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2026

Journal Article

Efficacy versus effectiveness in trial design and reporting: encouraging debate using low back pain trial exemplars

Quicke, Jonathan, Ford, Jon J., Hahne, Andrew, Hodges, Paul W., Hohenschurz-Schmidt, David and Foster, Nadine E. (2026). Efficacy versus effectiveness in trial design and reporting: encouraging debate using low back pain trial exemplars. JOSPT Methods, 2 (2), 19-22. doi: 10.2519/josptmethods.2026.0016

Efficacy versus effectiveness in trial design and reporting: encouraging debate using low back pain trial exemplars

2026

Conference Publication

Knee bracing for knee osteoarthritis: findings from the prop OA randomised controlled trial

Holden, Melanie, Nicholls, Elaine, Abdali, Zainab, Birrell, Fraser, Borrelli, Belinda, Callaghan, Michael, Dziedzic, Krysia, Felson, David, Foster, Nadine, Halliday, Nicola, Ingram, Carol, Jinks, Clare, Jowett, Sue and Peat, George (2026). KNEE BRACING FOR KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS: FINDINGS FROM THE PROP OA RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 34, S400. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2026.01.585

Knee bracing for knee osteoarthritis: findings from the prop OA randomised controlled trial

2026

Conference Publication

How is implementation science used in hybrid effectiveness-implementation randomised controlled trials? A state-of-the-art review of early adopters

Hickman, Ingrid, Liu, Mark, Comber, Elouise, Costa, Nathalia, Trott, Mike, Roberts, Natasha, Martin, Andrew and Foster, Nadine (2026). How is implementation science used in hybrid effectiveness-implementation randomised controlled trials? A state-of-the-art review of early adopters. 2025 European Implementation Event, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, 4 - 6 June 2025. London, United Kingdom: BioMed Central.

How is implementation science used in hybrid effectiveness-implementation randomised controlled trials? A state-of-the-art review of early adopters

2026

Journal Article

The work and vocational advice intervention for adults in full or part-time employment: a synopsis of the WAVE feasibility study and RCT

Wynne-Jones, Gwenllian, Lewis, Martyn, Sowden, Gail, Madan, Ira, Walker-Bone, Karen, A Chew-Graham, Carolyn, Bromley, Kieran, Jowett, Sue, Parsons, Vaughan, Mansell, Gemma, Cooke, Kendra, Lawton, Sarah A, Saunders, Benjamin, Harrison, Rosie, Wathall, Simon, Pemberton, John, Hammond, Julia, Cooper, Cyrus and Foster, Nadine E (2026). The work and vocational advice intervention for adults in full or part-time employment: a synopsis of the WAVE feasibility study and RCT. Health Technology Assessment, 30 (21), 1-36. doi: 10.3310/dsrw9113

The work and vocational advice intervention for adults in full or part-time employment: a synopsis of the WAVE feasibility study and RCT

2026

Journal Article

Development of an evidence-based framework to guide delegation of clinical tasks to physiotherapy support workers in musculoskeletal outpatient physiotherapy services

Sarigiovannis, Panos, Foster, Nadine E., Jowett, Sue and Saunders, Benjamin (2026). Development of an evidence-based framework to guide delegation of clinical tasks to physiotherapy support workers in musculoskeletal outpatient physiotherapy services. BMC Health Services Research, 26 (1) 428, 1-10. doi: 10.1186/s12913-026-14210-0

Development of an evidence-based framework to guide delegation of clinical tasks to physiotherapy support workers in musculoskeletal outpatient physiotherapy services

2026

Journal Article

Experiences of current practice, priorities and strategies for enabling meaningful consumer and community involvement collaborations in health and medical research in Queensland, Australia

Anemaat, Lisa, Baxter, Kimberley A., Doig, Emmah, Muller, Jennifer, Foster, Nadine E., Schults, Jessica, Charles, Karina R., Young, Adrienne, Manzanero, Silvia, Smyth, Tanya, O’Sullivan, Michael, Robinson, Gail, Latimore, Rachel, Tam, Diana and Copland, David A. (2026). Experiences of current practice, priorities and strategies for enabling meaningful consumer and community involvement collaborations in health and medical research in Queensland, Australia. Research Involvement and Engagement, 12 (1) 13, 13. doi: 10.1186/s40900-026-00847-y

