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The experiences of physical therapists delivering a very low energy diet and exercise intervention for weight loss in people with knee osteoarthritis: A qualitative study (2025)
Journal Article
Allison, K., Nelligan, R. K., Lawford, B., Jones, S. E., Hinman, R. S., Pardo, J., …Bennell, K. L. (in press). The experiences of physical therapists delivering a very low energy diet and exercise intervention for weight loss in people with knee osteoarthritis: A qualitative study. Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy, 29(2), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjpt.2025.101172

Background
Exercise and weight loss are core treatments for knee osteoarthritis (OA). While physical therapists are considered well placed to engage in weight management alongside exercise (not replacing dietician care), evidence surrounding physica... Read More about The experiences of physical therapists delivering a very low energy diet and exercise intervention for weight loss in people with knee osteoarthritis: A qualitative study.

Physiotherapists' Experiences and Perceived Acceptability of Delivering a Knee Bracing Intervention for People With Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis in a Randomised Trial (PROP OA): A Qualitative Study (2024)
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Bullock, L., Holden, M. A., Jinks, C., Atiah Asamane, E., Herron, D., Borrelli, B., …Peat, G. (2024). Physiotherapists' Experiences and Perceived Acceptability of Delivering a Knee Bracing Intervention for People With Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis in a Randomised Trial (PROP OA): A Qualitative Study. Musculoskeletal Care, 22(4), Article e70021. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.70021

Objectives: To explore physiotherapists' experiences and perceived acceptability of delivering a bracing intervention for knee osteoarthritis (OA) in the ‘PROvision of braces for Patients with knee OA’ (PROP OA) randomised controlled trial. Method: S... Read More about Physiotherapists' Experiences and Perceived Acceptability of Delivering a Knee Bracing Intervention for People With Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis in a Randomised Trial (PROP OA): A Qualitative Study.

Individual participant data meta‐analysis to examine linear or non‐linear treatment‐covariate interactions at multiple time‐points for a continuous outcome (2024)
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Hattle, M., Ensor, J., Scandrett, K., van Middelkoop, M., van der Windt, D. A., Holden, M. A., & Riley, R. D. (2024). Individual participant data meta‐analysis to examine linear or non‐linear treatment‐covariate interactions at multiple time‐points for a continuous outcome. Research Synthesis Methods, https://doi.org/10.1002/jrsm.1750

Individual participant data (IPD) meta‐analysis projects obtain, harmonise, and synthesise original data from multiple studies. Many IPD meta‐analyses of randomised trials are initiated to identify treatment effect modifiers at the individual level,... Read More about Individual participant data meta‐analysis to examine linear or non‐linear treatment‐covariate interactions at multiple time‐points for a continuous outcome.

Knee braces for knee osteoarthritis: A scoping review and narrative synthesis of interventions in randomised controlled trials (2024)
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Holden, M. A., Murphy, M., Simkins, J., Thomas, M. J., Huckfield, L., Quicke, J. G., …Peat, G. (2024). Knee braces for knee osteoarthritis: A scoping review and narrative synthesis of interventions in randomised controlled trials. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2024.08.010

Objective
To identify and synthesise the content of knee bracing interventions in randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of knee osteoarthritis (OA).

Design
In this scoping review, three electronic databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane) were... Read More about Knee braces for knee osteoarthritis: A scoping review and narrative synthesis of interventions in randomised controlled trials.

People with short symptom duration of knee osteoarthritis benefit more from exercise therapy than people with longer symptom duration: An individual participant data meta-analysis from the OA trial bank. (2024)
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van Middelkoop, M., Schiphof, D., Middelkoop M, V., Hattle, M., D, S., Simkins, J., …SMA, B.-Z. (2024). People with short symptom duration of knee osteoarthritis benefit more from exercise therapy than people with longer symptom duration: An individual participant data meta-analysis from the OA trial bank. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2024.07.007

To investigate whether duration of knee symptoms influenced the magnitude of the effect of exercise therapy compared to non-exercise control interventions on pain and physical function in people with knee osteoarthritis (OA). We undertook an individu... Read More about People with short symptom duration of knee osteoarthritis benefit more from exercise therapy than people with longer symptom duration: An individual participant data meta-analysis from the OA trial bank..

