All Outputs (96)

Evaluation of the Guide to Action Care Home fall prevention programme in care homes for older people: protocol for a multi-centre, single blinded, cluster randomised controlled trial (FinCH) (2019)
Preprint / Working Paper
Logan, P., McCartney, K., Armstrong, S., Clarke, A., Conroy, S., Darby, J., …Horne, . J. (2019). Evaluation of the Guide to Action Care Home fall prevention programme in care homes for older people: protocol for a multi-centre, single blinded, cluster randomised controlled trial (FinCH). National Institute for Health Research

Background: Falls in older care home residents are at least five times more frequent than in community dwelling adults and have higher direct costs. Care home research is limited but suggests that fall-related injuries might be prevented by fall prev... Read More about Evaluation of the Guide to Action Care Home fall prevention programme in care homes for older people: protocol for a multi-centre, single blinded, cluster randomised controlled trial (FinCH).

Defining displacement thresholds for surgical intervention for distal radius fractures – a Delphi study (2019)
Journal Article
Johnson, N., Leighton, P., Pailthorpe, C., Dias, J., & Distal Radius Fracture Delphi Study Group. (2019). Defining displacement thresholds for surgical intervention for distal radius fractures – a Delphi study. PLoS ONE, 14(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210462

Distal radius fractures are very common yet controversy exists regarding which require treatment and is reflected by significant variation in surgical intervention rate. Evidence regarding which fractures would benefit from intervention is varied and... Read More about Defining displacement thresholds for surgical intervention for distal radius fractures – a Delphi study.

Development of a multimedia educational programme for first-time hearing aid users: a participatory design (2018)
Journal Article
Ferguson, M. A., Leighton, P., Brandreth, M., & Wharrad, H. (in press). Development of a multimedia educational programme for first-time hearing aid users: a participatory design. International Journal of Audiology, https://doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2018.1457803

Objective: To develop content for a series of interactive video tutorials (or reusable learning objects, RLOs) for first-time adult hearing aid users, to enhance knowledge of hearing aids and communication.
Design: RLO content was based on an elect... Read More about Development of a multimedia educational programme for first-time hearing aid users: a participatory design.

Chair based exercise in community settings: a cluster randomised feasibility study (2018)
Journal Article
Robinson, K., Long, A., Leighton, P., Armstrong, S., Pulikottill-Jacob, R., Gladman, J., Gordon, A., Logan, P., Anthony, K., Harwood, R., Blackshaw, P., & Masud, T. (2018). Chair based exercise in community settings: a cluster randomised feasibility study. BMC Geriatrics, 18(1), Article 82. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-018-0769-4

Background: Some older people who find standard exercise programmes too strenuous may be encouraged to exercise while remaining seated - chair based exercises (CBE). We previously developed a consensus CBE programme (CCBE) following a modified Delphi... Read More about Chair based exercise in community settings: a cluster randomised feasibility study.

Supporting kids with diabetes in physical activity (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Knox, E. C., Glazebrook, C., Leighton, P., Randell, T., Greening, J., Guo, B., & Blake, H. (2018, March). Supporting kids with diabetes in physical activity. Paper presented at III Congreso Internacional en Investigacion y Didactica de la Educacion Fisica

Home-based pre-surgical psychological intervention for knee osteoarthritis (HAPPiKNEES): a feasibility randomised controlled trial (2018)
Journal Article
das Nair, R., Mhizha-Murira, J. R., Anderson, P., Carpenter, H., Clarke, S., Groves, S., …Lincoln, N. B. (2018). Home-based pre-surgical psychological intervention for knee osteoarthritis (HAPPiKNEES): a feasibility randomised controlled trial. Clinical Rehabilitation, 32(6), 777-789. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215518755426

Objective: To determine the feasibility of conducting a trial of a pre-surgical psychological intervention on pain, function, and mood in people with knee osteoarthritis listed for total knee arthroplasty.
Design: Multi-centre, mixed-methods feasibi... Read More about Home-based pre-surgical psychological intervention for knee osteoarthritis (HAPPiKNEES): a feasibility randomised controlled trial.