Experiences of current practice, priorities and strategies for enabling meaningful consumer and community involvement collaborations in health and medical research in Queensland, Australia

2026

Journal Article

Australia is not surgical trial ready

Buchbinder, Rachelle, Page, Richard S., Quicke, Jonathan G., Foster, Nadine E., Ferreira, Manuela L. and Harris, Ian A. (2026). Australia is not surgical trial ready. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 96 (1-2), 7-9. doi: 10.1111/ans.70411

Australia is not surgical trial ready

2026

Conference Publication

3675 Therapists’ perspectives on a new structured tailored approach to rehabilitation after hip fragility fracture—the stratify feasibility randomised controlled trial

Surman, C, Milton-Cole, R, Edwards, R, Guerra, S, Ayis, S, Goubar, A, Foster, N E, Martin, F C, Godfrey, E, Cameron, I D, Gregson, C L, Walsh, N E, Montague, A F, Adams, J, Sackley, C, Whitney, J and Sheehan, K J (2026). 3675 Therapists’ perspectives on a new structured tailored approach to rehabilitation after hip fragility fracture—the stratify feasibility randomised controlled trial. Age and Ageing, 55 (Supplement_1) afaf368.129. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afaf368.129

3675 Therapists’ perspectives on a new structured tailored approach to rehabilitation after hip fragility fracture—the stratify feasibility randomised controlled trial

2026

Journal Article

Provision of knee bracing for knee osteoarthritis (PROP OA): multicentre, parallel group, superiority, statistician blinded, randomised controlled trial

Holden, Melanie A, Nicholls, Elaine, Abdali, Zainab, Birrell, Fraser, Borrelli, Belinda, Callaghan, Michael, Dziedzic, Krysia, Felson, David, Foster, Nadine E, Halliday, Nicola, Ingram, Carol, Jinks, Clare, Jowett, Sue and Peat, George (2026). Provision of knee bracing for knee osteoarthritis (PROP OA): multicentre, parallel group, superiority, statistician blinded, randomised controlled trial. BMJ, 392 e086005. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2025-086005

Provision of knee bracing for knee osteoarthritis (PROP OA): multicentre, parallel group, superiority, statistician blinded, randomised controlled trial

2026

Journal Article

Addition of early vocational advice to usual primary care on sickness absence in employed adults: exploratory findings from the discontinued WAVE Randomised Controlled Trial

Wynne-Jones, Gwenllian, Lewis, Martyn, Sowden, Gail, Madan, Ira, Walker-Bone, Karen, Chew-Graham, Carolyn A, Bromley, Kieran, Jowett, Sue, Parsons, Vaughan, Mansell, Gemma, Cooke, Kendra, Saunders, Benjamin, Harrison, Rosie, Lawton, Sarah A, Wathall, Simon, Pemberton, John, Hammond, Julia, Cooper, Cyrus and Foster, and Nadine E (2026). Addition of early vocational advice to usual primary care on sickness absence in employed adults: exploratory findings from the discontinued WAVE Randomised Controlled Trial. Health Technology Assessment, 30 (21), 37-68. doi: 10.3310/sveg8456

Addition of early vocational advice to usual primary care on sickness absence in employed adults: exploratory findings from the discontinued WAVE Randomised Controlled Trial

2025

Journal Article

Can vocational advice be delivered in primary care? The Work And Vocational advicE (WAVE) mixed method single arm feasibility study

Wynne-Jones, Gwenllian, Sowden, Gail, Madan, Ira, Walker-Bone, Karen, Chew-Graham, Carolyn, Saunders, Benjamin, Lewis, Martyn, Bromley, Kieran, Jowett, Sue, Parsons, Vaughan, Mansell, Gemma, Cooke, Kendra, Lawton, Sarah A., Linaker, Catherine, Pemberton, John, Cooper, Cyrus and Foster, Nadine E. (2025). Can vocational advice be delivered in primary care? The Work And Vocational advicE (WAVE) mixed method single arm feasibility study. BMJ Open, 15 (12) e098768, 1-15. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-098768

