All Outputs (18)

Implementing two-stage consent pathway in neonatal trials (2021)
Journal Article
Mitchell, E., Oddie, S. J., Dorling, J., Gale, C., Johnson, M. J., McGuire, W., & Ojha, S. (2023). Implementing two-stage consent pathway in neonatal trials. Archives of Disease in Childhood. Fetal and Neonatal Edition, 108(1), F79-F82. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2021-322960

Perinatal trials sometimes require rapid recruitment processes to facilitate inclusion of participants when interventions are time-critical. A two-stage consent pathway has been used in some trials and is supported by national guidance. This pathway... Read More about Implementing two-stage consent pathway in neonatal trials.

Patient, carer and healthcare professional perspectives on increasing calorie intake in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (2021)
Journal Article
Coates, L., Zarotti, N., Williams, I., White, S., Halliday, V., Beever, D., …McDermott, C. (2023). Patient, carer and healthcare professional perspectives on increasing calorie intake in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Chronic Illness, 19(2), 368-382. https://doi.org/10.1177/17423953211069090

Objectives
Research suggests that higher Body Mass Index is associated with improved survival in people with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (pwALS). Yet, understanding of the barriers and enablers to increasing calorie intake is limited. This study s... Read More about Patient, carer and healthcare professional perspectives on increasing calorie intake in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.

Evaluation of an enhanced training package to support clinical trials training in low and middle income countries (LMICs): experiences from the Born Too Soon Optimising Nutrition study (2021)
Preprint / Working Paper
Mitchell, E. J., Aluvaala, J., Bradshaw, L., Daniels, J., Kumar, A., Opira, J., …Ojha, S. Evaluation of an enhanced training package to support clinical trials training in low and middle income countries (LMICs): experiences from the Born Too Soon Optimising Nutrition study

Training is essential before working on a clinical trial, yet there is limited evidence on effective training methods. In low and middle income countries (LMICs), training of research staff was considered the second highest priority in a global healt... Read More about Evaluation of an enhanced training package to support clinical trials training in low and middle income countries (LMICs): experiences from the Born Too Soon Optimising Nutrition study.

CLT-38 Enabling effective public involvement: a case study ofinvolvement in the HighCALSresearch programme (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Beever, D., Quinn, A., Baird, W., White, S., Brading, L., Hackney, G., …group, H. (2021). CLT-38 Enabling effective public involvement: a case study ofinvolvement in the HighCALSresearch programme. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, 22(Issue sup2: Abstracts from the 32nd International Symposium on ALS/MND), 171. https://doi.org/10.1080/21678421.2021.1985796

Self-management intervention to reduce pulmonary exacerbations by supporting treatment adherence in adults with cystic fibrosis: a randomised controlled trial (2021)
Journal Article
Wildman, M. J., O’Cathain, A., Maguire, C., Arden, M. A., Hutchings, M., Bradley, J., …Beever, D. (2022). Self-management intervention to reduce pulmonary exacerbations by supporting treatment adherence in adults with cystic fibrosis: a randomised controlled trial. Thorax, 77(5), 461-469. https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2021-217594

Introduction Recurrent pulmonary exacerbations lead to progressive lung damage in cystic fibrosis (CF). Inhaled medications (mucoactive agents and antibiotics) help prevent exacerbations, but objectively measured adherence is low. We investigated whe... Read More about Self-management intervention to reduce pulmonary exacerbations by supporting treatment adherence in adults with cystic fibrosis: a randomised controlled trial.

2-Alkyl-4-quinolone quorum sensing molecules are biomarkers for culture-independent Pseudomonas aeruginosa burden in adults with cystic fibrosis (2021)
Journal Article
Zain, N. M. M., Webb, K., Stewart, I., Halliday, N., Barrett, D. A., Nash, E. F., Whitehouse, J. L., Honeybourne, D., Smyth, A. R., Forrester, D. L., Knox, A. J., Williams, P., Fogarty, A., Cámara, M., Bruce, K. D., & Barr, H. L. (2021). 2-Alkyl-4-quinolone quorum sensing molecules are biomarkers for culture-independent Pseudomonas aeruginosa burden in adults with cystic fibrosis. Journal of Medical Microbiology, 70(10), https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.001420

Introduction. Pseudomonas aeruginosa produces quorum sensing signalling molecules including 2-alkyl-4-quinolones (AQs), which regulate virulence factor production in the cystic fibrosis (CF) airways. Hypothesis/Gap statement. Culture can lead to cond... Read More about 2-Alkyl-4-quinolone quorum sensing molecules are biomarkers for culture-independent Pseudomonas aeruginosa burden in adults with cystic fibrosis.

