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Are Corticosteroid Injections Associated With Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency in Adults With Musculoskeletal Pain? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Prospective Studies (2022)
Journal Article
Sim, J., Whelan, G., Smith, B., Moffatt, M., & Littlewood, C. (2022). Are Corticosteroid Injections Associated With Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency in Adults With Musculoskeletal Pain? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Prospective Studies. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 480(6), 1061-1074. https://doi.org/10.1097/CORR.0000000000002145

Background
Corticosteroid injection is a very common treatment for individuals experiencing musculoskeletal pain, and it is part of the management of numerous orthopaedic conditions. However, there is concern about offering corticosteroid injections... Read More about Are Corticosteroid Injections Associated With Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency in Adults With Musculoskeletal Pain? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Prospective Studies.

Side-effect expectations from COVID-19 vaccination: findings from a nationally representative cross-sectional survey (CoVAccS – wave 2) (2022)
Journal Article
Smith, L., Sim, J., Amlôt, R., Cutts, M., Dasch, H., Sevdalis, N., Rubin, G., & Sherman, S. (2022). Side-effect expectations from COVID-19 vaccination: findings from a nationally representative cross-sectional survey (CoVAccS – wave 2). Journal of Psychosomatic Research, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2021.110679

Objectives: Concern about side effects is one of the most common reasons for refusing vaccination. Side-effect expectations are also known to predict perception of side effects. We aimed to investigate the percentage of people who thought side effect... Read More about Side-effect expectations from COVID-19 vaccination: findings from a nationally representative cross-sectional survey (CoVAccS – wave 2).

Adrenal Incidentaloma: Prevalence and Referral Patterns From Routine Practice in a Large UK University Teaching Hospital (2021)
Journal Article
Hanna, F. W. F., Hancock, S., George, C., Clark, A., Sim, J., Issa, B. G., Powner, G., Waldron, J., Duff, C. J., Lea, S. C., Golash, A., Sathiavageeswaran, M., Heald, A. H., & Fryer, A. A. (2022). Adrenal Incidentaloma: Prevalence and Referral Patterns From Routine Practice in a Large UK University Teaching Hospital. Journal of the Endocrine Society, 6(1), https://doi.org/10.1210/jendso/bvab180

Context: Adrenal incidentalomas (AIs) are increasingly being identified during unrelated imaging. Unlike AI clinical management, data on referral patterns in routine practice are lacking. Objective: This work aimed to identify factors associated with... Read More about Adrenal Incidentaloma: Prevalence and Referral Patterns From Routine Practice in a Large UK University Teaching Hospital.

THE METOCLOPRAMIDE FOR AVOIDING PNEUMONIA AFTER STROKE (MAPS-2) TRIAL: A SINGLE-BLIND RCT OF METOCLOPRAMIDE FOR THE PREVENTION OF PNEUMONIA IN PATIENTS WITH DYSPHAGIA AFTER STROKE (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Roffe, C., Bath, P., Warusevitane, A., Smith, C., Dixit, A., Sprigg, N., Helliwell, B., Phillips, N., Sim, J., Jowett, S., & Ogollah, R. (2021, November). THE METOCLOPRAMIDE FOR AVOIDING PNEUMONIA AFTER STROKE (MAPS-2) TRIAL: A SINGLE-BLIND RCT OF METOCLOPRAMIDE FOR THE PREVENTION OF PNEUMONIA IN PATIENTS WITH DYSPHAGIA AFTER STROKE. Presented at UK Stroke Forum 2021, Virtual

COVID-19 vaccination acceptability in the UK at the start of the vaccination programme: a nationally representative cross-sectional survey (CoVAccS – wave 2) (2021)
Journal Article
Sherman, S., Sim, J., Cutts, M., Rubin, G., Sevdalis, N., Smith, L., Dasch, H., & Amlôt, R. (2022). COVID-19 vaccination acceptability in the UK at the start of the vaccination programme: a nationally representative cross-sectional survey (CoVAccS – wave 2). Public Health, 202, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2021.10.008

Objectives: To investigate factors associated with intention to have the COVID-19 vaccination following initiation of the UK national vaccination programme. Study Design: 1,500 adults completed an online cross-sectional survey (13th–15th January 2021... Read More about COVID-19 vaccination acceptability in the UK at the start of the vaccination programme: a nationally representative cross-sectional survey (CoVAccS – wave 2).