Can vocational advice be delivered in primary care? The Work And Vocational advicE (WAVE) mixed method single arm feasibility study

2025

Journal Article

Anatomic versus reverse total shoulder replacement for patients with osteoarthritis and intact rotator cuff: the RAPSODI-UK randomised controlled trial protocol

Rodrick, Hannah L., Dias, Joseph, Watts, Adam C., Walton, Michael J., Brealey, Stephen, Page, Richard, Foster, Nadine E., Boland, Katy, Cunningham, Lindsay J., Fairhurst, Caroline, Geoghegan, John, Greenwood, William, Hewitt, Catherine, Kirwan, Cliona, Leggett, Heather, McDaid, Catriona, Parkes, Matthew, Parrott, Steve, Powell, Rachael, Quicke, Jonathan G., Roberts, Gareth, Rose, Fiona, Singh, Harvinder Pal, Spickett, Helen, Sutton, Chris J., Wiggins, Fraser, Wu, Qi and Trail, Ian (2025). Anatomic versus reverse total shoulder replacement for patients with osteoarthritis and intact rotator cuff: the RAPSODI-UK randomised controlled trial protocol. BMJ Open, 15 (12) e106740, 1-14. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-106740

Anatomic versus reverse total shoulder replacement for patients with osteoarthritis and intact rotator cuff: the RAPSODI-UK randomised controlled trial protocol

2025

Journal Article

Stakeholder perceptions of supporting patients’ return-to-work in primary care: a qualitative study

Harrison, Rosie, Wynne Jones, Gwenllian, Parsons, Vaughan, Madan, Ira, Chew-Graham, Carolyn, Pemberton, John, Mansell, Gemma, Walker-Bone, Karen, Foster, Nadine E., Saunders, Benjamin and WAVE trial team (2025). Stakeholder perceptions of supporting patients’ return-to-work in primary care: a qualitative study. BJGP Open, 9 (4) 20240280, 1-11. doi: 10.3399/bjgpo.2024.0280

Stakeholder perceptions of supporting patients’ return-to-work in primary care: a qualitative study

2025

Journal Article

Implementing an integrated psychological and physical intervention in routine physiotherapy practice for patients with musculoskeletal road traffic injury: protocol for a hybrid implementation-effectiveness type III cluster randomised controlled trial

Sterling, Michele, Xie, Yanfei, Papic, Christopher, Carvalho-e-Silva, Ana Paula, Eather, Chloe-Emily, Forbes, Roma, Lodge, Jason, Ware, Robert S., Foster, Nadine E., Treleaven, Julia, Slater, Helen, Tuffaha, Haitham, Peek, Kerry, Lynch, Johanna, O’Leary, Shaun, Rebbeck, Trudy, French, Simon, Evans, Kerrie, Austin, Tim, Brentnall, David, Nicholas, Michael, Hodkinson, Emily and Elphinston, Rachel A. (2025). Implementing an integrated psychological and physical intervention in routine physiotherapy practice for patients with musculoskeletal road traffic injury: protocol for a hybrid implementation-effectiveness type III cluster randomised controlled trial. Implementation Science, 20 (1) 51. doi: 10.1186/s13012-025-01464-1

Implementing an integrated psychological and physical intervention in routine physiotherapy practice for patients with musculoskeletal road traffic injury: protocol for a hybrid implementation-effectiveness type III cluster randomised controlled trial

2025

Journal Article

Effectiveness of two vocational interventions on sickness absence and costs for people with musculoskeletal disorders: 12 months results from the MI-NAV multi-arm randomized trial