Interventions to improve retention in a surgical, clinical trial: a pragmatic, stakeholder driven approach (2018)
Journal Article
Leighton, P., Brealey, S. D., & Dias, J. J. (in press). Interventions to improve retention in a surgical, clinical trial: a pragmatic, stakeholder driven approach. Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1111/jebm.12271

Objective

To explore stakeholder perspectives upon participant retention in clinical trials, and to generate strategies to support retention in a surgical, clinical trial.

Study Design & Setting


The SWIFFT trial is a multi-centre study com... Read More about Interventions to improve retention in a surgical, clinical trial: a pragmatic, stakeholder driven approach.

The top 10 research priorities in cystic fibrosis developed by a partnership between people with CF and health care providers (2017)
Journal Article
Rowbotham, N. J., Smith, S., Leighton, P., Rayner, O. C., Gathercole, K., Elliott, Z., …Smyth, A. R. (2018). The top 10 research priorities in cystic fibrosis developed by a partnership between people with CF and health care providers. Thorax, 73(4), 388-390. https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2017-210473

There remain many treatment uncertainties in cystic fibrosis (CF). With limited resources, research should focus on questions which are most important to the CF community. We conducted a James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership in CF. Researc... Read More about The top 10 research priorities in cystic fibrosis developed by a partnership between people with CF and health care providers.

Prioritising topics for the undergraduate ENT curriculum (2017)
Journal Article
Constable, J., Moghul, G., Leighton, P., Schofield, S., & Daniel, M. (2017). Prioritising topics for the undergraduate ENT curriculum. Journal of Laryngology and Otology, 131(07), 631-639. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022215117001025

Coping together with hearing loss: a qualitative meta-synthesis of the psychosocial experiences of people with hearing loss and their communication partner (2017)
Journal Article
Barker, A., Leighton, P., & Ferguson, M. A. (2017). Coping together with hearing loss: a qualitative meta-synthesis of the psychosocial experiences of people with hearing loss and their communication partner. International Journal of Audiology, 56(5), 297-305. https://doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2017.1286695

Objective – To examine the psychosocial experiences of hearing loss from the perspectives of both the person with hearing loss and their communication partner.
Design - A meta-synthesis of the qualitative literature.
Study Sample – From 880 recor... Read More about Coping together with hearing loss: a qualitative meta-synthesis of the psychosocial experiences of people with hearing loss and their communication partner.

Feasibility of an online intervention (STAK-D) to promote physical activity in children with type 1 diabetes: protocol for a randomised controlled trial (2016)
Journal Article
Blake, H., Quirk, H., Leighton, P., Randell, T., Greening, J., Guo, B., & Glazebrook, C. (2016). Feasibility of an online intervention (STAK-D) to promote physical activity in children with type 1 diabetes: protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 17(283), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-016-1719-0

Background: Regular physical activity has important health benefits for children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), yet children and their parents face barriers to participation such as lack of self-efficacy or concerns around hypoglycaemia. Multi... Read More about Feasibility of an online intervention (STAK-D) to promote physical activity in children with type 1 diabetes: protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Perception of first respiratory infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa by people with cystic fibrosis and those close to them: an online qualitative study (2016)
Journal Article
Palser, S. C., Rayner, O. C., Leighton, P., & Smyth, A. R. (2016). Perception of first respiratory infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa by people with cystic fibrosis and those close to them: an online qualitative study. BMJ Open, 6(12), Article e012303. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012303

Background: People with cystic fibrosis (CF) are susceptible to respiratory infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA), which may become chronic if initial eradication fails. Environmental acquisition and person-to-person transmission can occur. Resp... Read More about Perception of first respiratory infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa by people with cystic fibrosis and those close to them: an online qualitative study.

Supporting Kids with diabetes In Physical activity (SKIP): protocol for a randomized feasibility trial of an online intervention to promote physical activity in children with type 1 diabetes (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Blake, H., Quirk, H., Leighton, P., Randell, T., Greening, J., Knox, E., …Glazebrook, C. (2016, December). Supporting Kids with diabetes In Physical activity (SKIP): protocol for a randomized feasibility trial of an online intervention to promote physical activity in children with type 1 diabetes. Paper presented at UK Society for Behavioural Medicine 12th Annual Scientific Meeting

