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Discordant inflammation and pain in early and established rheumatoid arthritis: Latent Class Analysis of Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Network and British Society for Rheumatology Biologics Register data (2016)
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McWilliams, D. F., Ferguson, E., Young, A., Kiely, P. D., & Walsh, D. A. (2016). Discordant inflammation and pain in early and established rheumatoid arthritis: Latent Class Analysis of Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Network and British Society for Rheumatology Biologics Register data. Arthritis Research and Therapy, 18(1), Article 295. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-016-1186-8

Background Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity is often measured using the 28 joint Disease Activity Score (DAS28). We aimed to identify and independently verify subgroups of people with RA that may be discordant with respect to self-reported... Read More about Discordant inflammation and pain in early and established rheumatoid arthritis: Latent Class Analysis of Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Network and British Society for Rheumatology Biologics Register data.

Identifying placebo responders and predictors of response in osteoarthritis: a protocol for individual patient data meta-analysis (2016)
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Fu, Y., Persson, M. S., Bhattacharya, A., Goh, S., Stocks, J., van Middelkoop, M., …Zhang, W. (2016). Identifying placebo responders and predictors of response in osteoarthritis: a protocol for individual patient data meta-analysis. Systematic Reviews, 5(1), Article 183. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-016-0362-x

Background: The management of osteoarthritis (OA) is unsatisfactory, as most treatments are not clinically effective over placebo and most drugs have considerable side effects. On average, 75 % of the analgesic effect from OA treatments in clinical t... Read More about Identifying placebo responders and predictors of response in osteoarthritis: a protocol for individual patient data meta-analysis.

Histopathological subgroups in knee osteoarthritis (2016)
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Wyatt, L., Morerton, B., Mapp, P. I., Wilson, D., Hill, R., Ferguson, E., …Walsh, D. A. (in press). Histopathological subgroups in knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 25(1), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2016.09.021

Objective: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a heterogeneous, multi-tissue disease. We hypothesised that different histopathological features characterise different stages during knee OA progression, and that discrete subgroups can be defined based on validated... Read More about Histopathological subgroups in knee osteoarthritis.

Relative efficacy of topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and topical capsaicin in osteoarthritis: protocol for an individual patient data meta-analysis (2016)
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Persson, M. S., Fu, Y., Bhattacharya, A., Goh, S., Middelkoop, M. V., Bierma-Zeinstra, S. M., …Zhang, W. (2016). Relative efficacy of topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and topical capsaicin in osteoarthritis: protocol for an individual patient data meta-analysis. Systematic Reviews, 5(1), Article 165. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-016-0348-8

Background Pain is the most troubling issue to patients with osteoarthritis (OA), yet current pharmacological treatments offer only small-to-moderate pain reduction. Current guidelines therefore emphasise the need to identify predictors of treatme... Read More about Relative efficacy of topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and topical capsaicin in osteoarthritis: protocol for an individual patient data meta-analysis.

Factors predicting pain and early discontinuation of tumour necrosis factor-?-inhibitors in people with rheumatoid arthritis: results from the British society for rheumatology biologics register (2016)
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McWilliams, D. F., & Walsh, D. A. (2016). Factors predicting pain and early discontinuation of tumour necrosis factor-?-inhibitors in people with rheumatoid arthritis: results from the British society for rheumatology biologics register. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 17(1), Article 337. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-016-1192-7

Background: We examined pain levels in 2 cohorts assembled from the British Society for Rheumatology Biologics Register (BSRBR), and investigated which factors predicted Bodily Pain scores and discontinuation of TNF?-inhibitors. Method: Data were re... Read More about Factors predicting pain and early discontinuation of tumour necrosis factor-?-inhibitors in people with rheumatoid arthritis: results from the British society for rheumatology biologics register.

Relationship between structural pathology and pain behaviour in a model of osteoarthritis (OA) (2016)
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Nwosu, L. N., Mapp, P. I., Chapman, V., & Walsh, D. A. (2016). Relationship between structural pathology and pain behaviour in a model of osteoarthritis (OA). Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 24(11), 1910-1917. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2016.06.012

Objectives To address the hypothesis that different types of established OA pain behaviours have associations with different aspects of articular pathology, we investigated the relationship between structural knee joint pathology and pain behaviour... Read More about Relationship between structural pathology and pain behaviour in a model of osteoarthritis (OA).

