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O03 The OA thumb therapy trial: a three arm multi-centre randomised controlled trial of the clinical effectiveness and efficacy of splints for symptomatic thumb base OA (2020)
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Adams, J., Barratt, P., Arden, N. K., Bouças, S. B., Bradley, S., Doherty, M., …Wiliams, M. (2020). O03 The OA thumb therapy trial: a three arm multi-centre randomised controlled trial of the clinical effectiveness and efficacy of splints for symptomatic thumb base OA. Rheumatology, 59(Supplement_2), https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keaa110.002

Background Symptomatic thumb-base osteoarthritis (OA) affects 20% of people aged >55 years. Patients with thumb-base OA may experience pain, work disability, hand dysfunction and reduced quality of life (QoL). Although hand splints are a recommended... Read More about O03 The OA thumb therapy trial: a three arm multi-centre randomised controlled trial of the clinical effectiveness and efficacy of splints for symptomatic thumb base OA.

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.

The value of the Versus Arthritis, Nurse and Allied Health Professional Internship Scheme on early musculoskeletal career researchers: a short report from an intern's perspective (2020)
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Simkins, J., Healey, E., Dziedzic, K., & Finney, A. (2020). The value of the Versus Arthritis, Nurse and Allied Health Professional Internship Scheme on early musculoskeletal career researchers: a short report from an intern's perspective. Musculoskeletal Care, 18(2), 215 - 218. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1455

Factors influencing the implementation of evidence-based guidelines for osteoarthritis in primary care: A systematic review and thematic synthesis. (2020)
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Swaithes, L., Paskins, Z., Dziedzic, K., & Finney, A. (2020). Factors influencing the implementation of evidence-based guidelines for osteoarthritis in primary care: A systematic review and thematic synthesis. Musculoskeletal Care, https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1452

INTRODUCTION: Implementation of evidence-based health guidelines in primary care is challenging. This systematic review aimed to synthesize qualitative evidence that investigates the factors influencing the implementation of evidence-based guidelines... Read More about Factors influencing the implementation of evidence-based guidelines for osteoarthritis in primary care: A systematic review and thematic synthesis..

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.

Development of a core capability framework for qualified health professionals to optimise care for people with osteoarthritis: an OARSI initiative (2019)
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Hinman, R., Allen, K., Bennell, K., Berenbaum, F., Betteridge, N., Briggs, A., …van der Esch, M. (2020). Development of a core capability framework for qualified health professionals to optimise care for people with osteoarthritis: an OARSI initiative. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 28(2), 154-166. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2019.12.001

Summary Objective Develop a generic trans-disciplinary, skills-based capability framework for health professionals providing care for people with OA. Design e-Delphi survey. An international inter-professional Delphi Panel (researchers; clinicians; c... Read More about Development of a core capability framework for qualified health professionals to optimise care for people with osteoarthritis: an OARSI initiative.

The Osteoarthritis Thumb Therapy (OTTER) II Trial: a study protocol for a three-arm multi-centre randomised placebo controlled trial of the clinical effectiveness and efficacy and cost-effectiveness of splints for symptomatic thumb base osteoarthritis (2019)
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Dziedzic. (2019). The Osteoarthritis Thumb Therapy (OTTER) II Trial: a study protocol for a three-arm multi-centre randomised placebo controlled trial of the clinical effectiveness and efficacy and cost-effectiveness of splints for symptomatic thumb base osteoarthritis. BMJ Open, e028342 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028342

INTRODUCTION The economic cost of osteoarthritis (OA) is high. At least 4.4?million people have hand OA in the UK. Symptomatic thumb base OA affects 20% of people over 55 years, causing more pain, work and functional disability than OA elsewhere in... Read More about The Osteoarthritis Thumb Therapy (OTTER) II Trial: a study protocol for a three-arm multi-centre randomised placebo controlled trial of the clinical effectiveness and efficacy and cost-effectiveness of splints for symptomatic thumb base osteoarthritis.

