosis? A User Experience Study in Patients with Multiple Myeloma Following Stem Cell Transplantation.

Véronneau J, Chevestrier-Lefeuvre A, Fournier V, Laurin A, Caron-Trahan R, Landry M, Guiné J, Dubey-Harispe O, Godin N, Moulay I, Wade D, Oberoi S, Arbour C, Richebé P, Jerbi K, Rainville P, LeBlanc R, Rousseaux F, Ogez D

Journal of patient experience2025

DOI: 10.1177/23743735251393915 PMID: 41195055

Comparison of Experimental Pain Modulation by Hypnosis, Virtual Reality and Virtual Reality Hypnosis in Healthy Individuals.

Rousseaux F, Giguère É, Landry M, Piché M, Mostanadi M, Augier P, Simon J, Bicego A, Faymonville ME, Nyssen AS, Ogez D, Rainville P, Vanhaudenhuyse A

European journal of pain (London, England)2025

DOI: 10.1002/ejp.70166 PMID: 41212540

Combining virtual reality and hypnosis to alleviate chronic pain in elderly with hand arthritis: protocol for a randomised phase II clinical trial.

Fournier V, Simard MF, Yuen SY, Guiné J, Rousseaux F, Lebeau J, Jerbi K, Richebé P, Landry M, Rainville P, Ogez D

BMJ open2025

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-103841 PMID: 41047257

Telehealth hypnosis-integrated CBT versus standard CBT for chronic non-inflammatory musculoskeletal pain: A randomized controlled trial examining clinical outcomes and hypnotic suggestibility

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Ogez, David; Landry, Mathieu

Keywords: Chronic Pain; Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy; Hypnosis; Hypnotizability; Intervention; Telehealth

$508,725

How the brain converts metaphorical verbal suggestions into pain modulation during hypnosis: An experimental study in healthy volunteers

Nominated PICIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Rainville, Pierre

Keywords: Functional Mri; Human Brain Imaging; Hypnosis; Individual Differences; Inter-Subject Correlation; Language Comprehension; Pain Modulation; Pain Perception; Psychophysiology; Verbal Suggestions

$615,824

Développement et évaluation d'un entrainement à l'autohypnose pour la gestion des migraines

SupervisorCIHR2025DRA : Canada Graduate Research Scholarship - Doctoral Program (CGRS D)

Principal investigators: Cardinal, Éloïse B

Keywords: Autohypnose; Hypnose Médicale; Intervention D'Hypnose De Groupe; Migraine; Neuropathie; Relaxation

$120,000

Beyond pain subjectivity: A functional approach to brain signatures of pain in humans

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Rainville, Pierre

Keywords: pain; nociception; brain imaging (fmri); psychophysiology; spinal reflex; facial expression; autonomic response; perception; learning; decision

$62,000

Analysis of sensory profiles and modulation mechanisms in people living with Parkinson's disease and comorbid chronic pain

SupervisorCIHR2023CIHR Fellowship

Principal investigators: Pinilla-Monsalve, Gabriel D

Keywords: Chronic Pain; Pain Modulation Mechanisms; Parkinson'S Disease; Quantitative Sensory Testing

$90,000

Understanding the Spread of Pain: An Integrative Genomic and Neurophysiological Study

SupervisorCIHR2023Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Tanguay-Sabourin, Christophe

Keywords: Chronic Pain; Functional Genomics; Nociplastic Pain; Population Neuroscience; Uk Biobank; Widespread Pain

$105,000

The Quebec Back Pain Consortium: An Integrative Approach to Understanding Pain Trajectories

Co-investigatorCIHR2023CIHR-IMHA Inclusive Research Excellence Prizes - Team Science

Principal investigators: Massé-Alarie, Hugo; Beraldo Meloto, Carolina; Roy, Jean-Sébastien

Keywords: Low Back Pain

$25,000

Combiner l’hypnose, la réalité virtuelle, la neurophysiologie et l’intelligence artificielle dans la gestion non-pharmacologique et personnalisée de la douleur chronique

