All Outputs (2)

The clinical and cost-effectiveness of corticosteroid injection versus night splints for carpal tunnel syndrome (INSTINCTS trial): an open-label, parallel group, randomised controlled trial. (2018)
Journal Article
Chesterton, L. S., Blagojevic-Bucknall, M., Burton, C., Dziedzic, K. S., Davenport, G., Jowett, S. M., …Roddy, E. (2018). The clinical and cost-effectiveness of corticosteroid injection versus night splints for carpal tunnel syndrome (INSTINCTS trial): an open-label, parallel group, randomised controlled trial. The Lancet, 392(10156), 1423 - 1433. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736%2818%2931572-1

Background To our knowledge, the comparative effectiveness of commonly used conservative treatments for carpal tunnel syndrome has not been evaluated previously in primary care. We aimed to compare the clinical and cost-effectiveness of night splint... Read More about The clinical and cost-effectiveness of corticosteroid injection versus night splints for carpal tunnel syndrome (INSTINCTS trial): an open-label, parallel group, randomised controlled trial..

Metabolic risk factors and the incidence and progression of radiographic hand osteoarthritis: a population-based cohort study (2018)
Journal Article
Marshall, M., Peat, G., Nicholls, E., Myers, H. L., Mamas, M. A., & Van Der Windt, D. A. (in press). Metabolic risk factors and the incidence and progression of radiographic hand osteoarthritis: a population-based cohort study. Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology, 48(1), 52-63. https://doi.org/10.1080/03009742.2018.1459831

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether selected metabolic factors are associated with greater amounts of radiographic hand osteoarthritis (OA) incidence and progression. METHODS: The study identified 706 adults, aged 50-69 years, with hand pain and hand rad... Read More about Metabolic risk factors and the incidence and progression of radiographic hand osteoarthritis: a population-based cohort study.