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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)..

Accuracy of placement of ultrasound-guided corticosteroid injection for subacromial pain (impingement) syndrome does not influence pain and function: secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial (2022)
Journal Article
Chean, C. S., Raval, P., Ogollah, R. O., Hall, A., Roddy, E., & Foster, N. E. (2022). Accuracy of placement of ultrasound-guided corticosteroid injection for subacromial pain (impingement) syndrome does not influence pain and function: secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial. Musculoskeletal Care, 20(4), 831-838. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1634

Abstract Objectives: To investigate whether the accuracy of placement of ultrasound-guided (US-guided) corticosteroid injections for subacromial pain (impingement) syndrome (SAPS) influences pain and function outcomes. Methods: This was a seconda... Read More about Accuracy of placement of ultrasound-guided corticosteroid injection for subacromial pain (impingement) syndrome does not influence pain and function: secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial.

First Contact Practitioners' (FCPs) and General Practitioners' Perceptions Towards FCPs Delivering Vocational Advice to Patients with Musculoskeletal Conditions: A Qualitative Investigation of the Implementation Potential of the I-SWAP Initiative. (2021)
Journal Article
Saunders, B., Foster, N. E., Hill, J. C., Sowden, G., Evans, N., Bishop, A., …Wynne-Jones, G. (2022). First Contact Practitioners' (FCPs) and General Practitioners' Perceptions Towards FCPs Delivering Vocational Advice to Patients with Musculoskeletal Conditions: A Qualitative Investigation of the Implementation Potential of the I-SWAP Initiative. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 32, 147–155. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-021-09992-5

Purpose Musculoskeletal (MSK) pain is a common cause of work absence. The recent SWAP (Study of Work And Pain) randomised controlled trial (RCT) found that a brief vocational advice service for primary care patients with MSK pain led to fewer days' w... Read More about First Contact Practitioners' (FCPs) and General Practitioners' Perceptions Towards FCPs Delivering Vocational Advice to Patients with Musculoskeletal Conditions: A Qualitative Investigation of the Implementation Potential of the I-SWAP Initiative..

Supporting self-management of low back pain with an internet intervention in primary care: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial of clinical and cost-effectiveness (SupportBack 2). (2020)
Journal Article
Geraghty, A. W. A., Roberts, L., Hill, J., Foster, N. E., Yardley, L., Hay, E., …Little, P. (2020). Supporting self-management of low back pain with an internet intervention in primary care: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial of clinical and cost-effectiveness (SupportBack 2). BMJ Open, 10(8), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040543

INTRODUCTION: Self-management and remaining physically active are first-line recommendations for the care of patients with low back pain (LBP). With a lifetime prevalence of up to 85%, novel approaches to support behavioural self-management are neede... Read More about Supporting self-management of low back pain with an internet intervention in primary care: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial of clinical and cost-effectiveness (SupportBack 2)..

Optimising outcomes of exercise and corticosteroid injection in patients with subacromial pain (impingement) syndrome: a factorial randomised trial. (2020)
Journal Article
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..

Therapeutic alliance facilitates adherence to physiotherapy-led exercise and physical activity for older adults with knee pain: a longitudinal qualitative study (2019)
Journal Article
Moore, A. J., Holden, M. A., Foster, N. E., & Jinks, C. (2020). Therapeutic alliance facilitates adherence to physiotherapy-led exercise and physical activity for older adults with knee pain: a longitudinal qualitative study. Journal of Physiotherapy, 66(1), 45-53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphys.2019.11.004

Objectives: To investigate patients’ experiences and impact of physiotherapist (physical therapist) led exercise interventions for knee pain attributable to osteoarthritis, and to explore barriers and facilitators to change in exercise and physical a... Read More about Therapeutic alliance facilitates adherence to physiotherapy-led exercise and physical activity for older adults with knee pain: a longitudinal qualitative study.

Predictors of pain interference and potential gain from intervention in community dwelling adults with joint pain: A prospective cohort study. (2019)
Journal Article
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..

Clinical course and prognostic factors across different musculoskeletal pain sites: A secondary analysis of individual patient data from randomised clinical trials. (2018)
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Green, D., Lewis, M., Mansell, G., Artus, M., Dziedzic, K., Hay, E., …Van Der Windt, D. (2018). Clinical course and prognostic factors across different musculoskeletal pain sites: A secondary analysis of individual patient data from randomised clinical trials. European Journal of Pain, 22(6), 1057-1070. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.1190

BACKGROUND: Previous research has identified similar prognostic factors in patients with musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions regardless of pain presentation, generating opportunities for management based on prognosis rather than specific pain presentati... Read More about Clinical course and prognostic factors across different musculoskeletal pain sites: A secondary analysis of individual patient data from randomised clinical trials..