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Ogez, David

Keywords: douleur chronique ; Hypnose ; Réalité virtuelle; neurofeedback; analyse de profils latents; apprentissage machine; approche non-pharmacologique; neurophysiologie; médecine de précision

$250,000

Social hierarchies and the non-verbal communication of pain

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Rainville, Pierre

Keywords: social dominance; social prestige; affective state; experimental pain; communication; facial expression

$75,000

A Pragmatic Randomized Clinical Trial on Immersive Virtual Reality Compared to Non-Immersive Distraction Using a Tablet for Pain and Anxiety Management of Children During Bone Pins and Sutures Removal in Orthopedic Clinics

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Le May, Sylvie

Keywords: Alpha-Amylase; Anxiety; Bone Pins; Children; Distraction; Orthopedic; Pain; Pain-Related Fear; Pediatric; Stress

$156,826

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Pierre Rainville

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Medical hypnosis for migraine management: A systematic review.

Effects of transcranial ultrasound stimulation of primary somatosensory cortex and ventral posterolateral nucleus of the thalamus on acute pain perception.

Orofacial pain and dementia: a brief narrative review of associations, putative mechanisms, and relevant clinical considerations.

Using virtual reality hypnosis during stem cell transplant for patients in hematology: A protocol for a feasibility randomized study.

Efficacy of Virtual Reality vs. Tablet Games for Pain and Anxiety in Children Undergoing Bone Pins Removal: Randomised Clinical Trial.

Barriers and facilitators to implementing immersive virtual reality in long-term care settings: an interdisciplinary partnership study exploring staff perspectives.

Personalized music and hypnosis interventions in palliative and end-of-life care at home: A randomized controlled pilot study.

Combining Virtual Reality and Hypnosis? A User Experience Study in Patients with Multiple Myeloma Following Stem Cell Transplantation.

Comparison of Experimental Pain Modulation by Hypnosis, Virtual Reality and Virtual Reality Hypnosis in Healthy Individuals.

Combining virtual reality and hypnosis to alleviate chronic pain in elderly with hand arthritis: protocol for a randomised phase II clinical trial.

Telehealth hypnosis-integrated CBT versus standard CBT for chronic non-inflammatory musculoskeletal pain: A randomized controlled trial examining clinical outcomes and hypnotic suggestibility

How the brain converts metaphorical verbal suggestions into pain modulation during hypnosis: An experimental study in healthy volunteers

Développement et évaluation d'un entrainement à l'autohypnose pour la gestion des migraines

Beyond pain subjectivity: A functional approach to brain signatures of pain in humans

Analysis of sensory profiles and modulation mechanisms in people living with Parkinson's disease and comorbid chronic pain

Understanding the Spread of Pain: An Integrative Genomic and Neurophysiological Study

The Quebec Back Pain Consortium: An Integrative Approach to Understanding Pain Trajectories

Combiner l’hypnose, la réalité virtuelle, la neurophysiologie et l’intelligence artificielle dans la gestion non-pharmacologique et personnalisée de la douleur chronique

Social hierarchies and the non-verbal communication of pain

A Pragmatic Randomized Clinical Trial on Immersive Virtual Reality Compared to Non-Immersive Distraction Using a Tablet for Pain and Anxiety Management of Children During Bone Pins and Sutures Removal in Orthopedic Clinics

Frequent collaborators

Mathieu Roy

Mathieu Roy

David Ogez

Mathieu Landry

Gilles Lavigne

Gilles Lavigne

Caroline Arbour

Etienne Vachon-Presseau

Isabelle Peretz

Michel-Pierre Coll

Louis Bherer

Louis Bherer

Julien Cohen-Adad

Stefan Parent

Louis Bherer

Stefan Parent

Melanie Noel

Marie-France Marin

Etienne Caron

Marie-France Marin

Jacques Montplaisir

Sylvie Le May

Helen-Maria Vasiliadis

Oury Monchi

Serge Rossignol