Exploring Experiences of People With Knee Osteoarthritis Who Received a Physiotherapist-Delivered Dietary Weight Loss and Exercise Intervention: A Mixed Methods Study. (2024)
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Lawford, B. J., Allison, K., Nelligan, R., Campbell, P., Hinman, R. S., Jones, S. E., …Bennell, K. L. (2024). Exploring Experiences of People With Knee Osteoarthritis Who Received a Physiotherapist-Delivered Dietary Weight Loss and Exercise Intervention: A Mixed Methods Study. Arthritis Care & Research, https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.25401

Explore the experiences of people with knee osteoarthritis who received a very low energy diet (VLED) and exercise program from a physiotherapist. Mixed methods study involving questionnaires (n=42) and semi-structured interviews (n=22) with randomiz... Read More about Exploring Experiences of People With Knee Osteoarthritis Who Received a Physiotherapist-Delivered Dietary Weight Loss and Exercise Intervention: A Mixed Methods Study..

Alternative models to support weight loss in chronic musculoskeletal conditions: effectiveness of a physiotherapist-delivered intensive diet programme for knee osteoarthritis, the POWER randomised controlled trial (2024)
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Allison, K., Jones, S., Hinman, R. S., Pardo, J., Li, P., DeSilva, A., …Bennell, K. L. (2024). Alternative models to support weight loss in chronic musculoskeletal conditions: effectiveness of a physiotherapist-delivered intensive diet programme for knee osteoarthritis, the POWER randomised controlled trial. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 58(10), 538-547. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2023-107793

Objectives: To determine if physiotherapists can deliver a clinically effective very low energy diet (VLED) supplementary to exercise in people with knee osteoarthritis (OA) and overweight or obesity.

Methods: 88 participants with knee OA and bod... Read More about Alternative models to support weight loss in chronic musculoskeletal conditions: effectiveness of a physiotherapist-delivered intensive diet programme for knee osteoarthritis, the POWER randomised controlled trial.

Exploring the potential extended role of community pharmacy in the management of osteoarthritis: A multi‐methods study with pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals (2024)
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Simkins, J., Holden, M. A., Babatunde, O., White, S., Nicholls, E., Long, A., …O’Brien, N. (2024). Exploring the potential extended role of community pharmacy in the management of osteoarthritis: A multi‐methods study with pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals. Musculoskeletal Care, 22(1), Article e1873. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1873

Introduction
Osteoarthritis is the commonest form of chronic joint pain, which patients often self-manage before seeking healthcare advice. Patients frequently seek advice from community pharmacies, and a recent policy has recommended integrating co... Read More about Exploring the potential extended role of community pharmacy in the management of osteoarthritis: A multi‐methods study with pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals.

Co-development and testing of an extended community pharmacy model of service delivery for managing osteoarthritis: protocol for a sequential, multi-methods study (PharmOA) (2024)
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Babatunde, O. O., Cottrell, E., White, S., Chudyk, A., Healey, E. L., Edwards, J., …Holden, M. A. (2024). Co-development and testing of an extended community pharmacy model of service delivery for managing osteoarthritis: protocol for a sequential, multi-methods study (PharmOA). BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 25(1), Article 54. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-023-07105-2

Background
Osteoarthritis is a common, painful and disabling long-term condition. Delivery of high-quality guideline-informed osteoarthritis care that successfully promotes and maintains supported self-management is imperative. However, osteoarthrit... Read More about Co-development and testing of an extended community pharmacy model of service delivery for managing osteoarthritis: protocol for a sequential, multi-methods study (PharmOA).

The cost-effectiveness of adding an ultrasound corticosteroid and local anaesthetic injection to advice and education for hip osteoarthritis (2023)
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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)
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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).

Experiences of living with hip osteoarthritis and of receiving advice, education and ultrasound-guided intra-articular hip injection in the hip injection trial. A qualitative study (2023)
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Holden, M. A., Hawarden, A., Paskins, Z., Roddy, E., Mallen, C. D., Liddle, J., …trial team, H. (2023). Experiences of living with hip osteoarthritis and of receiving advice, education and ultrasound-guided intra-articular hip injection in the hip injection trial. A qualitative study. Musculoskeletal Care, https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1830

Objectives: The Hip Injection Trial (HIT) compared the effectiveness of adding a single ultrasound-guided intra-articular injection of either corticosteroid and local anaesthetic, or local anaesthetic alone, to advice and education among people with... Read More about Experiences of living with hip osteoarthritis and of receiving advice, education and ultrasound-guided intra-articular hip injection in the hip injection trial. A qualitative study.

