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UK statisticians and trialists reach out to the clinical trial community in an awareness-raising paper published this week as a first step in changing practice. They promote the use of adaptive designs in early-phase clinical trials to improve trial efficiency, which will benefit patients.
WHiTE Four trial results published
Hip Main OCTRU Orthopaedics and trauma Research Trauma
9 February 2021
The results of the WHiTE Four clinical trial for the treatment of fragility hip fractures have been published in The Bone and Joint Journal.
Incisional negative pressure wound therapy found to be no more effective than standard dressings
Main Orthopaedics and trauma Trauma
11 February 2020
A new method of treating wounds after major trauma costing nearly £150 per dressing is no more effective in reducing surgical infection rates than a standard wound dressing priced under £2, potentially saving the NHS millions.
Researchers recommend early walking in a brace for Achilles tendon rupture
Main Orthopaedics and trauma Trauma
7 February 2020
A new study from NDORMS reveals a breakthrough for sportsmen and women in the treatment of Achilles tendon rupture.
Professor Dan Perry Highly Commended in the VC PER Awards
Botnar Department Main OCTRU Outreach Staff and students Trauma Trials
28 August 2019
Professor Daniel Perry was recently Highly Commended in the Vice Chancellors Public Engagement with Research Awards for his work involving parents and children in the research process.
Excellence payments to hospitals improve hip fracture care in England
Botnar Hip Main Orthopaedics and trauma Publication Trauma
31 July 2019
A scheme that pays hospitals to deliver high quality care has been shown to improve the outcomes for patients with broken hips in England.
NIHR Clinician Scientist Award to improve outcomes for Open Fracture Patients
Botnar Funding Main Trauma
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.’
Improved outcomes for patients with fracture of the distal tibia
Main Publication Research Trauma
14 November 2017
In a recent study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), research from Oxford Trauma in conjunction with Warwick Clinical Trials Unit shows that intramedullary nail fixation provides better quality of life for patients in the 12 months following a fracture of the distal tibia and costs less than ‘locking’ plate fixation.