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Association of serum biomarkers with radiographic knee osteoarthritis, knee pain and function in a young, male, trauma-exposed population – findings from the ADVANCE study (2024)
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O’Sullivan, O., Stocks, J., Schofield, S., Bilzon, J., Boos, C. J., Bull, A. M. J., Fear, N. T., Watt, F. E., Bennett, A. N., Kluzek, S., & Valdes, A. M. (2024). Association of serum biomarkers with radiographic knee osteoarthritis, knee pain and function in a young, male, trauma-exposed population – findings from the ADVANCE study. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2024.07.016

Objective The ArmeD SerVices TrAuma RehabilitatioN OutComE (ADVANCE) study is investigating long-term combat-injury outcomes; this sub-study aims to understand the association of osteoarthritis (OA) biomarkers with knee radiographic OA (rOA), pain... Read More about Association of serum biomarkers with radiographic knee osteoarthritis, knee pain and function in a young, male, trauma-exposed population – findings from the ADVANCE study.

Comparing Self-Reported Running Distance and Pace With a Commercial Fitness Watch Data: Reliability Study (2024)
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Bullock, G., Stocks, J., Feakins, B., Alizadeh, Z., Arundale, A., & Kluzek, S. (2024). Comparing Self-Reported Running Distance and Pace With a Commercial Fitness Watch Data: Reliability Study. JMIR Formative Research, 8(1), Article e39211. https://doi.org/10.2196/39211

Background There is substantial evidence exploring the reliability of running distance self-reporting and GPS wearable technology, but there are currently no studies investigating the reliability of participant self-reporting in comparison to GPS wea... Read More about Comparing Self-Reported Running Distance and Pace With a Commercial Fitness Watch Data: Reliability Study.

The student patient alliance: development and formative evaluation of an initiative to support collaborations between patient and public involvement partners and doctoral students (2023)
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Simons, G., Birch, R., Stocks, J., Insch, E., Rijckborst, R., Neag, G., …Falahee, M. (2023). The student patient alliance: development and formative evaluation of an initiative to support collaborations between patient and public involvement partners and doctoral students. BMC Rheumatology, 7(1), Article 36. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41927-023-00359-2

Background While the integration of patient and public involvement (PPI) in clinical research is now widespread and recommended as standard practice, meaningful PPI in pre-clinical, discovery science research is more difficult to achieve. One potent... Read More about The student patient alliance: development and formative evaluation of an initiative to support collaborations between patient and public involvement partners and doctoral students.

Associations of Muscle Strength with Central Aspects of Pain: Data from the Knee Pain and Related Health in the Community (KPIC) Cohort (2023)
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McWilliams, D. F., Yue, B., Smith, S. L., Stocks, J., Doherty, M., Valdes, A. M., …Walsh, D. A. (2023). Associations of Muscle Strength with Central Aspects of Pain: Data from the Knee Pain and Related Health in the Community (KPIC) Cohort. Journal of Personalized Medicine, 13(10), Article 1450. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm13101450

Knee pain is associated with lower muscle strength, and both contribute to disability. Peripheral and central neurological mechanisms contribute to OA pain. Understanding the relative contributions of pain mechanisms to muscle strength might help fut... Read More about Associations of Muscle Strength with Central Aspects of Pain: Data from the Knee Pain and Related Health in the Community (KPIC) Cohort.

Knee MRI biomarkers associated with structural, functional and symptomatic changes at least a year from ACL injury - A systematic review (2023)
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O’Sullivan, O., Ladlow, P., Steiner, K., Kuyser, D., Ali, O., Stocks, J., …Kluzek, S. (2023). Knee MRI biomarkers associated with structural, functional and symptomatic changes at least a year from ACL injury - A systematic review. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open, 5(3), Article 100385. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocarto.2023.100385

Introduction Osteoarthritis (OA) results from various aetiologies, including joint morphology, biomechanics, inflammation, and injury. The latter is implicated in post-traumatic OA, which offers a paradigm to identify potential biomarkers enabling e... Read More about Knee MRI biomarkers associated with structural, functional and symptomatic changes at least a year from ACL injury - A systematic review.

Osteoarthritis in the UK Armed Forces: a review of its impact, treatment and future research (2023)
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O'Sullivan, O., Behan, F. P., Coppack, R. J., Stocks, J., Kluzek, S., Valdes, A. M., & Bennett, A. N. (2023). Osteoarthritis in the UK Armed Forces: a review of its impact, treatment and future research. BMJ Military Health, https://doi.org/10.1136/military-2023-002390

Within the UK Armed Forces, musculoskeletal injuries account for over half of all medical downgrades and discharges. Data from other Armed Forces show that osteoarthritis (OA), more common in military personnel, is likely to contribute to this, both... Read More about Osteoarthritis in the UK Armed Forces: a review of its impact, treatment and future research.

Fostering global data sharing: Highlighting the recommendations of the Research Data Alliance COVID-19 working group (2020)
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Austin, C. C., Bernier, A., Bezuidenhout, L., Bicarregui, J., Biro, T., Cambon-Thomsen, A., …Uhlmansiek, M. (2020). Fostering global data sharing: Highlighting the recommendations of the Research Data Alliance COVID-19 working group. Wellcome Open Research, 5, Article 267. https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16378.1

© 2020 Austin CC et al. The systemic challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic require cross-disciplinary collaboration in a global and timely fashion. Such collaboration needs open research practices and the sharing of research outputs, such as data and c... Read More about Fostering global data sharing: Highlighting the recommendations of the Research Data Alliance COVID-19 working group.