An intervention to support adherence to inhaled medication in adults with cystic fibrosis: the ACtiF research programme including RCT (2021)
Journal Article
Wildman, M. J., O’Cathain, A., Hind, D., Maguire, C., Arden, M. A., Hutchings, M., …Sasso, A. (2021). An intervention to support adherence to inhaled medication in adults with cystic fibrosis: the ACtiF research programme including RCT. Programme Grants for Applied Research, 9(11), 1-146. https://doi.org/10.3310/pgfar09110

Background
People with cystic fibrosis frequently have low levels of adherence to inhaled medications.

Objectives
The objectives were to develop and evaluate an intervention for adults with cystic fibrosis to improve adherence to their inhaled m... Read More about An intervention to support adherence to inhaled medication in adults with cystic fibrosis: the ACtiF research programme including RCT.

Initial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public health training: participatory action research to understand experiences in the East Midlands (2021)
Journal Article
Maile, E. L., Horsley, S. M., Dunn, T., Knight, J. M., Brough, G., Davies, N., …Cooper, R. (2024). Initial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public health training: participatory action research to understand experiences in the East Midlands. Journal of Public Health, 45(1), 162-168. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdab348

Background

Specialty public health training consists of 48 months of practice across the domains of health protection, healthcare public health and health improvement. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, activity pivoted towards pandemic man... Read More about Initial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public health training: participatory action research to understand experiences in the East Midlands.

Novel detection of specific bacterial quorum sensing molecules in saliva: Potential non-invasive biomarkers for pulmonary Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis (2021)
Journal Article
Webb, K., Cámara, M., Zain, N. M. M., Halliday, N., Bruce, K. D., Nash, E. F., …Barr, H. L. (2022). Novel detection of specific bacterial quorum sensing molecules in saliva: Potential non-invasive biomarkers for pulmonary Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, 21(4), 626-629. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcf.2021.08.030

Pseudomonas aeruginosa produces specific signalling molecules, 2-alkyl-4-quinolones (AQs) that are detectable in the sputum of adults with cystic fibrosis (CF) and who have pulmonary infection with this opportunistic pathogen. This study aimed to det... Read More about Novel detection of specific bacterial quorum sensing molecules in saliva: Potential non-invasive biomarkers for pulmonary Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis.

Timing of umbilical cord clamping for preterm infants in low-and-middle-income countries: A survey of current practice (2021)
Journal Article
Payne, L., Walker, K. F., & Mitchell, E. J. (2021). Timing of umbilical cord clamping for preterm infants in low-and-middle-income countries: A survey of current practice. European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 264, 15-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.2021.06.041

Introduction
The optimal timing of umbilical cord clamping in preterm infants has been contested for years. Previously, it was common practice to clamp the cord immediately after birth. There is now high-quality evidence that delayed cord clamping (... Read More about Timing of umbilical cord clamping for preterm infants in low-and-middle-income countries: A survey of current practice.

Reliability of detection of ultrasound and MRI features of hand osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2021)
Journal Article
Obotiba, A. D., Swain, S., Kaur, J., Doherty, M., Zhang, W., & Abhishek, A. (2022). Reliability of detection of ultrasound and MRI features of hand osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Rheumatology, 61(2), 542-553. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keab470

OBJECTIVES: To systematically review the literature on inter- and intra-rater reliability of scoring US and MRI changes in hand OA. METHODS: MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINHAL, Web of Science and AMED were searched from inception to January 2020. Kappa (κ), wei... Read More about Reliability of detection of ultrasound and MRI features of hand osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Episiotomy and Initiation of Human Milk Feeds: A Retrospective Observational Study (2021)
Journal Article
Servante, J., Abramson, J., Walker, K. F., & Ojha, S. (2021). Episiotomy and Initiation of Human Milk Feeds: A Retrospective Observational Study. Breastfeeding Medicine, 16(5), 407-413. https://doi.org/10.1089/bfm.2020.0071

Objective: To investigate the association, in the United Kingdom, between having an episiotomy during childbirth and giving human milk by any modality as an infant's first feed. We also identified maternal demographic factors and perinatal experience... Read More about Episiotomy and Initiation of Human Milk Feeds: A Retrospective Observational Study.