Intention to have the seasonal influenza vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic among eligible adults in the UK (2021)
Journal Article
Sherman, S., Sim, J., Amlôt, R., Cutts, M., Dasch, H., Rubin, J., Sevdalis, N., & Smith, L. (2021). Intention to have the seasonal influenza vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic among eligible adults in the UK. BMJ Open, 11(7), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049369

Objective: To investigate the likelihood of having the seasonal influenza vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic in individuals who were eligible to receive it.

Design: We conducted a cross-sectional online survey in July 2020. We included predi... Read More about Intention to have the seasonal influenza vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic among eligible adults in the UK.

Intention to have the seasonal influenza vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic among eligible adults in the UK: a cross-sectional survey (2021)
Journal Article
Amlôt, R., M Sherman, S., Sim, J., Smith, L., Dasch, H., Rubin, G., Sevdalis, N., James Rubin, G., Cutts, M., Sherman, S., & E Smith, L. (2021). Intention to have the seasonal influenza vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic among eligible adults in the UK: a cross-sectional survey. BMJ Open, 11(7), Article e049369. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049369

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the likelihood of having the seasonal influenza vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic in individuals who were eligible to receive it. DESIGN: We conducted a cross-sectional online survey in July 2020. We included predicto... Read More about Intention to have the seasonal influenza vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic among eligible adults in the UK: a cross-sectional survey.

Sensory Stimulation of the Foot and Ankle Early Post-stroke: A Pilot and Feasibility Study (2021)
Journal Article
Aries, A., Pomeroy, V., Sim, J., Read, S., & Hunter, S. (2021). Sensory Stimulation of the Foot and Ankle Early Post-stroke: A Pilot and Feasibility Study. Frontiers in Neurology, https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2021.675106

Background: Somatosensory stimulation of the lower extremity could improve motor recovery and walking post-stroke. This pilot study investigated the feasibility of a subsequent randomized controlled trial (RCT) to determine whether task-specific gait... Read More about Sensory Stimulation of the Foot and Ankle Early Post-stroke: A Pilot and Feasibility Study.

POS0161-HPR BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS RELATED TO SELF-MANAGEMENT OF SHOULDER PAIN: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND QUALITATIVE SYNTHESIS (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
O’shea, A., Drennan, J., Littlewood, C., Slater, H., Sim, J., & Mcveigh, J. POS0161-HPR BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS RELATED TO SELF-MANAGEMENT OF SHOULDER PAIN: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND QUALITATIVE SYNTHESIS

Background: Shoulder pain is a significant cause of pain and disability in the general population.1 Current research suggests that shoulder pain can be resistant to treatment and is often recurrent.2 Systematic review-level evidence shows modest shor... Read More about POS0161-HPR BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS RELATED TO SELF-MANAGEMENT OF SHOULDER PAIN: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND QUALITATIVE SYNTHESIS.

Distinctive aspects of consent in pilot and feasibility studies (2021)
Journal Article
Sim, J. (2021). Distinctive aspects of consent in pilot and feasibility studies. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 27(3), 657-664. https://doi.org/10.1111/jep.13556

Prior to a main randomized clinical trial, investigators often carry out a pilot or feasibility study in order to test certain trial processes or estimate key statistical parameters, so as to optimize the design of the main trial and/or determine whe... Read More about Distinctive aspects of consent in pilot and feasibility studies.

From Planning to Implementation: The Challenges of Recruiting Older Adults With Parkinson’s to a Feasibility Trial (2020)
Book Chapter
Edelstyn, N., & Sim, J. (2020). From Planning to Implementation: The Challenges of Recruiting Older Adults With Parkinson’s to a Feasibility Trial. In G. Lancaster (Ed.), Sage Research Methods Cases: Medicine and Health. SAGE Publications Ltd. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781529742503

MeMory PaD was a 24-month feasibility trial of two slow-release dopamine agonists, pramipexole, and ropinirole, prescribed in Parkinson’s to manage movement problems. MeMory PaD opened in April 2013 and closed in September 2015. A total of 220 patien... Read More about From Planning to Implementation: The Challenges of Recruiting Older Adults With Parkinson’s to a Feasibility Trial.

