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Future of evidence ecosystem series: 1. Introduction — Evidence synthesis ecosystem needs dramatic change (2020)
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Craig, J. C., Boutron, I., Créquit, P., Williams, H., Meerpohl, J., Craig, J. C., & Ravaud, P. (2020). Future of evidence ecosystem series: 1. Introduction — Evidence synthesis ecosystem needs dramatic change. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 123, 135-142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2020.01.024

To make healthcare decisions, patients, clinicians, clinical practice guideline developers, researchers, policy-makers and health system managers need a comprehensive, critical, accessible, actionable and up-to-date synthesis of all available evidenc... Read More about Future of evidence ecosystem series: 1. Introduction — Evidence synthesis ecosystem needs dramatic change.

Future of evidence ecosystem series: 2. Current opportunities and need for better tools and methods (2020)
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Créquit, P., Boutron, I., Meerpohl, J., Williams, H., Craig, J., & Ravaud, P. (2020). Future of evidence ecosystem series: 2. Current opportunities and need for better tools and methods. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 123, 143-152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2020.01.023

To become user-driven and more useful for decision-making, the current evidence synthesis ecosystem requires significant changes (Paper 1.Future of evidence ecosystem series). Reviewers have access to new sources of data (clinical trial registries, p... Read More about Future of evidence ecosystem series: 2. Current opportunities and need for better tools and methods.

CORE-Kids: a protocol for the development of a core outcome set for childhood fractures (2020)
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Marson, B. A., Marson, B., Manning, J. C., James, M., Craxford, S., Deshmukh, S., & Ollivere, B. (2020). CORE-Kids: a protocol for the development of a core outcome set for childhood fractures. BMJ Open, 10(2), Article e036224. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036224

Introduction

Limb fractures in children are common yet there are few trials that compare treatments for these injuries. There is significant heterogeneity in the outcomes reported in the paediatric orthopaedic literature, which limits the ability... Read More about CORE-Kids: a protocol for the development of a core outcome set for childhood fractures.

Statin use and risk of joint replacement due to osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis: a propensity-score matched longitudinal cohort study (2020)
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Sarmanova, A., Doherty, M., Kuo, C., Wei, J., Abhishek, A., Mallen, C., Zeng, C., Wang, Y., Lei, G., & Zhang, W. (2020). Statin use and risk of joint replacement due to osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis: a propensity-score matched longitudinal cohort study. Rheumatology, 59(10), 2898-2907. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keaa044

© The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Society for Rheumatology. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com. OBJECTIVE: Statins are reported to have a potential benefi... Read More about Statin use and risk of joint replacement due to osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis: a propensity-score matched longitudinal cohort study.

Brain perfusion patterns are altered in chronic knee pain: a spatial covariance analysis of arterial spin labelling MRI (2020)
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Iwabuchi, S. J., Xing, Y., Cottam, W. J., Drabek, M. M., Tadjibaev, A., Fernandes, G. S., Petersen, K. K., Arendt-Nielsen, L., Graven-Nielsen, T., Valdes, A. M., Zhang, W., Doherty, M., Walsh, D., & Auer, D. P. (2020). Brain perfusion patterns are altered in chronic knee pain: a spatial covariance analysis of arterial spin labelling MRI. PAIN, 161(6), 1255-1263. https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001829

Chronic musculoskeletal pain is a common problem globally. Current evidence suggests that maladapted central pain pathways are associated with pain chronicity, for example, in postoperative pain after knee replacement. Other factors such as low mood,... Read More about Brain perfusion patterns are altered in chronic knee pain: a spatial covariance analysis of arterial spin labelling MRI.

An algorithm for diagnosing IgE-mediated food allergy in study participants who do not undergo food challenge (2020)
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Kelleher, M. M., Montgomery, A. A., Jay, N., Perkin, M. R., Haines, R. H., Batt, R., Chalmers, J. R., Bradshaw, L. E., Williams, H. C., & Boyle, R. J. (2020). An algorithm for diagnosing IgE-mediated food allergy in study participants who do not undergo food challenge. Clinical and Experimental Allergy, 50(3), 334-342. https://doi.org/10.1111/cea.13577

© 2020 The Authors. Clinical & Experimental Allergy published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Background: Food allergy diagnosis in clinical studies can be challenging. Oral food challenges (OFC) are time-consuming, carry some risk and may, therefore,... Read More about An algorithm for diagnosing IgE-mediated food allergy in study participants who do not undergo food challenge.