Effectiveness and costs of a vocational advice service to improve work outcomes in patients with musculoskeletal pain in primary care: a cluster randomised trial (SWAP trial ISRCTN 52269669). (2018)
Journal Article
Wynne-Jones, G., Artus, M., Bishop, A., Lawton, S., Lewis, M., Jowett, S., …Van Der Windt, D. (2018). Effectiveness and costs of a vocational advice service to improve work outcomes in patients with musculoskeletal pain in primary care: a cluster randomised trial (SWAP trial ISRCTN 52269669). PAIN, 159(1), 128-138. https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001075

Musculoskeletal pain is a common cause of work absence and early intervention is advocated to prevent the adverse health and economic consequences of longer-term absence. This cluster randomised controlled trial investigated the effect of introducing... Read More about Effectiveness and costs of a vocational advice service to improve work outcomes in patients with musculoskeletal pain in primary care: a cluster randomised trial (SWAP trial ISRCTN 52269669)..

Content and Evaluation of the Benefits of Effective Exercise for Older Adults With Knee Pain Trial Physiotherapist Training Program (2016)
Journal Article
Holden, M. A., Whittle, R., Healey, E. L., Hill, S., Mullis, R., Roddy, E., …Foster, N. E. (2017). Content and Evaluation of the Benefits of Effective Exercise for Older Adults With Knee Pain Trial Physiotherapist Training Program. Archives of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, 98(5), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2016.10.017

Objective To explore whether participating in the Benefits of Effective Exercise for knee Pain (BEEP) trial training program increased physiotherapists' self-confidence and changed their intended clinical behavior regarding exercise for knee pain in... Read More about Content and Evaluation of the Benefits of Effective Exercise for Older Adults With Knee Pain Trial Physiotherapist Training Program.

Content and Evaluation of the Benefits of Effective Exercise for Older Adults With Knee Pain Trial Physiotherapist Training Program (2016)
Journal Article
Holden, M. A., Whittle, R., Healey, E. L., Hill, S., Mullis, R., Roddy, E., …Foster, N. E. (2017). Content and Evaluation of the Benefits of Effective Exercise for Older Adults With Knee Pain Trial Physiotherapist Training Program. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 98(5), 866-873. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2016.10.017

Objective To explore whether participating in the Benefits of Effective Exercise for knee Pain (BEEP) trial training program increased physiotherapists' self-confidence and changed their intended clinical behavior regarding exercise for knee pain in... Read More about Content and Evaluation of the Benefits of Effective Exercise for Older Adults With Knee Pain Trial Physiotherapist Training Program.

O32 Does the Addition of a Vocational Advice Service to Best Current Primary Care Improve Work Outcomes in Patients with Musculoskeletal Pain? The Study of Work and Pain (Swap) Cluster Randomized Trial (ISRCTN 52269669) (2016)
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Wynne-Jones, G., Artus, M., Bishop, A., Lawton, S. A., Lewis, M., Main, C., …Foster, N. (2016). O32 Does the Addition of a Vocational Advice Service to Best Current Primary Care Improve Work Outcomes in Patients with Musculoskeletal Pain? The Study of Work and Pain (Swap) Cluster Randomized Trial (ISRCTN 52269669). Rheumatology, 55(S1), https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kew117.001

Stratified care for patients with sciatica and suspected sciatica in primary care: the scopic trial protocol (scopic-sciatica outcomes in primary care) (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Foster, N., Konstantinou, K., Beardmore, R., Dunn, K., Lewis, M., Bartlam, B., …Hay, E. (2015, November). Stratified care for patients with sciatica and suspected sciatica in primary care: the scopic trial protocol (scopic-sciatica outcomes in primary care). Poster presented at 3rd International Clinical Trials Methodology Conference, Glasgow

A pilot cluster randomised controlled trial to investigate the addition of direct access to physiotherapy to usual GP-led primary care for adults with musculoskeletal pain: the STEMS pilot trial protocol (ISRCTN23378642) (2015)
Journal Article
Bishop, A., Tooth, S., Protheroe, J., Salisbury, C., Ogollah, R. O., Jowett, S., …Foster, N. E. (2015). A pilot cluster randomised controlled trial to investigate the addition of direct access to physiotherapy to usual GP-led primary care for adults with musculoskeletal pain: the STEMS pilot trial protocol (ISRCTN23378642). Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 1, Article 26. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-015-0020-4

Background Musculoskeletal problems are common, accounting for up to 30 % of general practitioner (GP) consultations and are a major cause of chronic disability worldwide. Demand for health care for musculoskeletal conditions is likely to continue t... Read More about A pilot cluster randomised controlled trial to investigate the addition of direct access to physiotherapy to usual GP-led primary care for adults with musculoskeletal pain: the STEMS pilot trial protocol (ISRCTN23378642).

THU0457 Long Term Barriers and Facilitators to Exercise and Physical Activity in Older Adults with Knee Pain: The Beep Longitudinal Qualitative Study (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Jinks, C., Moore, A., Holden, M., & Foster, N. (2015, June). THU0457 Long Term Barriers and Facilitators to Exercise and Physical Activity in Older Adults with Knee Pain: The Beep Longitudinal Qualitative Study. Poster presented at EULAR 2015 - Annual European Congress of Rheumatology, Rome, Italy

Background Exercise is recommended for managing older adults with osteoarthritis (OA) related knee pain. However, the majority of older adults with OA do not meet physical activity recommendations. It remains unclear how exercise is best delivered to... Read More about THU0457 Long Term Barriers and Facilitators to Exercise and Physical Activity in Older Adults with Knee Pain: The Beep Longitudinal Qualitative Study.