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Accessing Research Grants in a Pandemic Era (2020)
Presentation / Conference
(2020, July). Accessing Research Grants in a Pandemic Era. Presented at Live webinar for the Association of Radiographers of Nigeria and GE Healthcare, Online

Live webinar for the Association of Radiographers of Nigeria and GE Healthcare.

Ten-Year Results of FAST: A Randomized Controlled Trial of 5-Fraction Whole-Breast Radiotherapy for Early Breast Cancer (2020)
Report
Brunt, A. M., Haviland, J. S., Sydenham, M., Agrawal, R. K., Algurafi, H., Alhasso, A., …Yarnold, J. R. (2020). Ten-Year Results of FAST: A Randomized Controlled Trial of 5-Fraction Whole-Breast Radiotherapy for Early Breast Cancer

PURPOSE: Previous studies of hypofractionated adjuvant whole-breast radiotherapy for early breast cancer established a 15- or 16-fraction (fr) regimen as standard. The FAST Trial (CRUKE/04/015) evaluated normal tissue effects (NTE) and disease outcom... Read More about Ten-Year Results of FAST: A Randomized Controlled Trial of 5-Fraction Whole-Breast Radiotherapy for Early Breast Cancer.

Semi-supervised labelling of the femur in a whole-body post-mortem CT database using deep learning. (2020)
Journal Article
Albrecht, D., Bassed, R., Gillam, J., Harris, P., Dimmock, M., & Peña-Solórzano, C. (2020). Semi-supervised labelling of the femur in a whole-body post-mortem CT database using deep learning. Computers in Biology and Medicine, -

A deep learning pipeline was developed and used to localize and classify a variety of implants in the femur contained in whole-body post-mortem computed tomography (PMCT) scans. The results provide a proof-of-principle approach for labelling content... Read More about Semi-supervised labelling of the femur in a whole-body post-mortem CT database using deep learning..

Somatosensory stimulation to improve lower-limb recovery after stroke (2020)
Thesis
Aries, A. M. (2020). Somatosensory stimulation to improve lower-limb recovery after stroke. (Thesis). Keele University

Introduction Increasing lower-limb sensation could improve walking post-stroke but evidence for this is limited. This thesis reports: 1) Review of published literature on somatosensory stimulation of the foot to enhance lower-limb function post-st... Read More about Somatosensory stimulation to improve lower-limb recovery after stroke.

Repeatability of plantar pressure assessment during barefoot walking in people with stroke (2020)
Journal Article
Rogers. (2020). Repeatability of plantar pressure assessment during barefoot walking in people with stroke. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-020-00407-x

Stroke-related changes in foot structure and function affect balance and mobility and quantifying foot function following stroke could offer clinically useful information to inform rehabilitation. The aim of this work was to explore the feasibility o... Read More about Repeatability of plantar pressure assessment during barefoot walking in people with stroke.

Normative performance values of modified Star Excursion Balance Test and Limb Symmetry in female adolescent footballers (2020)
Journal Article
(2020). Normative performance values of modified Star Excursion Balance Test and Limb Symmetry in female adolescent footballers. Translational Sports Medicine, 328-336. https://doi.org/10.1002/tsm2.146

To establish normative performance values for the modified Star Excursion Balance Test (mSEBT) and derived Limb Symmetry Index (LSI) scores in non-injured female adolescent footballers, to and identity whether there is a relationship between the afor... Read More about Normative performance values of modified Star Excursion Balance Test and Limb Symmetry in female adolescent footballers.

Subjective versus quantitative methods of assessing breast density (2020)
Journal Article
O'Leary. (2020). Subjective versus quantitative methods of assessing breast density. Diagnostics, https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics10050331

In order to find a consistent, simple and time-effcient method of assessing mammographic breast density (MBD), different methods of assessing density comparing subjective, quantitative, semi-subjective and semi-quantitative methods were investigated.... Read More about Subjective versus quantitative methods of assessing breast density.

Epidemiological trends in surgery for rectal prolapse in England 2001-2012: An adult hospital population-based study (2020)
Journal Article
(2020). Epidemiological trends in surgery for rectal prolapse in England 2001-2012: An adult hospital population-based study. Colorectal Disease, https://doi.org/10.1111/codi.15094

Background This study analysed trends in admission and surgery for rectal prolapse in adults in England between 2001 and 2012 as well as prolapse reoperation rates. Methods Analysis of data derived from a comparative longitudinal population-base... Read More about Epidemiological trends in surgery for rectal prolapse in England 2001-2012: An adult hospital population-based study.

Epidemiological trends in surgery for rectal prolapse in England 2001-2012: An adult hospital population-based study (2020)
Journal Article
(2020). Epidemiological trends in surgery for rectal prolapse in England 2001-2012: An adult hospital population-based study. Colorectal Disease, 1359-1366. https://doi.org/10.1111/codi.15094

Aim To analyse trends in admission and surgery for rectal prolapse in adults in England between 2001 and 2012 as well as prolapse reoperation rates. Method Analysis of data derived from a comparative longitudinal population-based cohort study us... Read More about Epidemiological trends in surgery for rectal prolapse in England 2001-2012: An adult hospital population-based study.

