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  1. Effectiveness of polyhexanide, chlorhexidine with neomycin and mupirocin for nasal methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) decolonisation: non-inferiority RCT (TIDE)

    Article • Health Technology Assessment, February 2026, National Institute for Health Research

    Catriona McDaid, Dr Alison Booth

  2. Pain score distribution Expert elicitation study for Distal humerus hemi-arthroplasty And total elbow arthroplasty using a validated Numerical patient rated outcome-measure in Trauma (PEDANT)

    Article • JSES International, January 2026, Elsevier

    Catriona McDaid

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

    Article • BMJ Open, December 2025, BMJ

    Catriona McDaid

  4. A scoping review of horizon scanning approaches used to identify emerging research methods

    Article • NIHR Open Research, September 2025, National Institute for Health Research

    Catriona McDaid

  5. Can we ever have evidence-based decision making in orthopaedics? A qualitative evidence synthesis and conceptual framework

    Article • BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, July 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Catriona McDaid

  6. Defining and measuring acceptability of surgical interventions: A scoping review

    Article • PLOS One, June 2025, PLOS

    Catriona McDaid

  7. A systematic review, and meta-analysis of pain outcomes following total elbow replacement and hemi-replacement for unreconstructible acute distal humerus fractures in adults

    Article • Shoulder & Elbow, March 2025, SAGE Publications

    Catriona McDaid

  8. Patients’ and staffs’ experiences of clinical support after a lower limb reconstruction: An interview study

    Article • Clinical Rehabilitation, February 2025, SAGE Publications

    Catriona McDaid

  9. A systematic review and mapping exercise to assess the content validity of patient-reported outcome measures for adults having reconstructive surgery of the lower limb

    Article • Bone & Joint Open, December 2024, Bone & Joint

    Catriona McDaid

  10. Core Outcome Domains for Elbow Replacement (CODER)

    Article • The Bone & Joint Journal, November 2024, Bone & Joint

    Catriona McDaid

  11. Management of primary snoring in adults: A scoping review examining interventions, outcomes and instruments used to assess clinical effects

    Article • Sleep Medicine Reviews, October 2024, Elsevier

    Catriona McDaid

  12. Using publicly available UK datasets to identify recruitment sites to maximise inclusion of under-served groups: three case studies

    Article • NIHR Open Research, September 2024, National Institute for Health Research

    Dr Alison Booth, Catriona McDaid

  13. Occupational support following arthroplasty of the lower limb (OPAL): trial protocol for a UK-wide phase III randomised controlled trial

    Article • BMJ Open, September 2024, BMJ

    Catriona McDaid

  14. Physical harms associated with suprascapular nerve block interventions in the non-surgical management of acute and chronic shoulder pain: A systematic review

    Article • Shoulder & Elbow, June 2024, SAGE Publications

    Catriona McDaid

  15. Using publicly available UK datasets to identify recruitment sites to maximise inclusion of under-served groups: three case studies

    Article • NIHR Open Research, April 2024, National Institute for Health Research

    Dr Alison Booth, Catriona McDaid

  16. Surgical versus non-surgical management of lateral compression type-1 pelvic fracture in adults 60 years and older: the L1FE RCT

    Article • Health Technology Assessment, March 2024, National Institute for Health Research

    Professor David Torgerson, Catriona McDaid

  17. ‘A whole different ball game’: the qualitative experience of older adults with a transtibial amputation and the use of a self-aligning prosthetic ankle-foot on the STEPFORWARD trial

    Article • Disability and Rehabilitation, April 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Catriona McDaid

  18. Reverse shoulder arthroplasty versus hemiarthroplasty versus non-surgical treatment for older adults with acute 3- or 4-part fractures of the proximal humerus: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (PROFHER-2: PROximal Fracture of Humerus Ev...