Scaphoid Waist Internal Fixation for Fractures Trial (SWIFFT) protocol: a pragmatic multi-centre randomised controlled trial of cast treatment versus surgical fixation for the treatment of bi-cortical, minimally displaced fractures of the scaphoid waist in adults (2016)
Journal Article
Dias, J., Brealey, S., Choudhary, S., Cook, L., Costa, M., Fairhurst, C., …Torgerson, D. (2016). Scaphoid Waist Internal Fixation for Fractures Trial (SWIFFT) protocol: a pragmatic multi-centre randomised controlled trial of cast treatment versus surgical fixation for the treatment of bi-cortical, minimally displaced fractures of the scaphoid waist in adults. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 17(1), Article 248. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-016-1107-7

Background: A scaphoid fracture is the most common type of carpal fracture affecting young active people. The optimal management of this fracture is uncertain. When treated with a cast, 88 to 90 % of these fractures unite; however, for the remaining... Read More about Scaphoid Waist Internal Fixation for Fractures Trial (SWIFFT) protocol: a pragmatic multi-centre randomised controlled trial of cast treatment versus surgical fixation for the treatment of bi-cortical, minimally displaced fractures of the scaphoid waist in adults.

A randomized controlled trial to evaluate the benefits of a multimedia educational program for first-time hearing aid users (2016)
Journal Article
Ferguson, M. A., Brandreth, M., Brassington, W., Leighton, P., & Wharrad, H. (2016). A randomized controlled trial to evaluate the benefits of a multimedia educational program for first-time hearing aid users. Ear and Hearing, 37(2), https://doi.org/10.1097/AUD.0000000000000237

Objectives: The aims of this study were to (1) develop a series of short interactive videos (or reusable learning objects [RLOs]) covering a broad range of practical and psychosocial issues relevant to the auditory rehabilitation for first-time heari... Read More about A randomized controlled trial to evaluate the benefits of a multimedia educational program for first-time hearing aid users.

Home-administered pre-surgical psychological intervention for knee osteoarthritis (HAPPiKNEES): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (2016)
Journal Article
das Nair, R., Anderson, P., Clarke, S. P., Leighton, P., Lincoln, N., Mhizha-Murira, J. R., …Walsh, D. A. (2016). Home-administered pre-surgical psychological intervention for knee osteoarthritis (HAPPiKNEES): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 17(54), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-016-1165-z

Background: Knee replacement surgery reduces pain for many people with osteoarthritis (OA). However, surgical outcomes are partly dependent on patients’ moods, and those with depression or anxiety have worse outcomes. Approximately one-third of peopl... Read More about Home-administered pre-surgical psychological intervention for knee osteoarthritis (HAPPiKNEES): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

HPP self-study continuing education credits: school-based educational intervention to improve children's oral health-related knowledge (2015)
Other
Blake, H., Dawett, B., Leighton, P., Rose-Brady, L., & Deery, C. (2015). HPP self-study continuing education credits: school-based educational intervention to improve children's oral health-related knowledge

Forming a consensus opinion on exercise prehabilitation in elderly colorectal cancer patients: a Delphi study (2015)
Journal Article
Boereboom, C., Williams, J., Leighton, P., & Lund, J. (2015). Forming a consensus opinion on exercise prehabilitation in elderly colorectal cancer patients: a Delphi study. Techniques in Coloproctology, 19(6), 347–354. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-015-1317-2

Prescribing opioid analgesics for chronic non-malignant pain in general practice - a survey of attitudes and practice (2015)
Journal Article
Blake, H., Leighton, P., van der Walt, G., & Ravenscroft, A. (2015). Prescribing opioid analgesics for chronic non-malignant pain in general practice - a survey of attitudes and practice. British Journal of Pain, 9(4), https://doi.org/10.1177/2049463715579284

Background: This study replicates a previous postal survey of general practitioners (GPs) to explore whether attitudes to opioid prescribing have changed at a time when the number of opioid prescriptions issued in primary care has increased.

Metho... Read More about Prescribing opioid analgesics for chronic non-malignant pain in general practice - a survey of attitudes and practice.

Prescribing opioid analgesics for chronic non-malignant pain in general practice - a survey of attitudes and practice (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Blake, H., Leighton, P., van der Walt, G., & Ravenscroft, A. (2014). Prescribing opioid analgesics for chronic non-malignant pain in general practice - a survey of attitudes and practice.