Algorithm based smartphone apps to assess risk of skin cancer in adults: systematic review of diagnostic accuracy studies (2020)
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Dinnes, J., Freeman, K., Chuchu, N., Takwoingi, Y., Bayliss, S. E., Matin, R. N., Jain, A., Walter, F. M., Williams, H. C., & Deeks, J. J. (2020). Algorithm based smartphone apps to assess risk of skin cancer in adults: systematic review of diagnostic accuracy studies. BMJ, 368, Article m127. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m127

© Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. Objective To examine the validity and findings of studies that examine the accuracy of algorithm based smartphone applications ("apps") to assess risk of skin cancer in suspicious skin lesions. Design... Read More about Algorithm based smartphone apps to assess risk of skin cancer in adults: systematic review of diagnostic accuracy studies.

Plaster cast versus functional brace for non-surgical treatment of Achilles tendon rupture (UKSTAR): a multicentre randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation (2020)
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Costa, M. L., Achten, J., Marian, I. R., Dutton, S. J., Lamb, S. E., Ollivere, B., Maredza, M., Petrou, S., & Kearney, R. S. (2020). Plaster cast versus functional brace for non-surgical treatment of Achilles tendon rupture (UKSTAR): a multicentre randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation. Lancet, 395(10222), 441-448. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736%2819%2932942-3

Background

Patients with Achilles tendon rupture who have non-operative treatment have traditionally been treated with immobilisation of the tendon in plaster casts for several weeks. Functional bracing is an alternative non-operative treatment th... Read More about Plaster cast versus functional brace for non-surgical treatment of Achilles tendon rupture (UKSTAR): a multicentre randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation.

Percutaneous pinning for treating distal radial fractures in adults (2020)
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Karantana, A., Handoll, H. H., & Sabouni, A. (2020). Percutaneous pinning for treating distal radial fractures in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2020(2), Article CD006080. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd006080.pub3

BACKGROUND:

Fracture of the distal radius is a common clinical problem. A key method of surgical fixation is percutaneous pinning, involving the insertion of wires through the skin to stabilise the fracture. This is an update of a Cochrane Review... Read More about Percutaneous pinning for treating distal radial fractures in adults.

Spatial microsimulation of osteoarthritis prevalence at the small area level in England – Constraint selection for a 2-stage microsimulation process (2020)
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Ifesemen, O. S., Bestwick-Stevenson, T., & Edwards, K. L. (in press). Spatial microsimulation of osteoarthritis prevalence at the small area level in England – Constraint selection for a 2-stage microsimulation process. International Journal of Microsimulation, 12(2), 36-50. https://doi.org/10.34196/+ijm.00200

The presence of identical benchmark/constraint variables in both geographic and survey datasets is a principal requirement for static spatial microsimulation models, particularly in the field of medicine and health sciences. This is also a as key lim... Read More about Spatial microsimulation of osteoarthritis prevalence at the small area level in England – Constraint selection for a 2-stage microsimulation process.

The Evaluation and Use of a Food Frequency Questionnaire Among the Population in Trivandrum, South Kerala, India (2020)
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Vijay, A., Mohan, L., Taylor, M. A., Grove, J. I., Valdes, A. M., Aithal, G. P., & Shenoy, K. T. (2020). The Evaluation and Use of a Food Frequency Questionnaire Among the Population in Trivandrum, South Kerala, India. Nutrients, 12(2), Article 383. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12020383

© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Dietary record tools such as food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) and food diaries (FD) are the most commonly used choices for assessing dietary intakes in most large-scale epidemiological studi... Read More about The Evaluation and Use of a Food Frequency Questionnaire Among the Population in Trivandrum, South Kerala, India.

