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Baseline self-report ‘central mechanisms’ trait predicts persistent knee pain in the Knee Pain in the Community (KPIC) cohort (2019)
Journal Article
Akin-Akinyosoye, K., Sarmanova, A., Fernandes, G. S., Frowd, N., Swaithes, L., Stocks, J., Valdes, A., McWilliams, D. F., Zhang, W., Doherty, M., Ferguson, E., & Walsh, D. A. (2020). Baseline self-report ‘central mechanisms’ trait predicts persistent knee pain in the Knee Pain in the Community (KPIC) cohort. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 28(2), 173-181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2019.11.004

© 2019 The Authors Objectives: We investigated whether baseline scores for a self-report trait linked to central mechanisms predict 1 year pain outcomes in the Knee Pain in the Community cohort. METHOD: 1471 participants reported knee pain at baselin... Read More about Baseline self-report ‘central mechanisms’ trait predicts persistent knee pain in the Knee Pain in the Community (KPIC) cohort.

Baseline self-report ‘central mechanisms’ trait predicts persistent knee pain in the Knee Pain in the Community (KPIC) cohort (2019)
Journal Article
Akin-Akinyosoye, K., Sarmanova, A., Fernandes, G., Frowd, N., Swaithes, L., Stocks, J., Valdes, A., Mcwilliams, D. F., Zhang, W., Doherty, M., Ferguson, E., & Walsh, D. A. (2020). Baseline self-report ‘central mechanisms’ trait predicts persistent knee pain in the Knee Pain in the Community (KPIC) cohort. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 28(2), 173-181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2019.11.004

Objectives

We investigated whether baseline scores for a self-report trait linked to central mechanisms predict 1 year pain outcomes in the Knee Pain in the Community cohort.

Method

1471 participants reported knee pain at baseline and respon... Read More about Baseline self-report ‘central mechanisms’ trait predicts persistent knee pain in the Knee Pain in the Community (KPIC) cohort.

The powerful placebo effect in osteoarthritis (2019)
Journal Article
Zhang, W. (2019). The powerful placebo effect in osteoarthritis. Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology, 37(5), S118-S123

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis. Pain and its related function and stiffness are currently the major symptoms and primary outcomes for treatment. However, the treatment in the past has been primarily targeting on the peripher... Read More about The powerful placebo effect in osteoarthritis.

Depressive symptoms and the general health of retired professional footballers compared with the general population in the UK: a case–control study (2019)
Journal Article
Fernandes, G. S., Parekh, S. M., Moses, J., Fuller, C. W., Scammell, B., Batt, M. E., Zhang, W., & Doherty, M. (2019). Depressive symptoms and the general health of retired professional footballers compared with the general population in the UK: a case–control study. BMJ Open, 9(9), Article e030056. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030056

The effectiveness of treatments for Kashin–Beck disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis (2019)
Journal Article
Zou, K., Hu, J., Zhou, Q., Su, J., Dong, B., & Zhang, W. (2019). The effectiveness of treatments for Kashin–Beck disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Clinical Rheumatology, 38(12), 3595-3607. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-019-04704-0

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of treatments for Kashin–Beck disease (KBD). Method: We searched PubMed, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Embase, Web of Science, SinoMed, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure,... Read More about The effectiveness of treatments for Kashin–Beck disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Do β-adrenoreceptor blocking drugs associate with reduced risk of symptomatic osteoarthritis and total joint replacement in the general population?: A primary-care based prospective cohort study using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (2019)
Journal Article
Nakafero, G., Grainge, M., Valdes, A., Townsend, N., Mallen, C., Zhang, W., Doherty, M., Mamas, M., & Abhishek, A. (2019). Do β-adrenoreceptor blocking drugs associate with reduced risk of symptomatic osteoarthritis and total joint replacement in the general population?: A primary-care based prospective cohort study using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink. BMJ Open, 9(8), Article e032050. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032050

© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2019. Introduction: To investigate if β-adrenoreceptor blocking drug (β-blocker) prescription reduces the risk of knee or hip osteoarthritis, total joint replacement and analgesic prescription. Setting: Primary care... Read More about Do β-adrenoreceptor blocking drugs associate with reduced risk of symptomatic osteoarthritis and total joint replacement in the general population?: A primary-care based prospective cohort study using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink.

Predictors of placebo response to local (intra-articular) therapy in osteoarthritis: An individual patient data meta-analysis protocol (2019)
Journal Article
Yu, S. P. C., Ferreira, M. L., Van Middelkoop, M., Bierma-Zeinstra, S. M., Zhang, W., Deveza, L. A., & Hunter, D. J. (2019). Predictors of placebo response to local (intra-articular) therapy in osteoarthritis: An individual patient data meta-analysis protocol. BMJ Open, 9(5), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027372

© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2019. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. Introduction Osteoarthritis (OA) is a highly prevalent and disabling condition with limited safe and effecti... Read More about Predictors of placebo response to local (intra-articular) therapy in osteoarthritis: An individual patient data meta-analysis protocol.

Efficacy and potential determinants of exercise therapy in knee and hip osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2019)
Journal Article
Goh, S.-L., Persson, M. S., Stocks, J., Hou, Y., Lin, J., Hall, M. C., Doherty, M., & Zhang, W. (2019). Efficacy and potential determinants of exercise therapy in knee and hip osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 62(5), 356-365. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rehab.2019.04.006

Background. Exercise is an effective treatment for osteoarthritis. However, the effect may vary from one patient (or study) to another.

Objective. To evaluate the efficacy of exercise and its potential determinants for pain, function, performance,... Read More about Efficacy and potential determinants of exercise therapy in knee and hip osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Identifying predictors of placebo response in osteoarthritis clinical trials of three agents with different routes of delivery: a meta-analysis using individual patient data (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Stocks, J., Persson, M., van Middelkoop, M., Bierma-Zeinstra, S., Runhaar, J., Sawitzke, A., McAlindon, T., Atchia, I., Lambert, R., Hashem Hasempur, M., Walsh, D., Doherty, M., & Zhang, W. (2019, May). Identifying predictors of placebo response in osteoarthritis clinical trials of three agents with different routes of delivery: a meta-analysis using individual patient data. Presented at 2019 World Congress on Osteoarthritis, Toronto, Canada

Self-report central mechanisms trait predicts knee pain persistence in the Knee Pain In the Community (KPIC) cohort (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McWilliams, D., Akin-Akinyosoye, K., Walsh, D., Frowd, N., Swaithes, L., Fernandes, G., Stocks, J., Sarmanova, A., Zhang, W., Doherty, M., Valdes, A., & Ferguson, E. (2019, April). Self-report central mechanisms trait predicts knee pain persistence in the Knee Pain In the Community (KPIC) cohort. Poster presented at Rheumatology 2019, Birmingham, UK