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Moderators of the effects of therapeutic exercise for people with knee and hip osteoarthritis: A systematic review of sub-group analyses from randomised controlled trials (2020)
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Quicke, J., Runhaar, J., Van Der Windt, D., Healey, E., Foster, N., & Holden, M. (2020). Moderators of the effects of therapeutic exercise for people with knee and hip osteoarthritis: A systematic review of sub-group analyses from randomised controlled trials. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open, 2(4), Article 100113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocarto.2020.100113

Objective 1) To identify potential moderators of the effect of therapeutic exercise explored in randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA); 2) summarise the extent, strength and quality of evidence reported for moderator... Read More about Moderators of the effects of therapeutic exercise for people with knee and hip osteoarthritis: A systematic review of sub-group analyses from randomised controlled trials.

Evidence-based treatment recommendations for neck and low back pain across Europe: A systematic review of guidelines. (2020)
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Corp, N., Mansell, G., Stynes, S., Wynne-Jones, G., Morsø, L., Hill, J., & Van Der Windt, D. (2021). Evidence-based treatment recommendations for neck and low back pain across Europe: A systematic review of guidelines. European Journal of Pain, 25(2), https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.1679

Background and objective: This systematic review synthesised evidence from European neck and low back pain (NLBP) clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) to identify recommended treatment options for use across Europe. Databases and Data Treatment: Compr... Read More about Evidence-based treatment recommendations for neck and low back pain across Europe: A systematic review of guidelines..

Optimising outcomes of exercise and corticosteroid injection in patients with subacromial pain (impingement) syndrome: a factorial randomised trial. (2020)
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Roddy, E., Ogollah, R., Oppong, R., Zwierska, I., Datta, P., Hall, A., …Foster, N. (2020). Optimising outcomes of exercise and corticosteroid injection in patients with subacromial pain (impingement) syndrome: a factorial randomised trial. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 55(5), https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2019-101268

OBJECTIVES: To compare the clinical effectiveness of (1) physiotherapist-led exercise versus an exercise leaflet, and (2) ultrasound-guided subacromial corticosteroid injection versus unguided injection for pain and function in subacromial pain (form... Read More about Optimising outcomes of exercise and corticosteroid injection in patients with subacromial pain (impingement) syndrome: a factorial randomised trial..

A Systematic Review and Evidence Synthesis of Non-Medical Triage, Self-Referral and Direct Access Services for Patients with Musculoskeletal Pain. (2020)
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Babatunde, O., Bishop, A., Cottrell, E., Jordan, J., Corp, N., Corp, N., …Van Der Windt, D. (2020). A Systematic Review and Evidence Synthesis of Non-Medical Triage, Self-Referral and Direct Access Services for Patients with Musculoskeletal Pain. PloS one, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235364

Introduction The demand for musculoskeletal (MSK) care is rising, and is a growing challenge for general practice. Direct access to physiotherapy and other healthcare services may offer appropriate care for MSK pain patients but there is uncertainty... Read More about A Systematic Review and Evidence Synthesis of Non-Medical Triage, Self-Referral and Direct Access Services for Patients with Musculoskeletal Pain..

Computer-Based Stratified Primary Care for Musculoskeletal Consultations Compared With Usual Care: Study Protocol for the STarT MSK Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. (2020)
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Hill, J., Garvin, S., Chen, Y., Cooper, V., Wathall, S., Bartlam, B., …Foster, N. E. (2020). Computer-Based Stratified Primary Care for Musculoskeletal Consultations Compared With Usual Care: Study Protocol for the STarT MSK Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 9(7), https://doi.org/10.2196/17939

BACKGROUND: Musculoskeletal (MSK) pain is a major cause of pain and disability. We previously developed a prognostic tool (STarT Back Tool) with demonstrated effectiveness in guiding primary care low back pain management by supporting decision-making... Read More about Computer-Based Stratified Primary Care for Musculoskeletal Consultations Compared With Usual Care: Study Protocol for the STarT MSK Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial..

