Publications by authors named "D R Ellard"
Aims: Knee joint distraction (KJD) has been proposed as a joint-preserving alternative to arthroplasty. The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of KJD compared to arthroplasty for knee osteoarthritis.
Methods: This phase III multicentre, pragmatic, randomized controlled non-inferiority trial recruited adults aged ≤ 65 years with symptomatic osteoarthritis refractory to non-surgical treatment and suitable for knee arthroplasty.
Hospitalized very preterm infants, those born at <32 weeks of gestation, represent a nutritionally vulnerable population. Anthropometry is used widely in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) clinical and research settings to facilitate nutrition assessment. This approach involves measuring an infant's body weight, length, and head circumference and plotting them on a growth chart to assess current nutrition status and monitor changes over time.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Acute Rehabilitation following Traumatic anterior shoulder dISlocAtioN (ARTISAN) was a large trial comparing the clinical and cost-effectiveness of two rehabilitation interventions in adults with a first-time traumatic shoulder dislocation. Participants were allocated to receive either a single session of advice (ARTISAN) or a single session of advice and a programme of physiotherapy (ARTISAN plus). Trial results illustrated that additional physiotherapy after an initial session was not superior in improving functional outcomes for participants.
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- * The REPPORT trial is a multicenter study comparing personalized rehabilitation to surgery for managing this condition, targeting 276 participants across the UK and using random assignment to treatment groups.
- * The trial will evaluate effectiveness based on participant-reported outcomes over 18 months and gather additional data on health impacts and resource use, with results set to be shared in peer-reviewed publications.
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- The Chronic Headache Education and Self-management Study (CHESS) aimed to develop supportive strategies for individuals suffering from chronic headaches, revealing a lack of qualitative research on their lived experiences.
- Researchers conducted semi-structured interviews with participants from the CHESS study, analyzing the results through thematic analysis to understand the complexities of living with chronic headaches.
- The study identified six major themes related to the emotional impact and nature of headaches, alongside four overlapping categories of headache impact, highlighting the varying degrees to which headaches affect participants' lives over time.