All Outputs (7)

Optimising physiotherapy for people with lateral elbow tendinopathy - Results of a mixed-methods pilot and feasibility randomised controlled trial (OPTimisE). (2023)
Journal Article
Bateman, M., Skeggs, A., Whitby, E., Fletcher-Barrett, V., Stephens, G., Dawes, M., …Hill, J. C. (2024). Optimising physiotherapy for people with lateral elbow tendinopathy - Results of a mixed-methods pilot and feasibility randomised controlled trial (OPTimisE). Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 69, Article 102905. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2023.102905

The OPTimisE intervention was developed to address uncertainty regarding the most effective physiotherapy treatment strategy for people with Lateral Elbow Tendinopathy (LET). To assess the feasibility of conducting a fully-powered randomised controll... Read More about Optimising physiotherapy for people with lateral elbow tendinopathy - Results of a mixed-methods pilot and feasibility randomised controlled trial (OPTimisE)..

The cost-effectiveness of adding an ultrasound corticosteroid and local anaesthetic injection to advice and education for hip osteoarthritis (2023)
Journal Article
Kigozi, J., Oppong, R., Paskins, Z., Bromley, K., Lewis, M., Hughes, G., …Roddy, E. (2023). The cost-effectiveness of adding an ultrasound corticosteroid and local anaesthetic injection to advice and education for hip osteoarthritis. Rheumatology, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kead659

Objectives. Evidence for the comparative cost-effectiveness of intra-articular corticosteroid injection in people with hip osteoarthritis (OA) remains unclear. This study investigated the cost-effectiveness of best current treatment (BCT) comprising... Read More about The cost-effectiveness of adding an ultrasound corticosteroid and local anaesthetic injection to advice and education for hip osteoarthritis.

A new measure of exercise adherence: the ATEMPT (Adherence To Exercise for Musculoskeletal Pain Tool) (2023)
Journal Article
Bailey, D. L., Bishop, A., McCray, G., Foster, N. E., & Holden, M. A. (2023). A new measure of exercise adherence: the ATEMPT (Adherence To Exercise for Musculoskeletal Pain Tool). British Journal of Sports Medicine, 58(2), bjsports-2022-106347. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2022-106347

Objectives: This study aimed to (1) develop a new measure of adherence to exercise for musculoskeletal (MSK) pain (Adherence To Exercise for Musculoskeletal Pain Tool: ATEMPT) based on previously conceptualised domains of exercise adherence, (2) repo... Read More about A new measure of exercise adherence: the ATEMPT (Adherence To Exercise for Musculoskeletal Pain Tool).

Predictors of outcome in sciatica patients following an epidural steroid injection: the POiSE prospective observational cohort study protocol (2023)
Journal Article
Stynes, S., Snell, K. I., Riley, R. D., Konstantinou, K., Cherrington, A., Daud, N., …Foster, N. E. (2023). Predictors of outcome in sciatica patients following an epidural steroid injection: the POiSE prospective observational cohort study protocol. BMJ Open, 13(11), Article e077776. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-077776

Introduction: Sciatica can be very painful and, in most cases, is due to pressure on a spinal nerve root from a disc herniation with associated inflammation. For some patients, the pain persists, and one management option is a spinal epidural steroi... Read More about Predictors of outcome in sciatica patients following an epidural steroid injection: the POiSE prospective observational cohort study protocol.

Physiotherapist-led exercise versus usual care (waiting-list) control for patients awaiting rotator cuff repair surgery: A pilot randomised controlled trial (POWER). (2023)
Journal Article
Littlewood, C., Moffatt, M., Beckhelling, J., Davis, D., Burden, A., Pitt, L., …Foster, N. E. (in press). Physiotherapist-led exercise versus usual care (waiting-list) control for patients awaiting rotator cuff repair surgery: A pilot randomised controlled trial (POWER). Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 68, Article 102874. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2023.102874

Once a decision to undergo rotator cuff repair surgery is made, patients are placed on the waiting list. It can take weeks or months to receive surgery. There has been a call to move from waiting lists to 'preparation' lists to better prepare patient... Read More about Physiotherapist-led exercise versus usual care (waiting-list) control for patients awaiting rotator cuff repair surgery: A pilot randomised controlled trial (POWER)..

CSP2023: 206 OPTIMISING PHYSIOTHERAPY FOR PEOPLE WITH LATERAL ELBOW TENDINOPATHY – RESULTS OF A MIXED-METHODS PILOT AND FEASIBILITY RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL (OPTimisE) (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Bateman, M., Skeggs, A., Whitby, E., Fletcher-Barrett, V., Stephens, G., Dawes, M., …Hill, J. (2023, October). CSP2023: 206 OPTIMISING PHYSIOTHERAPY FOR PEOPLE WITH LATERAL ELBOW TENDINOPATHY – RESULTS OF A MIXED-METHODS PILOT AND FEASIBILITY RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL (OPTimisE). Presented at Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) 2023 Annual Conference, London, England, UK

Improving the Effectiveness of Exercise Therapy for Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial (BEEP Trial). (2023)
Journal Article
Foster, N. E., Nicholls, E., Holden, M. A., Healey, E. L., Hay, E. M., & trial team, T. B. (2023). Improving the Effectiveness of Exercise Therapy for Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial (BEEP Trial). Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation, 5(2), Article 100266. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arrct.2023.100266

To investigate whether knee osteoarthritis (OA) related pain and function can be improved by offering enhanced physical therapist-led exercise interventions. Three-arm prospectively designed pragmatic randomized controlled trial. General practices an... Read More about Improving the Effectiveness of Exercise Therapy for Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial (BEEP Trial)..