Stratified care versus usual care for management of patients presenting with sciatica in primary care (SCOPiC): a randomised controlled trial (2020)
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Konstantinou, K., Lewis, M., Dunn, K., Hay, E., Van Der Windt, D., Artus, M., …Foster, N. (2020). Stratified care versus usual care for management of patients presenting with sciatica in primary care (SCOPiC): a randomised controlled trial. The Lancet Rheumatology, 2(7), e401-e411. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2665-9913%2820%2930099-0

Background Sciatica has a substantial impact on individuals and society. Stratified care has been shown to lead to better outcomes among patients with non-specific low back pain, but it has not been tested for sciatica. We aimed to investigate the c... Read More about Stratified care versus usual care for management of patients presenting with sciatica in primary care (SCOPiC): a randomised controlled trial.

Stratified versus usual care for the management of primary care patients with sciatica: the SCOPiC RCT (2020)
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Foster, N. E., Konstantinou, K., Lewis, M., Ogollah, R., Saunders, B., Kigozi, J., …Dunn, K. M. (2020). Stratified versus usual care for the management of primary care patients with sciatica: the SCOPiC RCT. Health Technology Assessment, 2(7), e401-e411. https://doi.org/10.3310/hta24490

BACKGROUND: Sciatica has a substantial impact on patients and society. Current care is 'stepped', comprising an initial period of simple measures of advice and analgesia, for most patients, commonly followed by physiotherapy, and then by more intensi... Read More about Stratified versus usual care for the management of primary care patients with sciatica: the SCOPiC RCT.

Moderators of the effects of exercise for hip and knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review of subgroup analyses from randomised controlled trials (2020)
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Van Der Windt, Healey, & Holden. (2020). Moderators of the effects of exercise for hip and knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review of subgroup analyses from randomised controlled trials. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2020.02.263

Meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of exercise interventions in people with knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA) provide strong evidence of, on average, a small-to-medium effect on pain and function outcomes compared to comparison inter... Read More about Moderators of the effects of exercise for hip and knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review of subgroup analyses from randomised controlled trials.

P143 The clinical and cost-effectiveness of corticosteroid injection versus night splints for carpal tunnel syndrome: 24-month follow-up of an open-label, parallel group, randomised controlled trial (2020)
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Burton, C. L., Rathod-Mistry, T., Blagojevic-Bucknall, M., Chesterton, L. S., Davenport, G., Dziedzic, K. S., …Roddy, E. (2020). P143 The clinical and cost-effectiveness of corticosteroid injection versus night splints for carpal tunnel syndrome: 24-month follow-up of an open-label, parallel group, randomised controlled trial. Rheumatology, 59(Supplement_2), https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keaa111.138

Background Patients with mild-to-moderate carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) are commonly treated with night splints and/or local corticosteroid injection. In the INSTINCTS (INjection versus SplinTing in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome) trial, we previously report... Read More about P143 The clinical and cost-effectiveness of corticosteroid injection versus night splints for carpal tunnel syndrome: 24-month follow-up of an open-label, parallel group, randomised controlled trial.

Stratified primary care versus non-stratified care for musculoskeletal pain: findings from the STarT MSK feasibility and pilot cluster randomized controlled trial (2020)
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Hill, J., Garvin, S., Chen, Y., Cooper, V., Wathall, S., Saunders, B., …Foster, N. E. (2020). Stratified primary care versus non-stratified care for musculoskeletal pain: findings from the STarT MSK feasibility and pilot cluster randomized controlled trial. BMC Family Practice, 21, Article 30. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-019-1074-9

Background: Musculoskeletal (MSK) pain from the five most common presentations to primary care (back, neck, shoulder, knee or multi-site pain), where the majority of patients are managed, is a costly global health challenge. At present, first-line de... Read More about Stratified primary care versus non-stratified care for musculoskeletal pain: findings from the STarT MSK feasibility and pilot cluster randomized controlled trial.

Relative prevalence and distribution of knee, hand and foot symptomatic osteoarthritis subtypes in an English population (2020)
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Peat, G., Rathod-Mistry, T., Paskins, Z., Marshall, M., Thomas, M. J., Menz, H. B., …Dziedzic, K. S. (2020). Relative prevalence and distribution of knee, hand and foot symptomatic osteoarthritis subtypes in an English population. Musculoskeletal Care, 18(2), 219-224. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1457

In this brief report, we used data from a series of three related cohorts on pain and osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee, hand and foot, which were conducted in North Staffordshire, England. We used a common approach for sampling, data collection and co... Read More about Relative prevalence and distribution of knee, hand and foot symptomatic osteoarthritis subtypes in an English population.