The anti-NGF antibody muMab 911 both prevents and reverses pain behaviour and subchondral osteoclast numbers in a rat model of osteoarthritis pain (2016)
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Xu, L., Nwosu, L. N., Burston, J., Millns, P., Sagar, D. R., Mapp, P. I., …Chapman, V. (2016). The anti-NGF antibody muMab 911 both prevents and reverses pain behaviour and subchondral osteoclast numbers in a rat model of osteoarthritis pain. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 24(9), 1587-1595. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2016.05.015

Objective: Nerve growth factor (NGF) has a pivotal role in peripheral hyperalgesia and inflammation; anti-NGF antibodies attenuate pain responses in inflammatory pain models, and in people with osteoarthritis (OA) or low back pain. The aim of this st... Read More about The anti-NGF antibody muMab 911 both prevents and reverses pain behaviour and subchondral osteoclast numbers in a rat model of osteoarthritis pain.

Transient receptor potential canonical 5 (TRPC5) protects against pain and vascular inflammation in arthritis and joint inflammation (2016)
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Alawi, K. M., Russell, F. A., Aubdool, A. A., Srivastava, S., Riffo-Vasquez, Y., Baldissera, L., …Brain, S. D. (2017). Transient receptor potential canonical 5 (TRPC5) protects against pain and vascular inflammation in arthritis and joint inflammation. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 76(1), 252-260. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-208886

Objective: Transient receptor potential canonical 5 (TRPC5) is functionally expressed on a range of cells including fibroblast-like synoviocytes, which play an important role in arthritis. A role for TRPC5 in inflammation has not been previously show... Read More about Transient receptor potential canonical 5 (TRPC5) protects against pain and vascular inflammation in arthritis and joint inflammation.

Selective inhibition of tropomyosin-receptor-kinase A (TrkA) reduces pain and joint damage in two rat models of inflammatory arthritis (2016)
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Ashraf, S., Bouhana, K. S., Pheneger, J., Andrews, S. W., & Walsh, D. A. (2016). Selective inhibition of tropomyosin-receptor-kinase A (TrkA) reduces pain and joint damage in two rat models of inflammatory arthritis. Arthritis Research and Therapy, 18(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-016-0996-z

Background: Inflammation is an essential component of arthritis pain. Nerve growth factor (NGF) plays a key role in acute and chronic pain states especially those associated with inflammation. NGF acts through tropomyosin-receptor-kinase A (TrkA). NG... Read More about Selective inhibition of tropomyosin-receptor-kinase A (TrkA) reduces pain and joint damage in two rat models of inflammatory arthritis.

Reliability and responsiveness of measures of pain in people with osteoarthritis of the knee: a psychometric evaluation (2016)
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Turner, K. V., Moreton, B. M., Walsh, D. A., & Lincoln, N. (2017). Reliability and responsiveness of measures of pain in people with osteoarthritis of the knee: a psychometric evaluation. Disability and Rehabilitation, 39(8), https://doi.org/10.3109/09638288.2016.1161840

PURPOSE: To examine the fit between data from the Short Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ-2) and the Rasch model, and to explore the reliability and internal responsiveness of measures of pain in people with knee osteoarthritis. METHODS: Partic... Read More about Reliability and responsiveness of measures of pain in people with osteoarthritis of the knee: a psychometric evaluation.

Evaluation of a group acceptance commitment therapy intervention for people with knee or hip osteoarthritis: a pilot randomized controlled trial (2016)
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Clarke, S. P., Poulis, N., Moreton, B. J., Walsh, D. A., & Lincoln, N. B. (2016). Evaluation of a group acceptance commitment therapy intervention for people with knee or hip osteoarthritis: a pilot randomized controlled trial. Disability and Rehabilitation, 39(7), https://doi.org/10.3109/09638288.2016.1160295

OBJECTIVES: The aim was to evaluate an Acceptance commitment therapy (ACT) intervention for people with knee or hip osteoarthritis; a related aim was to compare treatment effects from Rasch-transformed and standard scales. METHODS: Participants were... Read More about Evaluation of a group acceptance commitment therapy intervention for people with knee or hip osteoarthritis: a pilot randomized controlled trial.

The measurement of psychological constructs in people with osteoarthritis of the knee: a psychometric evaluation (2016)
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Lincoln, N., Moreton, B., Turner, K., & Walsh, D. A. (2017). The measurement of psychological constructs in people with osteoarthritis of the knee: a psychometric evaluation. Disability and Rehabilitation, 39(4), https://doi.org/10.3109/09638288.2016.1146356

Purpose: To examine the measurement properties of measures of psychological constructs in people with knee osteoarthritis. Method: Participants with osteoarthritis of the knee completed the beck depression inventory (BDI-II), state-trait anxiety inv... Read More about The measurement of psychological constructs in people with osteoarthritis of the knee: a psychometric evaluation.

Home-administered pre-surgical psychological intervention for knee osteoarthritis (HAPPiKNEES): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (2016)
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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.