Baseline self-report ‘central mechanisms’ trait predicts persistent knee pain in the Knee Pain in the Community (KPIC) cohort (2019)
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Akin-Akinyosoye, K., Sarmanova, A., Fernandes, G., Frowd, N., Swaithes, L., Stocks, J., …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.

Efficacy and potential determinants of exercise therapy in knee and hip osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2019)
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Goh, S.-L., Persson, M. S., Stocks, J., Hou, Y., Lin, J., Hall, M. C., …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.

Relative efficacy of different exercises for pain, function, performance and quality of life in knee and hip osteoarthritis: systematic review and network meta-analysis (2019)
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Goh, S.-L., Persson, M. S., Stocks, J., Hou, Y., Welton, N. J., Lin, J., …Zhang, W. (2019). Relative efficacy of different exercises for pain, function, performance and quality of life in knee and hip osteoarthritis: systematic review and network meta-analysis. Sports Medicine, 49(5), 743–761. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-019-01082-0

Background: Guidelines recommend exercise as a core treatment for osteoarthritis (OA). However, it is unclear which type of exercise is most effective, leading to inconsistency between different recommendations. Objectives: To investigate the rel... Read More about Relative efficacy of different exercises for pain, function, performance and quality of life in knee and hip osteoarthritis: systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Bidirectional association between disturbed sleep and neuropathic pain symptoms: a prospective cohort study in post-total joint replacement participants (2018)
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Stocks, J., Tang, N. K., Walsh, D. A., Warner, S. C., Harvey, H., Jenkins, W., Abhishek, A., Doherty, M., & Valdes, A. M. (2018). Bidirectional association between disturbed sleep and neuropathic pain symptoms: a prospective cohort study in post-total joint replacement participants. Journal of Pain Research, 2018(11), 1087—1093. https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S149830

Disturbed sleep is strongly correlated with chronic pain. The aim of this study was to examine the association between sleep disturbance and incident joint pain focusing on neuropathic pain-like symptoms. 423 individuals who had undergone total joint... Read More about Bidirectional association between disturbed sleep and neuropathic pain symptoms: a prospective cohort study in post-total joint replacement participants.

Effect of dietary omega-3 fatty acid supplementation on frailty related phenotypes in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol (2018)
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Stocks, J., & Valdes, A. M. (2018). Effect of dietary omega-3 fatty acid supplementation on frailty related phenotypes in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. BMJ Open, 8(5), Article e021344. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-021344

Introduction: The beneficial effect of dietary omega-3 supplementation in younger adults or older people with acute or chronic disease is established. Knowledge is now needed about the effect in medically stable older people. The objective of this st... Read More about Effect of dietary omega-3 fatty acid supplementation on frailty related phenotypes in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.

Osteoarthritis and ageing (2018)
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Valdes, A. M., & Stocks, J. (2018). Osteoarthritis and ageing. European Medical Journal Rheumatology, 3(1),

Ageing is a complex process of accumulation of molecular, cellular, and organ damage, leading to loss of function and increased vulnerability to disease and death, the rate and extent of which varies among individuals. Osteoarthritis (OA) is not only... Read More about Osteoarthritis and ageing.

New therapeutic targets for osteoarthritis pain (2017)
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Walsh, D. A., & Stocks, J. (2017). New therapeutic targets for osteoarthritis pain. Slas Discovery, 22(8), https://doi.org/10.1177/2472555217716912

Osteoarthritis (OA), the most common form of arthritis, causes pain and disability, as well as emotional distress. While total joint replacement is one of the most effective treatments available for improving the quality of life in people with severe... Read More about New therapeutic targets for osteoarthritis pain.

Identifying placebo responders and predictors of response in osteoarthritis: a protocol for individual patient data meta-analysis (2016)
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Fu, Y., Persson, M. S., Bhattacharya, A., Goh, S.-L., Stocks, J., van Middelkoop, M., …Zhang, W. (2016). Identifying placebo responders and predictors of response in osteoarthritis: a protocol for individual patient data meta-analysis. Systematic Reviews, 5(1), Article 183. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-016-0362-x

Background: The management of osteoarthritis (OA) is unsatisfactory, as most treatments are not clinically effective over placebo and most drugs have considerable side effects. On average, 75 % of the analgesic effect from OA treatments in clinical t... Read More about Identifying placebo responders and predictors of response in osteoarthritis: a protocol for individual patient data meta-analysis.

Vascular endothelial growth factor induction by prostaglandin E2 in human airway smooth muscle cells is mediated by E prostanoid EP 2/EP4 receptors and SP-1 transcription factor binding sites (2005)
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Bradbury, D., Clarke, D., Seedhouse, C., Corbettt, L., Stocks, J., & Knox, A. (2005). Vascular endothelial growth factor induction by prostaglandin E2 in human airway smooth muscle cells is mediated by E prostanoid EP 2/EP4 receptors and SP-1 transcription factor binding sites. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 280(34), 29993-30000. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M414530200

Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) can increase vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A) production but the mechanisms involved are unclear. Here we characterized the transcriptional mechanisms involved in human airway smooth muscle cells (HASMC). PGE2 inc... Read More about Vascular endothelial growth factor induction by prostaglandin E2 in human airway smooth muscle cells is mediated by E prostanoid EP 2/EP4 receptors and SP-1 transcription factor binding sites.