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Scoping the international impact from four independent national dermatology trials (2020)
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Williams, H. C., Rogers, N. K., Chalmers, J. R., & Thomas, K. S. (2021). Scoping the international impact from four independent national dermatology trials. Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, 46(4), 657-662. https://doi.org/10.1111/ced.14506

Background: Research impact describes whether and how research results in wider benefits to society beyond academic publication. Little is known about translation of clinical trial research into dermatological practice. Aim: We scoped international i... Read More about Scoping the international impact from four independent national dermatology trials.

BSR guideline on the management of adults with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) 2018: Baseline multi-centre audit in the UK (2020)
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Pearce, F. A., Rutter, M., Sandhu, R., Batten, R. L., Garner, R., Little, J., …Lanyon, P. C. (2021). BSR guideline on the management of adults with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) 2018: Baseline multi-centre audit in the UK. Rheumatology, 60(3), 1480-1490. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keaa759

Objectives: To assess the baseline care provided to patients with SLE attending UK Rheumatology units, audited against standards derived from the recently published BSR guideline for the management of adults with SLE, the NICE technology appraisal fo... Read More about BSR guideline on the management of adults with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) 2018: Baseline multi-centre audit in the UK.

Risk of death among people with rare autoimmune diseases compared with the general population in England during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic (2020)
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Peach, E., Rutter, M., Lanyon, P., Grainge, M. J., Hubbard, R., Aston, J., …Pearce, F. (2021). Risk of death among people with rare autoimmune diseases compared with the general population in England during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. Rheumatology, 60(4), 1902–1909. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keaa855

Objectives: To quantify the risk of death among people with rare autoimmune rheumatic diseases (RAIRD) during the UK 2020 COVID-19 pandemic compared with the general population, and compared with their pre-COVID risk. Methods: We conducted a cohort s... Read More about Risk of death among people with rare autoimmune diseases compared with the general population in England during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.

A Systematic Review of Treatment Interventions for Metacarpal Shaft Fractures in Adults (2020)
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Taha, R. H. M., Grindlay, D., Deshmukh, S., Montgomery, A., Davis, T. R. C., & Karanatana, A. (2022). A Systematic Review of Treatment Interventions for Metacarpal Shaft Fractures in Adults. Hand, 17(5), 869-878. https://doi.org/10.1177/1558944720974363

Metacarpal shaft fractures are common hand injuries that predominantly affect younger patients. There is wide variability in their treatment with no consensus on best practice. We performed a systematic review to assess the breadth and quality of ava... Read More about A Systematic Review of Treatment Interventions for Metacarpal Shaft Fractures in Adults.

Home-based narrowband UVB, topical corticosteroid or combination for children and adults with vitiligo: HI-light vitiligo three-arm RCT (2020)
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Batchelor, J. M., Thomas, K. S., Akram, P., Azad, J., Bewley, A., Chalmers, J. R., …Montgomery, A. A. (2020). Home-based narrowband UVB, topical corticosteroid or combination for children and adults with vitiligo: HI-light vitiligo three-arm RCT. Health Technology Assessment, 24(64), 1-164. https://doi.org/10.3310/hta24640

Background: Systematic reviews suggest that narrowband ultraviolet B light combined with treatments such as topical corticosteroids may be more effective than monotherapy for vitiligo. Objective: To explore the clinical effectiveness and cost-effecti... Read More about Home-based narrowband UVB, topical corticosteroid or combination for children and adults with vitiligo: HI-light vitiligo three-arm RCT.

Constitutional morphological features and risk of hip osteoarthritis: a case–control study using standard radiographs (2020)
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Abdulrahim, H., Jiao, Q., Swain, S., Sehat, K., Sarmanova, A., Muir, K., …Doherty, M. (2021). Constitutional morphological features and risk of hip osteoarthritis: a case–control study using standard radiographs. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 80(4), 494-501. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-218739

© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2020. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. Objectives: To evaluate the risk of association with hip osteoarthritis (OA) of 14 morphological features measured on standard antero-posteri... Read More about Constitutional morphological features and risk of hip osteoarthritis: a case–control study using standard radiographs.

A self-report questionnaire to detect hand dermatitis in nurses (2020)
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Parsons, V., Williams, H. C., English, J., Llewellyn, J., Ntani, G., & Madan, I. (2020). A self-report questionnaire to detect hand dermatitis in nurses. Occupational Medicine, 70(9), 645-648. https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqaa188

Background: Hand dermatitis is highly prevalent among nurses due to their frequent exposure to wet work. Providing cost-effective dermatological health surveillance for this occupational group presents a challenge to health service providers. Aims: T... Read More about A self-report questionnaire to detect hand dermatitis in nurses.

