Musculoskeletal

Active Projects

OPAL2 - A multi-centre RCT comparing the OPAL occupational support programme with usual care on the time to return-to-work in patients undergoing elective hip or knee replacement surgery.
SCOOTT - A multi-centre, superiority and non-inferiority three-arm RCT to assess the clinical and cost effectiveness of treating arthritis of the base of the thumb, with or without surgery and to determine the clinical and cost effectiveness of trapeziectomy versus base of thumb joint replacement.

CaTS – a retrospective cohort study to identify current demographics and treatment pathways for calcific tendinitis
HERO – Hydroxychloroquine Effectiveness in Reducing symptoms of hand Osteoarthritis: an RCT
OKIS – Orthotic management of instability of the knee in neuromuscular disease: systematic review, qualitative study, survey and costing analysis
OPAL – A feasibility study of Occupational advice for Patients undergoing Arthroplasty of the Lower limb to improve speed of recovery
OSTRICH – An RCT of the effectiveness of two types of orthotics for treatment of symptomatic flat feet in children
OTIS – An RCT examining the effectiveness of Occupational Therapist led home environmental assessment and modification for the reduction of falls among high-risk older people
PROMOTE – Placebo-controlled trial of methotrexate to treat painful knee osteoarthritis
REFORM – Improving balance to prevent falls in older people: an RCT
SCOOP – SCreening for Osteoporosis in Older women for the Prevention of fractures: an RCT
SSHeW – An RCT determining the effectiveness of slip resistant footwear in reducing slips among healthcare workers
STEPFORWARD – Patient acceptability of a novel prosthetic device: a randomised feasibility study in older patients with vascular-related amputations and multi-morbidities