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Moderate to high intensity exercise does not slow cognitive decline in people with dementia
17 May 2018
Moderate to high intensity exercise does not slow cognitive (mental) impairment in older people with dementia, finds a trial published by The BMJ today.
New research answers long-term question for treatment of shinbone fracture
16 May 2018
Researchers at NDORMS, University of Oxford and Warwick University have shown that intramedullary (IM) nail fixation following a fracture of the shinbone leads to faster recovery and lower costs.
Randomised Controlled Trials Course
15 May 2018
Join our interdisciplinary faculty of clinicians, statisticians and trial managers with a wealth of RCT experience in this 16th year of the CSM RCT course
NIHR Clinician Scientist Award to improve outcomes for Open Fracture Patients
14 May 2018
We would like to congratulate Associate Prof. Xavier Griffin on successfully gaining an NIHR Clinician Scientist Award, entitled ‘Improving outcomes in trauma patients with open fractures: proving the utility of a national audit dataset.’
African countries and NDORMS and NHS staff benefit from volunteering scheme
12 May 2018
A government-funded scheme whereby doctors from Oxford's Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre (NOC) and researchers at NDORMS volunteer to conduct training and research in a number of African countries benefits not only the health services in the countries concerned, but also the professional development of the volunteering staff, a study has found.
Research Day
11 May 2018
This week, saw the coming together of all the researchers in the Centre for Statistics in Medicine (CSM) to celebrate and learn about some of the research ongoing in the Centre including some of the OCTRU trials.
Advancing biomaterials research at NDORMS
3 May 2018
Professor Eleanor Stride joins NDORMS as the new Professor of Biomaterials, leading the department’s vision in this area of research.
HOME Study recruits first patients!
3 May 2018
The HOME Study looking at how best to address prolonged hospital stays in older inpatients opened to recruitment earlier this week and has recruited its first 3 patients.
UK TAVI Trial completes recruitment!
1 May 2018
The UK TAVI trial closed to recruitment on 30th April 2018 and successfully recruited 913 patients. UK TAVI began recruiting in April 2014 with an accrual target of 808 patients and after a slow start recruited its 100th patient in April 2015. Due to a lower than expected mortality rate, the recruitment target was then increased to 890 in July 2016. A total of 34 sites were activated with 33 sites recruiting at least one patient. 58 patients were recruited in the final 2 months of accrual, a fantastic effort by all those involved.
Partial knee replacements better for many patients and cheaper for NHS
30 April 2018
Researchers at NDORMS have found that many more patients could be given a partial knee replacement instead of a total knee replacement, resulting in improvements in their quality of life and lower costs for the healthcare system.
WHITE 4 Trial completes recruitment!
27 April 2018
Well done all the surgeons, research nurses and the theatre staff - and of course all the patients! – 1140th patient has been recruited today into WHITE4. This is the biggest trial on extra capsular hip fractures that has ever been conducted in the UK!
Oxford scientists discover key factor that ‘alerts’ stem cells to accelerate healing of multiple tissues
27 April 2018
Researchers at the Kennedy Institute, University of Oxford have found that a single administration of a molecule accelerated healing of multiple tissues when administered after or even before injury.
OCTRU Apprentice Katie Chegwin wins Oxfordshire Apprentice of the Year 2018 Award!
25 April 2018
Congratulations to OCTRU's Katie Chegwin who has been awarded the Oxfordshire Apprentice of the Year and Higher Apprentice Awards in the Oxfordshire Apprenticeship Awards 2018!
NDORMS Apprentice is the Oxfordshire Apprentice of the Year 2018
25 April 2018
Congratulations to Katie Chegwin in the Centre for Statistics in Medicine (CSM) for being awarded the Oxfordshire Apprentice of the Year and Higher Apprentice Awards in the Oxfordshire Apprenticeship Awards 2018.
Target Oxbridge 2018
23 April 2018
This April, 23 school students visited NDORMS as part of the Target Oxbridge scheme, which aims at widening participation.
CSM statisticians recognised at WCO-IOF-ESCEO conference
23 April 2018
Three members of CSM were recognised for the excellence of their epidemiological research into osteoarthritis and musculoskeletal conditions at a conference this weekend.
‘Life support’ for livers may improve transplants
20 April 2018
Preserving livers at body temperature may improve transplant outcomes and increase viable donor liver numbers, thereby lowering waiting list mortality rates, reports a paper published online this week in Nature.
NDORMS organises first conference on tendon research
19 April 2018
The inaugural Tendon UK conference was hosted by NDORMS, University of Oxford at Worcester College this April 2018.