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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., …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.

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., Frowd, N., Swaithes, L., Stocks, J., …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.

The powerful placebo effect in osteoarthritis (2019)
Journal Article
Zhang, W. (2019). The powerful placebo effect in osteoarthritis. Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology, 37(5), S118-S123

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis. Pain and its related function and stiffness are currently the major symptoms and primary outcomes for treatment. However, the treatment in the past has been primarily targeting on the peripher... Read More about The powerful placebo effect in osteoarthritis.

Depressive symptoms and the general health of retired professional footballers compared with the general population in the UK: a case–control study (2019)
Journal Article
Fernandes, G. S., Parekh, S. M., Moses, J., Fuller, C. W., Scammell, B., Batt, M. E., …Doherty, M. (2019). Depressive symptoms and the general health of retired professional footballers compared with the general population in the UK: a case–control study. BMJ Open, 9(9), Article e030056. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030056

The effectiveness of treatments for Kashin–Beck disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis (2019)
Journal Article
Zou, K., Hu, J., Zhou, Q., Su, J., Dong, B., & Zhang, W. (2019). The effectiveness of treatments for Kashin–Beck disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Clinical Rheumatology, 38(12), 3595-3607. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-019-04704-0

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of treatments for Kashin–Beck disease (KBD). Method: We searched PubMed, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Embase, Web of Science, SinoMed, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure,... Read More about The effectiveness of treatments for Kashin–Beck disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Do ?-adrenoreceptor blocking drugs associate with reduced risk of symptomatic osteoarthritis and total joint replacement in the general population?: A primary-care based prospective cohort study using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (2019)
Journal Article
Nakafero, G., Grainge, M., Valdes, A., Townsend, N., Mallen, C., Zhang, W., …Abhishek, A. (2019). Do β-adrenoreceptor blocking drugs associate with reduced risk of symptomatic osteoarthritis and total joint replacement in the general population?: A primary-care based prospective cohort study using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink. BMJ Open, 9(8), Article e032050. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032050

© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2019. Introduction: To investigate if β-adrenoreceptor blocking drug (β-blocker) prescription reduces the risk of knee or hip osteoarthritis, total joint replacement and analgesic prescription. Setting: Primary care... Read More about Do ?-adrenoreceptor blocking drugs associate with reduced risk of symptomatic osteoarthritis and total joint replacement in the general population?: A primary-care based prospective cohort study using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink.

Predictors of placebo response to local (intra-articular) therapy in osteoarthritis: An individual patient data meta-analysis protocol (2019)
Journal Article
Yu, S. P. C., Ferreira, M. L., Van Middelkoop, M., Bierma-Zeinstra, S. M., Zhang, W., Deveza, L. A., & Hunter, D. J. (2019). Predictors of placebo response to local (intra-articular) therapy in osteoarthritis: An individual patient data meta-analysis protocol. BMJ Open, 9(5), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027372

© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2019. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. Introduction Osteoarthritis (OA) is a highly prevalent and disabling condition with limited safe and effecti... Read More about Predictors of placebo response to local (intra-articular) therapy in osteoarthritis: An individual patient data meta-analysis protocol.

Efficacy and potential determinants of exercise therapy in knee and hip osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2019)
Journal Article
Goh, S., Persson, M. S., Stocks, J., Hou, Y., Lin, J., Hall, M. C., …Zhang, W. (2019). Efficacy and potential determinants of exercise therapy in knee and hip osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 62(5), 356-365. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rehab.2019.04.006

Background. Exercise is an effective treatment for osteoarthritis. However, the effect may vary from one patient (or study) to another. Objective. To evaluate the efficacy of exercise and its potential determinants for pain, function, performance,... Read More about Efficacy and potential determinants of exercise therapy in knee and hip osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Identifying predictors of placebo response in osteoarthritis clinical trials of three agents with different routes of delivery: a meta-analysis using individual patient data (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Stocks, J., Persson, M., van Middelkoop, M., Bierma-Zeinstra, S., Runhaar, J., Sawitzke, A., …Zhang, W. (2019, May). Identifying predictors of placebo response in osteoarthritis clinical trials of three agents with different routes of delivery: a meta-analysis using individual patient data. Presented at 2019 World Congress on Osteoarthritis, Toronto, Canada

Association between inactivated influenza vaccine and primary care consultations for autoimmune rheumatic disease flares: a self-controlled case series study using data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (2019)
Journal Article
Nakafero, G., Grainge, M. J., Myles, P., Mallen, C. D., Zhang, W., Doherty, M., …Abhishek, A. (2019). Association between inactivated influenza vaccine and primary care consultations for autoimmune rheumatic disease flares: a self-controlled case series study using data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 78(8), 1122-1126. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2019-215086

Objectives To examine the association between inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV) administration and primary care consultation for joint pain, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) flare, corticosteroid prescription, vasculitis, and unexplained fever in people w... Read More about Association between inactivated influenza vaccine and primary care consultations for autoimmune rheumatic disease flares: a self-controlled case series study using data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink.

Quantitative sensory testing and predicting outcomes for musculoskeletal pain, disability, and negative affect: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2019)
Journal Article
Georgopoulos, V., Akin-Akinyosoye, K., Zhang, W., McWilliams, D. F., Hendrick, P., & Walsh, D. A. (2019). Quantitative sensory testing and predicting outcomes for musculoskeletal pain, disability, and negative affect: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PAIN, 160(9), 1920-1932. https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001590

Hypersensitivity due to central pain mechanisms can influence recovery and lead to worse clinical outcomes, but the ability of quantitative sensory testing (QST), an index of sensitisation, to predict outcomes in chronic musculoskeletal disorders rem... Read More about Quantitative sensory testing and predicting outcomes for musculoskeletal pain, disability, and negative affect: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Risk Factors for Knee Osteoarthritis in Retired Professional Footballers: A Cross-Sectional Study (2019)
Journal Article
Parekh, S. M., Fernandes, G. S., Moses, J. P., Fuller, C. W., Scammell, B. E., Batt, M. E., …Doherty, M. (2021). Risk Factors for Knee Osteoarthritis in Retired Professional Footballers: A Cross-Sectional Study. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, 31(3), 281-288. https://doi.org/10.1097/JSM.0000000000000742

Objective: To determine risk factors for three knee osteoarthritis (KOA) outcomes, knee pain (KP), radiographic KOA (RKOA) and total knee replacement (TKR), in professional footballers. Design: This was a cross-sectional study involving a postal que... Read More about Risk Factors for Knee Osteoarthritis in Retired Professional Footballers: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Relative efficacy of different exercises for pain, function, performance and quality of life in knee and hip osteoarthritis: systematic review and network meta-analysis (2019)
Journal Article
Goh, S., Persson, M. S., Stocks, J., Hou, Y., Welton, N. J., Lin, J., …Zhang, W. (2019). Relative efficacy of different exercises for pain, function, performance and quality of life in knee and hip osteoarthritis: systematic review and network meta-analysis. Sports Medicine, 49(5), 743–761. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-019-01082-0

Background: Guidelines recommend exercise as a core treatment for osteoarthritis (OA). However, it is unclear which type of exercise is most effective, leading to inconsistency between different recommendations. Objectives: To investigate the rel... Read More about Relative efficacy of different exercises for pain, function, performance and quality of life in knee and hip osteoarthritis: systematic review and network meta-analysis.