Øiestad, Britt Elin, Maas, Esther, Aanesen, Fiona, Tingulstad, Alexander, Rysstad, Tarjei, van Tulder, Maurits, Tveter, Anne Therese, Hagen, Milada, Berg, Rigmor C., Foster, Nadine E., Wynne-Jones, Gwenllian, Sowden, Gail, Bagøien, Gunnhild, Hagen, Roger, Storheim, Kjersti and Grotle, Margreth (2025). Effectiveness of two vocational interventions on sickness absence and costs for people with musculoskeletal disorders: 12 months results from the MI-NAV multi-arm randomized trial. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, 51 (6), 505-515. doi: 10.5271/sjweh.4248

Effectiveness of two vocational interventions on sickness absence and costs for people with musculoskeletal disorders: 12 months results from the MI-NAV multi-arm randomized trial

2025

Journal Article

Understanding internet-supported self-management for low back pain in primary care: a qualitative process evaluation of the SupportBack 2 randomised controlled trial

Geraghty, Adam W. A., Hughes, Stephanie, Roberts, Lisa, Hill, Jonathan C., Foster, Nadine E., Hay, Elaine, Mansell, Gemma, White, Malcolm, Davies, Firoza, Steele, Mary, Little, Paul and Yardley, Lucy (2025). Understanding internet-supported self-management for low back pain in primary care: a qualitative process evaluation of the SupportBack 2 randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 15 (10) e103428, 1-11. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-103428

Understanding internet-supported self-management for low back pain in primary care: a qualitative process evaluation of the SupportBack 2 randomised controlled trial

2025

Journal Article

The changing face of acute low back pain management by physiotherapists, osteopaths and chiropractors in the UK: a 20-year comparison from 2003 to 2023

Evans, David W., Foster, Nadine E., Breen, Alan C., Pincus, Tamar, Underwood, Martin and Vogel, Steven (2025). The changing face of acute low back pain management by physiotherapists, osteopaths and chiropractors in the UK: a 20-year comparison from 2003 to 2023. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 26 (1) 887, 1-20. doi: 10.1186/s12891-025-09192-9

The changing face of acute low back pain management by physiotherapists, osteopaths and chiropractors in the UK: a 20-year comparison from 2003 to 2023

2025

Journal Article

Impact of a decision aid on perceptions of shared decision-making in the primary care management of patients with subacromial pain syndrome: a two-phased multi-methods study

Bengtsen, Samantha C., Rathleff, Michael S., Zadro, Joshua R., Olesen, Jens L., Foster, Nadine E., Thomsen, Janus L., Elwyn, Glyn, Søndergaard, Jens and Lyng, Kristian D. (2025). Impact of a decision aid on perceptions of shared decision-making in the primary care management of patients with subacromial pain syndrome: a two-phased multi-methods study. Musculoskeletal Care, 23 (3) e70172. doi: 10.1002/msc.70172

Impact of a decision aid on perceptions of shared decision-making in the primary care management of patients with subacromial pain syndrome: a two-phased multi-methods study

2025

Journal Article

Guidance for intervention fidelity in non-drug, non-surgical trials: a scoping review

Sousa, Fernando, Zhu, Mengda, Farlie, Melanie K., Haines, Terry, Borrelli, Belinda, Carroll, Christopher, Mathews, Catherine, Ribeiro, Daniel C., Fritz, Julie M., Underwood, Martin, Foster, Nadine E., Lamb, Sarah E., Sanchez, Zila M. and Malliaras, Peter (2025). Guidance for intervention fidelity in non-drug, non-surgical trials: a scoping review. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 185 111868, 111868. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2025.111868

Guidance for intervention fidelity in non-drug, non-surgical trials: a scoping review

2025

Journal Article

What service characteristics are important to patients treated in musculoskeletal physiotherapy services: designing a discrete choice experiment

Sarigiovannis, Panos, Loría-Rebolledo, Luis Enrique, Foster, Nadine E., Jowett, Sue and Saunders, Benjamin (2025). What service characteristics are important to patients treated in musculoskeletal physiotherapy services: designing a discrete choice experiment. Musculoskeletal Care, 23 (3) e70175, 1-6. doi: 10.1002/msc.70175

What service characteristics are important to patients treated in musculoskeletal physiotherapy services: designing a discrete choice experiment