    Article • Trials, April 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Catriona McDaid

  19. What is important to adults after lower limb reconstruction surgery: a conceptual framework

    Article • Quality of Life Research, January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Catriona McDaid

  20. A scoping review of the outcome reporting following surgery for chronic osteomyelitis of the lower limb

    Article • Bone & Joint Open, January 2023, Bone & Joint

    Catriona McDaid

  21. Interventions for improving the design and conduct of scientific research: A scoping review protocol

    Article • NIHR Open Research, June 2022, National Institute for Health Research

    Catriona McDaid

  22. Effectiveness of interventions for the management of primary frozen shoulder

    Article • Bone & Joint Open, September 2021, Bone & Joint

    Catriona McDaid

  23. Embedding qualitative research in randomised controlled trials to improve recruitment: findings from two recruitment optimisation studies of orthopaedic surgical trials

    Article • Trials, July 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Catriona McDaid

  24. Exploring what is important to patients with regards to quality of life after experiencing a lower limb reconstructive procedure: a qualitative evidence synthesis

    Article • Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, May 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Catriona McDaid

  25. Effectiveness of pre-operative anaemia screening and increased Tranexamic acid dose policies on outcomes following unilateral primary, elective total hip or knee replacement: a statistical analysis plan for an interrupted time series and regression dis...

    Article • F1000Research, May 2021, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.

    Professor David Torgerson, Catriona McDaid

  26. A multicentre, randomized, parallel group, superiority study to compare the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of external frame versus internal locking plate for complete articular pilon fracture fixation in adults

    Article • Bone & Joint Open, March 2021, Bone & Joint

    Matthew Northgraves, Catriona McDaid

  27. STEPFORWARD study: a randomised controlled feasibility trial of a self-aligning prosthetic ankle-foot for older patients with vascular-related amputations

    Article • BMJ Open, March 2021, BMJ

    Catriona McDaid

  28. Surgical treatments compared with early structured physiotherapy in secondary care for adults with primary frozen shoulder: the UK FROST three-arm RCT

    Article • Health Technology Assessment, December 2020, National Institute for Health Research

    Matthew Northgraves, Catriona McDaid

  29. Quality of life following a lower limb reconstructive procedure: a protocol for the development of a conceptual framework

    Article • BMJ Open, December 2020, BMJ

    Catriona McDaid

  30. Preoperative iron treatment in anaemic patients undergoing elective total hip or knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • BMJ Open, October 2020, BMJ

    Dr Alison Booth, Catriona McDaid

  31. Management of adults with primary frozen shoulder in secondary care (UK FROST): a multicentre, pragmatic, three-arm, superiority randomised clinical trial

    Article • The Lancet, October 2020, Elsevier

    Matthew Northgraves, Catriona McDaid

  32. An assessment of the extent to which the contents of PROSPERO records meet the systematic review protocol reporting items in PRISMA-P

    Article • F1000Research, September 2020, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.

    Dr Alison Booth, Catriona McDaid

  33. Occupational advice to help people return to work following lower limb arthroplasty: the OPAL intervention mapping study

    Article • Health Technology Assessment, September 2020, National Institute for Health Research

    Dr David A McDonald, Catriona McDaid

  34. An assessment of the extent to which the contents of PROSPERO records meet the systematic review protocol reporting items in PRISMA-P

    Article • F1000Research, July 2020, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.

    Dr Alison Booth, Catriona McDaid

  35. Development of an occupational advice intervention for patients undergoing elective hip and knee replacement: a Delphi study

    Article • BMJ Open, July 2020, BMJ

    Catriona McDaid

  36. Using intervention mapping to develop an occupational advice intervention to aid return to work following hip and knee replacement in the United Kingdom

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, June 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Catriona McDaid

  37. Effectiveness of pre-operative anaemia screening and increased Tranexamic acid dose on outcomes following unilateral primary, elective total hip or knee replacement: a statistical analysis plan for an interrupted time series and regression discontinuit...

    Article • F1000Research, April 2020, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.

