Explore our ongoing research undertakings within our clinical interventions to enhance function and quality of life project.
ACTivity as medicine In Oncology for Head and Neck (ACTIOHN): A feasibility study investigating a patient-centred approach to exercise for people with head and neck cancer
Project lead
Professor Jo Patterson (University of Liverpool)
Project team
Simon Rogers
Project information
People living with and beyond head and neck cancer often experience considerable symptom burden, with poor health literacy, high levels of social deprivation, and social isolation. The ACTIOHN study investigated the feasibility and acceptability of introducing a remotely delivered, fully personalised, collaborative, and flexible approach to prescribing and delivering exercise programmes into the head and neck cancer usual care pathway. Data collection for the project recently finished and we are currently in the process of applying for funding to conduct a follow-up randomised controlled trial
The project is a collaboration with colleagues at the University of Liverpool, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and Sunderland Royal Hospital, South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust.
This project is funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) under its Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) Programme (Grant Reference Number NIHR 202773)
The Origin Study: A randomised control trial comparing functional recovery after custom or standard total knee replacement
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The Origin Study is an industry funded randomised controlled trial exploring the influence of custom made and conventional implants upon functional recovery following total knee replacement. Specifically, the project compares lower limb joint angle and loading patterns during walking and activities of daily living between patients following custom and conventional total knee replacement, and healthy controls.
The project is a collaboration between academics at Edge Hill University and consultant orthopaedic surgeons from Wrightington Hospital.
Exploring the validity and reliability of markerless motion capture using the myRecovery Deep Vision Platform
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Current assessments of joint mobility rely upon costly and time consuming in-person healthcare appointments. The Deep Vision Platform developed by Msk.ai, a markerless motion capture technology housed within a smartphone or tablet application, has the potential to facilitate remote patient monitoring and moves towards virtual outpatient appointments in line with the NHS Long Term Plan.
This project aims to determine the validity and reliability of Deep Vision Platform based assessments of hip, knee, ankle, spine and elbow motion during isolated range of motion tests, and spine and lower limb movement during walking.
Functional Recovery of the HAPY Elbow: Quantifying functional recovery of elbow motion after novel pyrocarbon interposition arthroplasty of the elbow, in young patients with severe arthritis
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Project information
While total elbow replacement is a common surgical procedure, concerns have been raised about its use with younger patients who require greater functionality. Interposition arthroplasty, placing a “spacer” within the joint, has been proposed as an alterative to total elbow replacement for younger patients. This study, which is a part of a larger project, looks to explore the influence of interposition arthroplasty, using a spherical pyrocarbon implant, upon elbow function in younger patients with advanced arthritis.
The project is a collaboration between the Department of Sport and Physical Activity and the Medical School internally at Edge Hill University, and partners at Wrightington Hospital.