Hypofractionated breast radiotherapy for 1 week versus 3 weeks (FAST-Forward): 5-year efficacy and late normal tissue effects results from a multicentre, non-inferiority, randomised, phase 3 trial (2020)
Journal Article
Brunt, A. M., Haviland, J. S., Wheatley, D. A., Sydenham, M. A., Alhasso, A., Bloomfield, D. J., …Management Group, F. T. (2020). Hypofractionated breast radiotherapy for 1 week versus 3 weeks (FAST-Forward): 5-year efficacy and late normal tissue effects results from a multicentre, non-inferiority, randomised, phase 3 trial. The Lancet, 395(10237), 1613 - 1626. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2820%2930932-6

BACKGROUND: We aimed to identify a five-fraction schedule of adjuvant radiotherapy (radiation therapy) delivered in 1 week that is non-inferior in terms of local cancer control and is as safe as an international standard 15-fraction regimen after pri... Read More about Hypofractionated breast radiotherapy for 1 week versus 3 weeks (FAST-Forward): 5-year efficacy and late normal tissue effects results from a multicentre, non-inferiority, randomised, phase 3 trial.

Laparoscopic ablation or excision with helium thermal coagulator versus electrodiathermy for the treatment of mild-to-moderate endometriosis: randomised controlled trial (2020)
Journal Article
Misra, G., Sim, J., Jerreat, S., Coia, T., Ritchie, J., O'Brien, S., …El-Gizawy, Z. (2020). Laparoscopic ablation or excision with helium thermal coagulator versus electrodiathermy for the treatment of mild-to-moderate endometriosis: randomised controlled trial. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 127(12), 1528-1535. https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.16279

OBJECTIVE: To compare electrodiathermy with helium thermal coagulation in laparoscopic treatment of mild-to-moderate endometriosis. DESIGN: Parallel-group randomised controlled trial. SETTING: A UK endometriosis centre. POPULATION: Non-pregnant women... Read More about Laparoscopic ablation or excision with helium thermal coagulator versus electrodiathermy for the treatment of mild-to-moderate endometriosis: randomised controlled trial.

Laparoscopic ablation or excision with helium thermal coagulator versus electrodiathermy for the treatment of mild-to-moderate endometriosis: randomized controlled trial (2020)
Journal Article
Misra, G., Sim, J., El-Gizawy, Z., Watts, K., Jerreat, S., Coia, T., …O'Brien, S. (2020). Laparoscopic ablation or excision with helium thermal coagulator versus electrodiathermy for the treatment of mild-to-moderate endometriosis: randomized controlled trial. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.16279

Objective: To compare electrodiathermy with helium thermal coagulation in laparoscopic treatment of mild-to-moderate endometriosis. Design: Parallel-group randomized controlled trial. Setting: A UK endometriosis centre. Population: Non-pregnant women... Read More about Laparoscopic ablation or excision with helium thermal coagulator versus electrodiathermy for the treatment of mild-to-moderate endometriosis: randomized controlled trial.

Adherence to Pre-operative Exercise and the Response to Prehabilitation in Oesophageal Cancer Patients (2020)
Journal Article
Halliday, L. J., Doganay, E., Wynter-Blyth, V., Osborn, H., Buckley, J., & Moorthy, K. (2021). Adherence to Pre-operative Exercise and the Response to Prehabilitation in Oesophageal Cancer Patients. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 25(4), 890-899. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-020-04561-2

BACKGROUND: Prehabilitation is thought to reduce post-operative respiratory complications by optimising fitness before surgery. This prospective, single-centre study aimed to establish the effect of pre-operative exercise on cardiorespiratory fitness... Read More about Adherence to Pre-operative Exercise and the Response to Prehabilitation in Oesophageal Cancer Patients.

Cross cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation of an Arabic version of the modified fatigue impact scale in people with multiple sclerosis (2020)
Journal Article
(2020). Cross cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation of an Arabic version of the modified fatigue impact scale in people with multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 101878 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2019.101878

BACKGROUND: Fatigue is a common symptom in multiple sclerosis and has significant impacts on participation and quality of life. Thus, fatigue assessment in this population is always a necessity. OBJECTIVES: to examine the underlying structure, validi... Read More about Cross cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation of an Arabic version of the modified fatigue impact scale in people with multiple sclerosis.

Development and Content Validity of the Clinical Assessment of Body Alignment for Children With Cerebral Palsy (2020)
Journal Article
K George, F., Benham, A., Gabriel, L., & Purton, J. (2020). Development and Content Validity of the Clinical Assessment of Body Alignment for Children With Cerebral Palsy. Pediatric Physical Therapy, 32(2), 137-143. https://doi.org/10.1097/PEP.0000000000000685

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to describe the development and content validity of the clinical assessment of body alignment (CABA) to measure body alignment in children with cerebral palsy. Methods: Content validity and clinical utilit... Read More about Development and Content Validity of the Clinical Assessment of Body Alignment for Children With Cerebral Palsy.

The development of normative values of LCI in healthy school-children using the SF6 (Innocor) Multiple Breath Washout technique (2020)
Thesis
Alrumuh, A. K. (2020). The development of normative values of LCI in healthy school-children using the SF6 (Innocor) Multiple Breath Washout technique. (Thesis). Keele University

Background Some respiratory diseases are believed to start early in life, yet manifest later as lung damage progresses. Early pathological changes are usually missed on traditional methods of lung function assessment. Therefore, multiple breath was... Read More about The development of normative values of LCI in healthy school-children using the SF6 (Innocor) Multiple Breath Washout technique.

The experience of upper-limb dysfunction after stroke: a phenomenological study (2020)
Journal Article
Purton, J., Sim, J., & Hunter, S. (2020). The experience of upper-limb dysfunction after stroke: a phenomenological study. Disability and Rehabilitation, 43(23), 1 - 10. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2020.1743775

Background: Stroke can bring about a profound disruption to people's lives, but what is less understood is the effect that specific dysfunctions can have. The aim of this study was to explore stroke survivors' experiences of upper-limb dysfunction ov... Read More about The experience of upper-limb dysfunction after stroke: a phenomenological study.