Mechanisms of action of therapeutic exercise for knee and hip OA remain a black box phenomenon: an individual patient data mediation study with the OA Trial Bank (2023)
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Runhaar, J., A Holden, M., Hattle, M., Quicke, J., Healey, E. L., van der Windt, D., …Menek, M. Y. (2023). Mechanisms of action of therapeutic exercise for knee and hip OA remain a black box phenomenon: an individual patient data mediation study with the OA Trial Bank. RMD Open, 9(3), Article e003220. https://doi.org/10.1136/rmdopen-2023-003220

Objectives: To evaluate mediating factors for the effect of therapeutic exercise on pain and physical function in people with knee/hip osteoarthritis (OA).

Methods: For Subgrouping and TargetEd Exercise pRogrammes for knee and hip OsteoArthritis (... Read More about Mechanisms of action of therapeutic exercise for knee and hip OA remain a black box phenomenon: an individual patient data mediation study with the OA Trial Bank.

Patient Preferences and Osteoarthritis Care: What Do We Know About What Patients Want from Osteoarthritis Treatment? (2023)
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Nicolson, P. J. A., & Holden, M. A. (2023). Patient Preferences and Osteoarthritis Care: What Do We Know About What Patients Want from Osteoarthritis Treatment?. Current Treatment Options in Rheumatology, 9(3), 120-131. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40674-023-00208-w

Purpose of review: Patient-centred care for people with osteoarthritis requires shared decision making. Understanding and considering patients’ preferences for osteoarthritis treatments is central to this. In this narrative review, we present an over... Read More about Patient Preferences and Osteoarthritis Care: What Do We Know About What Patients Want from Osteoarthritis Treatment?.

Moderators of the effect of therapeutic exercise for knee and hip osteoarthritis: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis (2023)
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Holden, M. A., Hattle, M., Runhaar, J., Riley, R. D., Healey, E. L., Quicke, J., …Exercise Collaborative, O. T. B. (2023). Moderators of the effect of therapeutic exercise for knee and hip osteoarthritis: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis. The Lancet Rheumatology, 5(7), e386-e400. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2665-9913%2823%2900122-4

Background
Many international clinical guidelines recommend therapeutic exercise as a core treatment for knee and hip osteoarthritis. We aimed to identify individual patient-level moderators of the effect of therapeutic exercise for reducing pain an... Read More about Moderators of the effect of therapeutic exercise for knee and hip osteoarthritis: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis.

Improving the Effectiveness of Exercise Therapy for Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial (BEEP Trial). (2023)
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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)..

Tailored exercise management (TEMPO) versus usual care for people aged 80 years or older with hip/knee osteoarthritis: study protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial (2023)
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Nicolson, P. J. A., Holden, M. A., Marian, I. R., Williamson, E., Dutton, S. J., Garrett, A., …Lamb, S. E. (2023). Tailored exercise management (TEMPO) versus usual care for people aged 80 years or older with hip/knee osteoarthritis: study protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 9(1), Article 56. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-023-01275-5

Background: Exercise is recommended for all people with osteoarthritis. However, these recommendations are based on randomised clinical trials including people with an average age between 60 and 70 years, and these findings cannot reliably be genera... Read More about Tailored exercise management (TEMPO) versus usual care for people aged 80 years or older with hip/knee osteoarthritis: study protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial.

Evaluating Osteoarthritis Management Programs: outcome domain recommendations from the OARSI Joint Effort Initiative. (2023)
Journal Article
Allen, K., Huffman, K., Cleveland, R., van der Esch, M., Abbott, J., Abbott, A., …Hinman, R. (2023). Evaluating Osteoarthritis Management Programs: outcome domain recommendations from the OARSI Joint Effort Initiative. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 31(7), 954-965. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2023.02.078

Objective
To develop sets of core and optional recommended domains for describing and evaluating Osteoarthritis Management Programs (OAMPs), with a focus on hip and knee Osteoarthritis (OA).

Design
We conducted a 3-round modified Delphi survey i... Read More about Evaluating Osteoarthritis Management Programs: outcome domain recommendations from the OARSI Joint Effort Initiative..