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The Relative Effectiveness of Different Types and Modes of Delivery of Therapeutic Exercise on pain and physical function for People with Knee and/or Hip Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review Update and Individual Participant Data Network Meta-analysis (2025)
Preprint / Working Paper
Bajpai, R., Nicolson, P., Holden, M., Hattle, M., Van Der Windt, D., Riley, R., van Middelkoop, M., Marshall, E., Corp, N., Harrison, S., Simkins, J., Hall, M., Healey, E., Zhang, W., Mallen, C., Bennell, K., Foster, N., Runhaar, J., Bierma-Zeinstra, S., & Quicke, J. (2025). The Relative Effectiveness of Different Types and Modes of Delivery of Therapeutic Exercise on pain and physical function for People with Knee and/or Hip Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review Update and Individual Participant Data Network Meta-analysis

The study objective is to compare and rank the effectiveness of different types, and modes of delivery of therapeutic exercise on pain and physical function at <=3, 4-11, and >=12 months for people with knee and/or hip osteoarthritis in an IPD networ... Read More about The Relative Effectiveness of Different Types and Modes of Delivery of Therapeutic Exercise on pain and physical function for People with Knee and/or Hip Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review Update and Individual Participant Data Network Meta-analysis.

Knee braces for knee osteoarthritis: A scoping review and narrative synthesis of interventions in randomised controlled trials (2024)
Journal Article
Holden, M. A., Murphy, M., Simkins, J., Thomas, M. J., Huckfield, L., Quicke, J. G., Halliday, N., Birrell, F. N., Borrelli, B., Callaghan, M. J., Dziedzic, K., Felson, D., Foster, N. E., Ingram, C., Jinks, C., Jowett, S., Nicholls, E., & 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)
Journal Article
van Middelkoop, M., Schiphof, D., Middelkoop M, V., Hattle, M., D, S., Simkins, J., M, H., Bennell, K. L., J, S., Hinman, R. S., KL, B., Allen, K. D., RS, H., Knoop, J., KD, A., van Baar, M. E., J, K., Bossen, D., Baar ME, V., Wallis, 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..

269 CLINICAL GUIDELINE RESEARCH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE NON-SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF OSTEOARTHRITIS: A THEMATIC SYNTHESIS. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Woodcock, C., English, E., Jinks, C., Healey, E. L., Parry, E., Paskins, Z., Roddy, E., Simkins, J., Thomas, M., Bennell, K., Hinman, R. S., & Holden, M. (2024, April). 269 CLINICAL GUIDELINE RESEARCH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE NON-SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF OSTEOARTHRITIS: A THEMATIC SYNTHESIS. Poster presented at 2024 OARSI World Congress on Osteoarthritis, Vienna, Austria

767 EXPLORING THE POTENTIAL EXTENDED ROLE OF COMMUNITY PHARMACY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF OSTEOARTHRITIS: SURVEYS AND INTERVIEWS WITH COMMUNITY PHARMACY STAFF AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Simkins, J., Holden, M., Babatunde, O. O., White, S., Nicholls, E., Long, A., Dziedzic, K. S., Chudyk, A., Todd, A., Walker, C., Stanford, C., Cottrell, E., Edwards, J., Healey, E. L., Cork, T., Mallen, C., & O'Brien, N. (2024, April). 767 EXPLORING THE POTENTIAL EXTENDED ROLE OF COMMUNITY PHARMACY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF OSTEOARTHRITIS: SURVEYS AND INTERVIEWS WITH COMMUNITY PHARMACY STAFF AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. Poster presented at 2024 OARSI World Congress on Osteoarthritis, Vienna, Austria

768 STAKEHOLDER CO-DESIGN OF AN EXTENDED COMMUNITY PHARMACY ROLE AND SERVICE DELIVERY MODEL FOR PROVIDING OSTEOARTHRITS CARE: THE PHARMOA MODEL (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Holden, M., Stanford, C., Simkins, J., Babatunde, O. O., White, S., O'Brien, N., Chudyk, A., Dziedzic, K. S., Todd, A., Long, A., Walker, C., Cork, T., Cottrell, E., Edwards, J., Nicholls, E., Mallen, C., & Healey, E. L. (2024, April). 768 STAKEHOLDER CO-DESIGN OF AN EXTENDED COMMUNITY PHARMACY ROLE AND SERVICE DELIVERY MODEL FOR PROVIDING OSTEOARTHRITS CARE: THE PHARMOA MODEL. Poster presented at 2024 OARSI World Congress on Osteoarthritis, Vienna, Austria

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)
Journal Article
Simkins, J., Holden, M. A., Babatunde, O., White, S., Nicholls, E., Long, A., Dziedzic, K., Chudyk, A., Todd, A., Walker, C., Stanford, C., Cottrell, E., Edwards, J., Healey, E. L., Cork, T., Mallen, C., & 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)
Journal Article
Babatunde, O. O., Cottrell, E., White, S., Chudyk, A., Healey, E. L., Edwards, J., Nicholls, E., O’Brien, N., Todd, A., Walker, C., Stanford, C., Cork, T., Long, A., Simkins, J., Mallen, C. D., Dziedzic, K., & 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).

CSP2023: 460 Exploring healthcare professionals' perspectives on how community pharmacy could better support people living with osteoarthritis: A qualitative interview study (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Simkins, J., White, S., Babatunde, O., & Holden, M. (2023, November). CSP2023: 460 Exploring healthcare professionals' perspectives on how community pharmacy could better support people living with osteoarthritis: A qualitative interview study. Poster presented at Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) 2023 Annual Conference, Birmingham Conference and Events Centre, Hill Street, , Birmingham, B5 4EW

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a highly prevalent and painful condition that is commonly managed in primary care by various healthcare professionals (HCPs), including physiotherapists (1). Community pharmacy staff have transferable skills that make them well... Read More about CSP2023: 460 Exploring healthcare professionals' perspectives on how community pharmacy could better support people living with osteoarthritis: A qualitative interview study.

Supported self-management for all with musculoskeletal pain: an inclusive approach to intervention development: the EASIER study (2023)
Journal Article
Healey, E. L., Lewis, M., Corp, N., Shivji, N. A., van der Windt, D. A., Babatunde, O. O., Simkins, J., Bartlam, B., Rowlands, G., & Protheroe, J. (2023). Supported self-management for all with musculoskeletal pain: an inclusive approach to intervention development: the EASIER study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 24(1), Article 474. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-023-06452-4

Background
Supported self-management interventions for patients with musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions may not adequately support those with limited health literacy, leading to inequalities in care and variable outcomes. The aim of this study was to... Read More about Supported self-management for all with musculoskeletal pain: an inclusive approach to intervention development: the EASIER study.

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)
Journal Article
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