Time to get serious about the detection and monitoring of early lung disease in cystic fibrosis (2021)
Journal Article
Bayfield, K. J., Douglas, T. A., Rosenow, T., Davies, J. C., Elborn, S. J., Mall, M., …Robinson, P. D. (2021). Time to get serious about the detection and monitoring of early lung disease in cystic fibrosis. Thorax, 76(12), 1255-1265. https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-216085

Structural and functional defects within the lungs of children with cystic fibrosis (CF) are detectable soon after birth and progress throughout preschool years often without overt clinical signs or symptoms. By school age, most children have structu... Read More about Time to get serious about the detection and monitoring of early lung disease in cystic fibrosis.

Synovitis and bone marrow lesions associate with symptoms and radiographic progression in hand osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies (2021)
Journal Article
Obotiba, A. D., Swain, S., Kaur, J., Yaseen, K., Doherty, M., Zhang, W., & Abhishek, A. (2021). Synovitis and bone marrow lesions associate with symptoms and radiographic progression in hand osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 29(7), 946-955. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2021.03.018

Aims: To systematically review observational studies for the association between features detected on ultrasound (US) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and, symptoms, signs and radiographic progression of hand osteoarthritis (OA). Methods: Medline... Read More about Synovitis and bone marrow lesions associate with symptoms and radiographic progression in hand osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.

Temporal relationship between osteoarthritis and comorbidities: a combined case control and cohort study in the UK primary care setting (2021)
Journal Article
Swain, S., Coupland, C., Mallen, C., Kuo, C. F., Sarmanova, A., Bierma-Zeinstra, S. M., …Zhang, W. (2021). Temporal relationship between osteoarthritis and comorbidities: a combined case control and cohort study in the UK primary care setting. Rheumatology, 60(9), 4327-4339. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keab067

OBJECTIVE: To determine the burden of comorbidities in OA and their temporal relationships in the UK.

METHODS: The Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) GOLD was used to identify people with incident OA and age, gender and practice matched n... Read More about Temporal relationship between osteoarthritis and comorbidities: a combined case control and cohort study in the UK primary care setting.

Magnetic resonance imaging of the gastrointestinal tract shows reduced small bowel motility and altered chyme in cystic fibrosis compared to controls (2021)
Preprint / Working Paper
Dellschaft, N. S., Ng, C., Hoad, C., Marciani, L., Spiller, R., Stewart, I., …Smyth, A. R. Magnetic resonance imaging of the gastrointestinal tract shows reduced small bowel motility and altered chyme in cystic fibrosis compared to controls

Systematic review and meta-analysis of anakinra, sarilumab, siltuximab and tocilizumab for COVID-19 (2021)
Journal Article
Khan, F. A., Stewart, I., Fabbri, L., Moss, S., Robinson, K., Smyth, A. R., & Jenkins, G. (2021). Systematic review and meta-analysis of anakinra, sarilumab, siltuximab and tocilizumab for COVID-19. Thorax, 76(9), 907-919. https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-215266

Background There is accumulating evidence for an overly activated immune response in severe COVID-19, with several studies exploring the therapeutic role of immunomodulation. Through systematic review and meta-analysis, we assess the effectiveness of... Read More about Systematic review and meta-analysis of anakinra, sarilumab, siltuximab and tocilizumab for COVID-19.

A systematic review and meta-analysis of Anakinra, Sarilumab, Siltuximab and Tocilizumab for Covid-19 (2021)
Preprint / Working Paper
Khan, F., Fabbri, L., Stewart, I., Robinson A., K., Smyth, A. R., & Jenkins, G. A systematic review and meta-analysis of Anakinra, Sarilumab, Siltuximab and Tocilizumab for Covid-19

Background There is accumulating evidence for an overly activated immune response in severe Covid-19, with several studies exploring the therapeutic role of immunomodulation. Through systematic review and meta-analysis, we assess the effectiveness of... Read More about A systematic review and meta-analysis of Anakinra, Sarilumab, Siltuximab and Tocilizumab for Covid-19.