All Outputs (33)

Prognosis of patients with neuropathic low back-related leg pain: An exploratory study using prospective data from UK primary care (2023)
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Harrisson, S. A., Ogollah, R., Dunn, K. M., Foster, N. E., & Konstantinou, K. (2024). Prognosis of patients with neuropathic low back-related leg pain: An exploratory study using prospective data from UK primary care. Journal of Pain, 25(2), 533-544. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2023.09.016

This prospective cohort study investigates the prognosis of patients with neuropathic low back-related leg pain consulting in UK primary care. Data from 511 patients were collected using standardised baseline clinical examinations (including magnetic... Read More about Prognosis of patients with neuropathic low back-related leg pain: An exploratory study using prospective data from UK primary care.

Self-collected versus health-care professional taken swab for identification of vaginal-rectal colonisation with group B streptococcus in late pregnancy: a systematic review (2023)
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Odubamowo, K., Garcia, M., Muriithi, F., Ogollah, R., Daniels, J. P., & Walker, K. F. (2023). Self-collected versus health-care professional taken swab for identification of vaginal-rectal colonisation with group B streptococcus in late pregnancy: a systematic review. European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 286, 95-101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.2023.05.027

Background Testing for group B streptococcus (GBS) requires a vaginal-rectal swab in late pregnancy. Objective A systematic review of the test accuracy of a self-collected swab compared with a health-care professional collected swab in the diagnos... Read More about Self-collected versus health-care professional taken swab for identification of vaginal-rectal colonisation with group B streptococcus in late pregnancy: a systematic review.

Feasibility of a RCT of techniques for managing an impacted fetal head during emergency caesarean section: the MIDAS scoping study (2023)
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Walker, K. F., Mitchell, E. J., Ayers, S., Jones, N. W., Ogollah, R., Wakefield, N., …Thornton, J. G. (2023). Feasibility of a RCT of techniques for managing an impacted fetal head during emergency caesarean section: the MIDAS scoping study. Health Technology Assessment, 27(6), 1-87. https://doi.org/10.3310/KUYP6832

Background: Second-stage caesarean sections, of which there are around 34,000 per year in the United Kingdom, have greater maternal and perinatal morbidity than those in the first stage. The fetal head is often deeply impacted in the maternal pelvis,... Read More about Feasibility of a RCT of techniques for managing an impacted fetal head during emergency caesarean section: the MIDAS scoping study.

A systematic review of randomisation method use in RCTs and association of trial design characteristics with method selection (2022)
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Bruce, C. L., Juszczak, E., Ogollah, R., Partlett, C., & Montgomery, A. (2022). A systematic review of randomisation method use in RCTs and association of trial design characteristics with method selection. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 22(1), Article 314. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-022-01786-4

Background: When conducting a randomised controlled trial, there exist many different methods to allocate participants, and a vast array of evidence-based opinions on which methods are the most effective at doing this, leading to differing use of the... Read More about A systematic review of randomisation method use in RCTs and association of trial design characteristics with method selection.

The FEED1 trial: protocol for a randomised controlled trial of full milk feeds versus intravenous fluids with gradual feeding for preterm infants (30–33 weeks gestational age) (2022)
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Mitchell, E. J., Meakin, G., Anderson, J., Dorling, J., Gale, C., Haines, R., …Ojha, S. (2022). The FEED1 trial: protocol for a randomised controlled trial of full milk feeds versus intravenous fluids with gradual feeding for preterm infants (30–33 weeks gestational age). Trials, 23(1), Article 64. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05994-z

Background: In the UK, approximately 8% of live births are preterm (before 37 weeks gestation), more than 90% of whom are born between 30 and 36 weeks, forming the largest proportion of a neonatal units’ workload. Neonatologists are cautious in initi... Read More about The FEED1 trial: protocol for a randomised controlled trial of full milk feeds versus intravenous fluids with gradual feeding for preterm infants (30–33 weeks gestational age).

Acceptability of a nurse-led non-pharmacological complex intervention for knee pain: Nurse and patient views and experiences (2022)
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Nomikos, P. A., Hall, M. C., Fuller, A., Ogollah, R., Valdes, A. M., Doherty, M., …Abhishek, A. (2022). Acceptability of a nurse-led non-pharmacological complex intervention for knee pain: Nurse and patient views and experiences. PLoS ONE, 17(1), Article e0262422. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0262422

Objectives The overall purpose of this research programme is to develop and test the feasibility of a complex intervention for knee pain delivered by a nurse, and comprising both non-pharmacological and pharmacological interventions. In this first ph... Read More about Acceptability of a nurse-led non-pharmacological complex intervention for knee pain: Nurse and patient views and experiences.

Motivation and willingness to increase physical activity for dementia risk reduction: Cross-Sectional UK survey with people aged 50 and over (2021)
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Oliveira, D., Knight, H., Jones, K. A., Ogollah, R., & Orrell, M. (2022). Motivation and willingness to increase physical activity for dementia risk reduction: Cross-Sectional UK survey with people aged 50 and over. Aging and Mental Health, 26(9), 1899-1908. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2021.1984393

Objective:Tackling modifiable risk factors such as physical inactivity currently represents the only way to reduce the increasing prevalence of dementia worldwide. This study aimed to investigate attitudes to increasing physical activity to reduce ri... Read More about Motivation and willingness to increase physical activity for dementia risk reduction: Cross-Sectional UK survey with people aged 50 and over.