A randomised feasibility trial comparing needle fasciotomy with limited fasciectomy treatment for Dupuytren’s contractures (2020)
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the HAND-1 Study group, Davis, T. R. C., Tan, W., Harrison, E. F., Hollingworth, W., Karantana, A., Mills, N., Hepburn, T., Sprange, K., Duley, L., Blazeby, J. M., Bainbridge, C. G., Murali, R., & Montgomery, A. A. (2020). A randomised feasibility trial comparing needle fasciotomy with limited fasciectomy treatment for Dupuytren’s contractures. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 6(1), Article 7. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-019-0546-y

© 2020 The Author(s). Purpose: The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility of conducting a large, multicentre randomised controlled trial (RCT) comparing needle fasciotomy with limited fasciectomy for treatment of Dupuytren's contractures.... Read More about A randomised feasibility trial comparing needle fasciotomy with limited fasciectomy treatment for Dupuytren’s contractures.

A behaviour change package to prevent hand dermatitis in nurse working in the National Health Service: results of a cluster randomised controlled trial (2020)
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Madan, I., Parsons, V., Ntani, G., Coggon, D., Wright, A., English, J., McCrone, P., Smedley, J., Rushton, L., Murphy, C., Cookson, B., & Williams, H. C. (2020). A behaviour change package to prevent hand dermatitis in nurse working in the National Health Service: results of a cluster randomised controlled trial. British Journal of Dermatology, 183(3), 462-470. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.18862

Background
Occupational hand dermatitis poses a serious risk for nurses.

Objectives
To evaluate the clinical and cost‐effectiveness of a complex intervention in reducing the prevalence of hand dermatitis in nurses

Trial design
Cluster random... Read More about A behaviour change package to prevent hand dermatitis in nurse working in the National Health Service: results of a cluster randomised controlled trial.

Intra-articular Injection Administration in UK Ex-professional Footballers During Their Playing Careers and the Association with Post-career Knee Osteoarthritis (2020)
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Fernandes, G. S., Parekh, S. M., Moses, J. P., Fuller, C. W., Scammell, B. E., Batt, M. E., Zhang, W., & Doherty, M. (2020). Intra-articular Injection Administration in UK Ex-professional Footballers During Their Playing Careers and the Association with Post-career Knee Osteoarthritis. Sports Medicine, 50, 1039–1046. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-019-01255-x

© 2020, The Author(s). Background: The long-term risk from knee intra-articular (KIA) injections in professional athletes such as ex-footballers remains unknown. The use of KIA injections is controversial and remains anecdotally prolific as it is per... Read More about Intra-articular Injection Administration in UK Ex-professional Footballers During Their Playing Careers and the Association with Post-career Knee Osteoarthritis.

Peripheral brain-derived neurotrophic factor contributes to chronic osteoarthritis joint pain (2020)
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Gowler, P. R., Li, L., Woodhams, S. G., Bennett, A. J., Suzuki, R., Walsh, D. A., & Chapman, V. (2020). Peripheral brain-derived neurotrophic factor contributes to chronic osteoarthritis joint pain. PAIN, 161(1), 61-73. https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001694

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and the high-affinity receptor tropomyosin receptor kinase B (TrkB) have important roles in neuronal survival and in spinal sensitization mechanisms associated with chronic pain. Recent clinical evidence also... Read More about Peripheral brain-derived neurotrophic factor contributes to chronic osteoarthritis joint pain.

Confidence of recurrent cellulitis self-diagnosis among people with lymphoedema: a qualitative interview study (2019)
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Patel, M., Lee, S. I., Levell, N. J., Smart, P., Kai, J., Thomas, K. S., & Leighton, P. (2020). Confidence of recurrent cellulitis self-diagnosis among people with lymphoedema: a qualitative interview study. British Journal of General Practice, 70(691), e130-e137. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp19X707909

© British Journal of General Practice 2020. BACKGROUND: Cellulitis can sometimes be challenging for healthcare professionals to diagnose, with no validated diagnostic criteria available. Supporting healthcare professionals to make a more accurate dia... Read More about Confidence of recurrent cellulitis self-diagnosis among people with lymphoedema: a qualitative interview study.

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., 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.

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.