Protocol for establishing a child and adolescent twin register for mental health research and capacity building in Sri Lanka and other low and middle-income countries in South Asia (2019)
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Jayaweera, K., M Craig, J., M S Zavos, H., Abeysinghe, N., De Alwis, S., Andras, A., …Sumathipala, A. (2019). Protocol for establishing a child and adolescent twin register for mental health research and capacity building in Sri Lanka and other low and middle-income countries in South Asia. BMJ Open, 9(10), Article e029332. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029332

INTRODUCTION: Worldwide, 10%-20% of children and adolescents experience mental health conditions. However, most such disorders remain undiagnosed until adolescence or adulthood. Little is known about the factors that influence mental health in childr... Read More about Protocol for establishing a child and adolescent twin register for mental health research and capacity building in Sri Lanka and other low and middle-income countries in South Asia.

Implementing a structured model for osteoarthritis care in primary healthcare: A stepped-wedge cluster-randomised trial (2019)
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Dziedzic. (2019). Implementing a structured model for osteoarthritis care in primary healthcare: A stepped-wedge cluster-randomised trial. PLoS Medicine, 1 - 19. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002949

Author summary Why was this study done? Hip and knee osteoarthritis is a common chronic joint disease in the adult population causing significant pain and disability. Non-surgical treatment modalities including patient osteoarthritis education, exerc... Read More about Implementing a structured model for osteoarthritis care in primary healthcare: A stepped-wedge cluster-randomised trial.

Predictors of pain interference and potential gain from intervention in community dwelling adults with joint pain: A prospective cohort study. (2019)
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Blagojevic-Bucknall, M., Thomas, M. J., Wulff, J., Porcheret, M., Dziedzic, K. S., Peat, G. M., …Van Der Windt, D. A. (2019). Predictors of pain interference and potential gain from intervention in community dwelling adults with joint pain: A prospective cohort study. Musculoskeletal Care, 231-240. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1406

INTRODUCTION: There is little research on identifying modifiable risk factors that predict future interference of pain with daily activity in people with joint pain, and the estimation of the corresponding population attributable risk (PAR). The pres... Read More about Predictors of pain interference and potential gain from intervention in community dwelling adults with joint pain: A prospective cohort study..

Response to: Losina E. Why past research successes do not translate to clinical reality: gaps in evidence on exercise program efficiency. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 2019;27:1-2 (2019)
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Swaithes, L., Dziedzic, K., Cottrell, E., & Quicke, J. (2019). Response to: Losina E. Why past research successes do not translate to clinical reality: gaps in evidence on exercise program efficiency. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 2019;27:1-2. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, e7-e8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2019.02.801

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Predictors of pain interference and potential gain from intervention in community dwelling adults with joint pain: A prospective cohort study (2019)
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Blagojevic-Bucknall, M., Thomas, M. J., Wulff, J., Porcheret, M., Dziedzic, K. S., Peat, G. M., …van der Windt, D. A. (2019). Predictors of pain interference and potential gain from intervention in community dwelling adults with joint pain: A prospective cohort study. Musculoskeletal Care, 17(3), 231-240. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1406

Priorities for the effective implementation of osteoarthritis management programs: an OARSI international consensus exercise (2019)
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Eyles, J. P., Hunter, D. J., Bennell, K. L., Dziedzic, K. S., Hinman, R. S., van der Esch, M., …Jinks, C. (2019). Priorities for the effective implementation of osteoarthritis management programs: an OARSI international consensus exercise. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 27(9), 1270-1279. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2019.05.015

Objective The Joint Effort Initiative was endorsed by Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) in 2018 as a collaboration between international researchers and clinicians with an interest in the implementation of osteoarthritis manageme... Read More about Priorities for the effective implementation of osteoarthritis management programs: an OARSI international consensus exercise.

Subgrouping and targeted exercise programmes for knee and hip osteoarthritis (STEER OA) individual participant data meta-analysis. Progress update and selection of potential moderators for analyses (2019)
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Holden, M., Runhaar, J., Burke, D., van Der Windt, D., Riley, R., Dziedzic, K., …Foster, N. (2019). Subgrouping and targeted exercise programmes for knee and hip osteoarthritis (STEER OA) individual participant data meta-analysis. Progress update and selection of potential moderators for analyses. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 27(S1), S446. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2019.02.480

Implementing international osteoarthritis guidelines in primary care: Results on symptom-related outcomes in secondary analyses from a randomized controlled study (2019)
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Moseng, T., Dagfinrud, H., Andreassen, Ø., Dziedzic, K., Hagen, K., Hansen, J., …Østerås, N. (2019). Implementing international osteoarthritis guidelines in primary care: Results on symptom-related outcomes in secondary analyses from a randomized controlled study. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 27, S26-S27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2019.02.041