COVID-19 vaccination intention in the UK: Results from the COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptability Study (CoVAccS), a nationally representative cross-sectional survey (2020)
Journal Article
Sherman, S., Smith, L. E., Sim, J., Amlôt, R., Cutts, M., Dasch, H., James Rubin, G., & Sevdalis, N. (2020). COVID-19 vaccination intention in the UK: Results from the COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptability Study (CoVAccS), a nationally representative cross-sectional survey. Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics, 17(6), https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2020.1846397

Aim: To investigate factors associated with intention to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Methods: Online cross-sectional survey of 1,500 UK adults, recruited from an existing online research panel. Data were collected between 14th and 17th July 2020.... Read More about COVID-19 vaccination intention in the UK: Results from the COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptability Study (CoVAccS), a nationally representative cross-sectional survey.

COVID-19 vaccination intention in the UK: results from the COVID-19 vaccination acceptability study (CoVAccS), a nationally representative cross-sectional survey. (2020)
Journal Article
Sherman, S., Smith, L., Sim, J., Amlôt, R., Cutts, M., Dasch, H., Rubin, G., & Sevdalis, N. (2020). COVID-19 vaccination intention in the UK: results from the COVID-19 vaccination acceptability study (CoVAccS), a nationally representative cross-sectional survey. Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics, 1 - 10. https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2020.1846397

To investigate factors associated with intention to be vaccinated against COVID-19 we conducted a cross-sectional survey of 1,500 UK adults, recruited from an existing online research panel. Data were collected between 14th and 17th July 2020. We use... Read More about COVID-19 vaccination intention in the UK: results from the COVID-19 vaccination acceptability study (CoVAccS), a nationally representative cross-sectional survey..

Mechanical thrombectomy: can it be safely delivered out of hours in the UK? (2020)
Journal Article
Weddell, J., Parr, E., Knight, S., Muddegowda, G., Natarajan, I., Chembala, J., Ferdinand, P., Ahmad, N., Pencz, Z., Rana, S., Warusevitane, A., Jadun, C., Nayak, S., Hashim, Z., Augustine, A., Sim, J., & Roffe, C. (2020). Mechanical thrombectomy: can it be safely delivered out of hours in the UK?. BMC Neurology, 20, Article 326. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-020-01909-8

BACKGROUND: Mechanical thrombectomy was approved by NICE as a treatment for stroke in 2016. However, most of the evidence is from studies conducted during working hours. Only few centres in the UK perform thrombectomies out-of-hours. The Royal Stoke... Read More about Mechanical thrombectomy: can it be safely delivered out of hours in the UK?.

Cardiopulmonary Function and Aerobic Exercise in Parkinson's: A Systematic Review of the Literature (2020)
Journal Article
Aburub, A., Ledger, S. J., Sim, J., & Hunter, S. (2020). Cardiopulmonary Function and Aerobic Exercise in Parkinson's: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, 599-606. https://doi.org/10.1002/mdc3.13011

Background
Cardiorespiratory impairments are considered the main cause of mortality in the late stages of Parkinson's. Aerobic exercise has been shown to improve pulmonary function in asthmatic patients and in healthy people. However, effects of aer... Read More about Cardiopulmonary Function and Aerobic Exercise in Parkinson's: A Systematic Review of the Literature.

Authors' reply re: 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., Watts, K., & Coia, T. (2020). Authors' reply re: 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), https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.16333

'No abstract'

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., Ritchie, J., & 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.

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., Watts, K., & 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.

Do we need rights in bioethics discourse? (2020)
Journal Article
Sim. (2020). Do we need rights in bioethics discourse?. Journal of Medicine and Philosophy, 45(3), 312-331. https://doi.org/10.1093/jmp/jhaa004

Moral rights feature prominently, and are relied on substantially, in debates in bioethics. Conceptually, however, duties can perform the logical work of rights, but not vice versa, and reference to rights is therefore inessential. Normatively, right... Read More about Do we need rights in bioethics discourse?.