Fidelity assessment of nurse-led non-pharmacological package of care for knee pain in the package development phase of a feasibility randomised controlled trial based in secondary care: A mixed methods study (2021)
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Nomikos, P. A., Hall, M., Fuller, A., Millar, B., Ogollah, R., Valdes, A., …Abhishek, A. (2021). Fidelity assessment of nurse-led non-pharmacological package of care for knee pain in the package development phase of a feasibility randomised controlled trial based in secondary care: A mixed methods study. BMJ Open, 11(7), Article e045242. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045242

Objectives To evaluate fidelity of delivery of a nurse-led non-pharmacological complex intervention for knee pain. Setting Secondary care. Single-centre study. Study design Mixed methods study. Participants Eighteen adults with chronic knee pain. Inc... Read More about Fidelity assessment of nurse-led non-pharmacological package of care for knee pain in the package development phase of a feasibility randomised controlled trial based in secondary care: A mixed methods study.

Promoting independence in Dementia (Pride): A feasibility randomized controlled trial (2021)
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Csipke, E., Shafayat, A., Sprange, K., Bradshaw, L., Montgomery, A. A., Ogollah, R., …Orrell, M. (2021). Promoting independence in Dementia (Pride): A feasibility randomized controlled trial. Clinical Interventions in Aging, 16, 363-378. https://doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S281139

© 2021 Csipke et al. Background: There is a need for interventions to foster and maintain independence for people with dementia to support community living, improve morale, and reduce stigma. We investigated a social intervention to promote living we... Read More about Promoting independence in Dementia (Pride): A feasibility randomized controlled trial.

TANDEM TRIAL: a factorial randomised controlled trial of dose and review schedule of bevacizumab (Avastin) for neovascular macular degeneration in the East Midlands (2020)
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Foss, A. J. E., Haydock, R., Childs, M., Duley, L., Empeslidis, T., Dhar-Munshi, S., …Mitchell, E. (2020). TANDEM TRIAL: a factorial randomised controlled trial of dose and review schedule of bevacizumab (Avastin) for neovascular macular degeneration in the East Midlands. BMJ Open Ophthalmology, 5(1), Article e000588. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjophth-2020-000588

Objective: Neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) causes damage to the macula and severe vision loss. Bevacizumab is the most cost-effective nAMD treatment. The TANDEM trial was designed to determine whether, in patients with nAMD, low-d... Read More about TANDEM TRIAL: a factorial randomised controlled trial of dose and review schedule of bevacizumab (Avastin) for neovascular macular degeneration in the East Midlands.

Stratified versus usual care for the management of primary care patients with sciatica: the SCOPiC RCT (2020)
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Foster, N. E., Konstantinou, K., Lewis, M., Ogollah, R., Saunders, B., Kigozi, J., …Dunn, K. M. (2020). Stratified versus usual care for the management of primary care patients with sciatica: the SCOPiC RCT. Health Technology Assessment, 24(49), 1-130. https://doi.org/10.3310/hta24490

Background Sciatica has a substantial impact on patients and society. Current care is ‘stepped’, comprising an initial period of simple measures of advice and analgesia, for most patients, commonly followed by physiotherapy, and then by more intensi... Read More about Stratified versus usual care for the management of primary care patients with sciatica: the SCOPiC RCT.

The East Midlands Knee Pain Multiple Randomised Controlled Trial Cohort Study: Cohort Establishment and Feasibility study protocol (2020)
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Hall, M. C., Fuller, A., Nomikos, P. A., Millar, B., Ogollah, R., Valdes, A., …Abhishek, A. (2020). The East Midlands Knee Pain Multiple Randomised Controlled Trial Cohort Study: Cohort Establishment and Feasibility study protocol. BMJ Open, 10(9), Article e037760

Introduction: Knee pain and osteoarthritis (OA) are a common cause of disability. The UK National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) OA guidelines recommend education, exercise and weight-loss advice (if overweight) as core interventions... Read More about The East Midlands Knee Pain Multiple Randomised Controlled Trial Cohort Study: Cohort Establishment and Feasibility study protocol.

East Midlands knee pain multiple randomised controlled trial cohort study: cohort establishment and feasibility study protocol (2020)
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Hall, M., Fuller, A., Nomikos, P. A., Millar, B., Ogollah, R., Valdes, A., …Abhishek, A. (2020). East Midlands knee pain multiple randomised controlled trial cohort study: cohort establishment and feasibility study protocol. BMJ Open, 10(9), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037760

© 2020 BMJ Open Introduction Knee pain due to osteoarthritis (OA) is a common cause of disability. The UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence OA guidelines recommend education, exercise and weight loss advice (if overweight) as core int... Read More about East Midlands knee pain multiple randomised controlled trial cohort study: cohort establishment and feasibility study protocol.

