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Study identifies hip implant materials with the lowest risk of needing revision
Hip implants with a delta ceramic or oxidised zirconium head and highly crosslinked polyethylene liner or cup had the lowest risk of revision during the 15 years after surgery, a new study led by the University of Bristol has found. The research could help hospitals, surgeons and…
Psychosis risk prediction tool features in BJGP podcast
A project the Bristol BRC is collaborating with University College London on has been featured on a British Journal of General Practice (BJGP) podcast. The research team behind this project has developed and validated a risk prediction model for primary care providers (such as GPs) to assess whether their patients…
Creating Playful Urban Spaces: Lessons from Bradford
In this blog Dr Amanda Seims and Dr Sally Barber write about the significant steps Bradford has taken to involve children and young people in the planning and design of play spaces. This post was originally published by the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Yorkshire and Humber. In today’s rapidly urbanising…
Non-pharmacological weight-loss treatment shows promising results during trial
Sirona, a non-invasive and non-pharmaceutical weight loss technology demonstrated a good side effect profile and was well tolerated by participants during a 12-week trial. Participants on Sirona experienced greater weight loss compared to those receiving a placebo. Those using the technology lost up to 10 per cent of their total…
Psychosis risk prediction tool could help GPs detect risk of condition early
GPs could potentially use a psychosis risk prediction tool (P-risk) developed by researchers supported by Bristol’s and London’s Biomedical Research Centres to detect whether their patients are at risk of experiencing psychosis. The team developed P-risk to help GPs identify at-risk patients as early as possible. Psychosis…
Recommendations framework for developing accessible patient information leaflets
Researchers at the NIHR Bristol BRC have worked in partnership with National Voices, marginalised community groups and patients to develop a framework of 74 recommendations aimed at designing accessible patient information leaflets for clinical trials. The recommendations are divided into five topics: formatting, information presentation, writing style,…
Health disparities in preterm births in England, study finds
Preterm birth rates are lower than the national average for White women and higher for Black and Asian women, and women living in the most deprived areas according to a new University of Bristol-led study published in published in BMC Medicine. The study analysed data from 1.3…
The UK would benefit from a national database for foetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Researchers at the University of Bristol found that stakeholders were broadly supportive of creating a national linked database for foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) in the UK. The study team consulted a variety of people, including those with FASD, their families, healthcare workers, policymakers, and researchers to…
Addressing frailty in patients undergoing total hip and knee replacements
Researchers from Bristol, Cardiff and Exeter have demonstrated that it would be possible to use a randomised controlled trial to evaluate a prehabilitation programme for frail adults undergoing total hip or knee replacement. Patients taking part in the Joint PREP (Joint Prehabilitation with Exercise and Protein) study found the programme…