Interventions for basal cell carcinoma of the skin (2020)
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Thomson, J., Hogan, S., Leonardi-Bee, J., Williams, H. C., & Bath-Hextall, F. J. (2020). Interventions for basal cell carcinoma of the skin. Cochrane Library, 2020, Article CD003412. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD003412.pub3

Background: Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the commonest cancer affecting white-skinned individuals, and worldwide incidence is increasing. Although rarely fatal, BCC is associated with significant morbidity and costs. First-line treatment is usually... Read More about Interventions for basal cell carcinoma of the skin.

Individual responses to topical ibuprofen gel or capsaicin cream for painful knee osteoarthritis: a series of n-of-1 trials (2020)
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Persson, M. S., Stocks, J., Sarmanova, A., Fernandes, G., Walsh, D. A., Doherty, M., & Zhang, W. (2021). Individual responses to topical ibuprofen gel or capsaicin cream for painful knee osteoarthritis: a series of n-of-1 trials. Rheumatology, 60(5), 2231-2237. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keaa561

OBJECTIVES: To determine individual responses to ibuprofen gel or capsaicin cream for painful, radiographic knee OA using a series of n-of-1 trials. METHODS: Twenty-two participants were allocated 5% ibuprofen gel (A) and 0.025% capsaicin cream (B) i... Read More about Individual responses to topical ibuprofen gel or capsaicin cream for painful knee osteoarthritis: a series of n-of-1 trials.

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.

Optimising recruitment to the HAND-1 RCT feasibility study: integration of the QuinteT Recruitment Intervention (QRI) (2020)
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Husbands, S., Elliott, D., Davis, T. R., Blazeby, J. M., Harrison, E. F., Montgomery, A. A., …Mills, N. (2020). Optimising recruitment to the HAND-1 RCT feasibility study: integration of the QuinteT Recruitment Intervention (QRI). Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 6(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-020-00710-1

© 2020, The Author(s). Background: Recruitment to randomised controlled trials (RCTs) can be challenging, with most trials not reaching recruitment targets. Randomised feasibility studies can be set up prior to a main trial to identify and overcome r... Read More about Optimising recruitment to the HAND-1 RCT feasibility study: integration of the QuinteT Recruitment Intervention (QRI).

An economic evaluation of the randomized controlled trial of topical corticosteroid and home-based narrowband ultraviolet B for active and limited vitiligo (the HI-Light Vitiligo Trial)* (2020)
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Sach, T., Thomas, K., Batchelor, J., Akram, P., Chalmers, J., Haines, R., …The UK Dermatology Clinical Trials Network’s HI‐LIGHT Vitiligo Trial Team. (2021). An economic evaluation of the randomized controlled trial of topical corticosteroid and home-based narrowband ultraviolet B for active and limited vitiligo (the HI-Light Vitiligo Trial)*. British Journal of Dermatology, 184(5), 840-848. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.19554

Background: Economic evidence for vitiligo treatments is absent. Objectives: To determine the cost-effectiveness of (i) handheld narrowband ultraviolet B (NB-UVB) and (ii) a combination of topical corticosteroid (TCS) and NB-UVB compared with TCS alo... Read More about An economic evaluation of the randomized controlled trial of topical corticosteroid and home-based narrowband ultraviolet B for active and limited vitiligo (the HI-Light Vitiligo Trial)*.

Surgical fixation compared with cast immobilisation for adults with a bicortical fracture of the scaphoid waist: the SWIFFT RCT (2020)
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Dias, J., Brealey, S., Cook, L., Fairhurst, C., Hinde, S., Leighton, P., …Torgerson, D. (2020). Surgical fixation compared with cast immobilisation for adults with a bicortical fracture of the scaphoid waist: the SWIFFT RCT. Health Technology Assessment, 24(52), a-234. https://doi.org/10.3310/hta24520

Background: Scaphoid fractures account for 90% of carpal fractures and occur predominantly in young men. Immediate surgical fixation of this fracture has increased. Objective: To compare the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of surgical f... Read More about Surgical fixation compared with cast immobilisation for adults with a bicortical fracture of the scaphoid waist: the SWIFFT RCT.