Optimising outcomes of exercise and corticosteroid injection in patients with subacromial pain (impingement) syndrome: a factorial randomised trial (2020)
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Roddy, E., Ogollah, R. O., Oppong, R., Zwierska, I., Datta, P., Hall, A., …Foster, N. E. (2020). Optimising outcomes of exercise and corticosteroid injection in patients with subacromial pain (impingement) syndrome: a factorial randomised trial. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2019-101268

Objectives: To compare the clinical effectiveness of (1) physiotherapist-led exercise versus an exercise leaflet, and (2) ultrasound-guided subacromial corticosteroid injection versus unguided injection for pain and function in subacromial pain (form... Read More about Optimising outcomes of exercise and corticosteroid injection in patients with subacromial pain (impingement) syndrome: a factorial randomised trial.

Stratified care versus usual care for management of patients presenting with sciatica in primary care (SCOPiC): a randomised controlled trial (2020)
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Konstantinou, K., Lewis, M., Dunn, K. M., Ogollah, R., Artus, M., Hill, J. C., …Foster, N. E. (2020). Stratified care versus usual care for management of patients presenting with sciatica in primary care (SCOPiC): a randomised controlled trial. The Lancet Rheumatology, 2(7), e401-e411. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2665-9913%2820%2930099-0

Background: Sciatica has a substantial impact on individuals and society. Stratified care has been shown to lead to better outcomes among patients with non-specific low back pain, but it has not been tested for sciatica. We aimed to investigate the c... Read More about Stratified care versus usual care for management of patients presenting with sciatica in primary care (SCOPiC): a randomised controlled trial.

Determining responsiveness and meaningful changes for the Musculoskeletal Health Questionnaire (MSK-HQ) for use across musculoskeletal care pathways (2019)
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Price, A. J., Ogollah, R., Kang, S., Hay, E., Barker, K. L., Benedetto, E., …Hill, J. C. (2019). Determining responsiveness and meaningful changes for the Musculoskeletal Health Questionnaire (MSK-HQ) for use across musculoskeletal care pathways. BMJ Open, 9(10), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025357

Objectives: We have previously developed and validated the Arthritis Research UK Musculoskeletal Health Questionnaire (MSK-HQ) for use across musculoskeletal care pathways, showing encouraging psychometric test results. The objective of this study wa... Read More about Determining responsiveness and meaningful changes for the Musculoskeletal Health Questionnaire (MSK-HQ) for use across musculoskeletal care pathways.

Responsiveness and Minimal Important Change for Pain and Disability Outcome Measures in Pregnancy-Related Low Back and Pelvic Girdle Pain (2019)
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Ogollah, R., Bishop, A., Lewis, M., Grotle, M., & Foster, N. E. (2019). Responsiveness and Minimal Important Change for Pain and Disability Outcome Measures in Pregnancy-Related Low Back and Pelvic Girdle Pain. Physical Therapy, 99(11), 1551-1561. https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzz107

Background Pregnancy-related low back pain and pelvic girdle pain (LBP/PGP) are common and negatively impact the lives of many pregnant women. Several patient-based outcome instruments measure treatment effect but there is no consensus about which m... Read More about Responsiveness and Minimal Important Change for Pain and Disability Outcome Measures in Pregnancy-Related Low Back and Pelvic Girdle Pain.

Non-traditional support workers delivering a brief psychosocial intervention for older people with anxiety and depression: the NOTEPAD feasibility study (2019)
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Burroughs, H., Bartlam, B., Bullock, P., Lovell, K., Ogollah, R., Ray, M., …Chew-Graham, C. A. (2019). Non-traditional support workers delivering a brief psychosocial intervention for older people with anxiety and depression: the NOTEPAD feasibility study. Health Services and Delivery Research, 7(25), 1-120. https://doi.org/10.3310/hsdr07250

Subgrouping patients with sciatica in primary care for matched care pathways: development of a subgrouping algorithm (2019)
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Konstantinou, K., Dunn, K. M., van der Windt, D., Ogollah, R., Jasani, V., Foster, N. E., & SCOPiC study team, . (2019). Subgrouping patients with sciatica in primary care for matched care pathways: development of a subgrouping algorithm. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 20, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-019-2686-x

Background Sciatica is a painful condition managed by a stepped care approach for most patients. Currently, there are no decision-making tools to guide matching care pathways for patients with sciatica without evidence of serious pathology, early in... Read More about Subgrouping patients with sciatica in primary care for matched care pathways: development of a subgrouping algorithm.

Factors associated with costs and health outcomes in patients with Back and leg pain in primary care: a prospective cohort analysis (2019)
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Kigozi, J., Konstantinou, K., Ogollah, R., Dunn, K., Martyn, L., & Jowett, S. (2019). Factors associated with costs and health outcomes in patients with Back and leg pain in primary care: a prospective cohort analysis. BMC Health Services Research, 19, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-019-4257-0

© 2019 The Author(s). Background: There is limited research on the economic burden of low back-related leg pain, including sciatica. The aim of this study was to describe healthcare resource utilisation and factors associated with cost and health out... Read More about Factors associated with costs and health outcomes in patients with Back and leg pain in primary care: a prospective cohort analysis.