Quantitative and Semi-Quantitative Assessment of Synovitis on MRI and the Relationship with Symptoms in Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis (2020)
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Perry, T., Yang, X., van Santen, J., Arden, N., & Kluzek, S. (2021). Quantitative and Semi-Quantitative Assessment of Synovitis on MRI and the Relationship with Symptoms in Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis. Journal of Rheumatology, 60(4), 1763-1773. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keaa619

Objectives: Synovitis in symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is common and is associated with joint symptoms. Optimal synovial measurement on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is however, unclear. Our aims were to examine the relationship between MR... Read More about Quantitative and Semi-Quantitative Assessment of Synovitis on MRI and the Relationship with Symptoms in Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis.

An interview study of the experiences of cellulitis diagnosis amongst health care professionals (2020)
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Patel, M., Ing Lee, S., Levell, N. J., Smart, P., Kai, J., Thomas, K. S., & Leighton, P. (2020). An interview study of the experiences of cellulitis diagnosis amongst health care professionals. BMJ Open, 10(10), Article e034692. https://doi.org/10.1136/+bmjopen-2019-034692

Objectives: To explore healthcare professionals (HCPs) experiences and challenges in diagnosing suspected lower limb cellulitis. Setting: UK nationwide. Participants: 20 qualified HCPs, who had a minimum of 2 years clinical experience as an HCP... Read More about An interview study of the experiences of cellulitis diagnosis amongst health care professionals.

An interview study to determine the experiences of cellulitis diagnosis amongst health care professionals in the UK (2020)
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Patel, M., Lee, S., Levell, N., Smart, P., Kai, J., Thomas, K., & Leighton, P. (2020). An interview study to determine the experiences of cellulitis diagnosis amongst health care professionals in the UK. BMJ Open, 10, Article e034692. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034692

Objectives: To explore health care professionals (HCPs) experiences and challenges in diagnosing suspected lower limb cellulitis. Setting: UK nationwide. Participants: 20 qualified HCPs, who had a minimum of two years clinical experience as a... Read More about An interview study to determine the experiences of cellulitis diagnosis amongst health care professionals in the UK.

Estimation of the burden of shielding among a cross-section of patients attending rheumatology clinics with SLE-data from the BSR audit of systemic lupus erythematosus (2020)
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Rutter, M., Lanyon, P. C., Sandhu, R., Batten, R. L., Garner, R., Little, J., …Pearce, F. A. (2021). Estimation of the burden of shielding among a cross-section of patients attending rheumatology clinics with SLE-data from the BSR audit of systemic lupus erythematosus. Rheumatology, 60(3), 1474-1479. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keaa620

Objectives: We aimed to estimate what proportion of people with SLE attending UK rheumatology clinics would be categorized as being at high risk from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and therefore asked to shield, and explore what implications thi... Read More about Estimation of the burden of shielding among a cross-section of patients attending rheumatology clinics with SLE-data from the BSR audit of systemic lupus erythematosus.

Mortality and pulmonary complications in patients undergoing upper extremity surgery at the peak of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in the UK: a national cohort study (2020)
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Dean, B. J. F., The Corona Hands Collaborative, Karantana, A., & Deshmukh, S. (2020). Mortality and pulmonary complications in patients undergoing upper extremity surgery at the peak of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in the UK: a national cohort study. BMJ Quality and Safety, 30(4), 283-291. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2020-012156

Introduction: This study reports the 30-day mortality, SARS-CoV-2 complication rate and SARS-CoV-2-related hospital processes at the peak of the first wave of the pandemic in the UK. Methods: This national, multicentre, cohort study at 74 centres... Read More about Mortality and pulmonary complications in patients undergoing upper extremity surgery at the peak of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in the UK: a national cohort study.

Developing a clinical pathway to identify and manage cognitive problems in Multiple Sclerosis: Qualitative findings from patients, family members, charity volunteers, clinicians and healthcare commissioners (2020)
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Smith, L., Elwick, H., Mhizha-Murira, J., Topcu, G., Bale, C., Evangelou, N., …Das Nair, R. (2021). Developing a clinical pathway to identify and manage cognitive problems in Multiple Sclerosis: Qualitative findings from patients, family members, charity volunteers, clinicians and healthcare commissioners. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 49, Article 102563. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2020.102563

Background: Cognitive problems are a common and debilitating symptom of multiple sclerosis (MS). Screening and treatment for cognitive problems are recommended, however these are not routinely delivered in UK clinics. We collected and synthesised... Read More about Developing a clinical pathway to identify and manage cognitive problems in Multiple Sclerosis: Qualitative findings from patients, family members, charity volunteers, clinicians and healthcare commissioners.