    Catriona McDaid, Professor David Torgerson

  38. Pragmatic randomised evaluation of stable thoracolumbar fracture treatment outcomes (PRESTO): study protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility trial combined with a qualitative study and survey

    Article • Pilot and Feasibility Studies, March 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alison Booth, Catriona McDaid

  39. Scaling up Quality Improvement for Surgical Teams (QIST) – avoiding surgical site infection and anaemia at the time of surgery: protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial

    Article • Trials, February 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alison Booth, Catriona McDaid

  40. An international multi-stakeholder delphi consensus exercise to develop a core outcomes set (COS) for surgical fixation of rib fractures

    Article • Injury, February 2020, Elsevier

    Catriona McDaid

  41. Epidemiology of adult rib fracture and factors associated with surgical fixation: Analysis of a chest wall injury dataset from England and Wales

    Article • Injury, February 2020, Elsevier

    Catriona McDaid

  42. Orthotic management of instability of the knee related to neuromuscular and central nervous system disorders: qualitative interview study of patient perspectives

    Article • BMJ Open, October 2019, BMJ

    Dr Alison Booth, Catriona McDaid

  43. Self-aligning prosthetic device for older patients with vascular-related amputations: protocol for a randomised feasibility study (the STEPFORWARD study)

    Article • BMJ Open, September 2019, BMJ

    Catriona McDaid

  44. Aspirin versus placebo for the treatment of venous leg ulcers—a phase II, pilot, randomised trial (AVURT)

    Article • Trials, July 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Catriona McDaid

  45. Protocol for a factorial randomised controlled trial, embedded within WHiTE 8 COPAL, of an Enhanced Trainee Principal Investigator Package and Additional Digital Nudge to increase recruitment rates

    Article • F1000Research, July 2019, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.

    Professor David Torgerson, Catriona McDaid

  46. Outcome domains and outcome measures used in studies assessing the effectiveness of interventions to manage non-respiratory sleep disturbances in children with neurodisabilities: a systematic review

    Article • BMJ Open, June 2019, BMJ

    Catriona McDaid

  47. Effectiveness of surgical fixation for lateral compression type one (LC-1) fragility fractures of the pelvis: a systematic review

    Article • BMJ Open, May 2019, BMJ

    Dr Alison Booth, Catriona McDaid, Matthew Northgraves

  48. Systematic review of systematic reviews for effectiveness of internal fixation for flail chest and rib fractures in adults

    Article • BMJ Open, April 2019, BMJ

    Catriona McDaid

  49. Oral melatonin for non‐respiratory sleep disturbance in children with neurodisabilities: systematic review and meta‐analyses

    Article • Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, February 2019, Wiley

    Catriona McDaid

  50. Pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for non-respiratory sleep disturbance in children with neurodisabilities: a systematic review

    Article • Health Technology Assessment, October 2018, National Institute for Health Research

    Catriona McDaid

  51. AVURT: aspirin versus placebo for the treatment of venous leg ulcers – a Phase II pilot randomised controlled trial

    Article • Health Technology Assessment, October 2018, National Institute for Health Research

    Catriona McDaid

  52. Non-pharmacological interventions for non-respiratory sleep disturbance in children with neurodisabilities: a systematic review

    Article • Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, July 2018, Wiley

    Catriona McDaid

  53. Development of an occupational advice intervention for patients undergoing lower limb arthroplasty (the OPAL study)

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, June 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Catriona McDaid, Dr David A McDonald

  54. Implementing mental health training programmes for non-mental health trained professionals: A qualitative synthesis

    Article • PLOS One, June 2018, PLOS

    Dr Alison Booth, Catriona McDaid

  55. Inter-agency collaboration regarding people with mental ill health.

    Article • BMJ Open, March 2018, BMJ

    Dr Alison Booth, Prof jillian Catherine macbryde, Catriona McDaid

  56. Undertaking a randomised controlled trial in the police setting: methodological and practical challenges

    Article • Trials, December 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alison Booth, Catriona McDaid

  57. United Kingdom Frozen Shoulder Trial (UK FROST), multi-centre, randomised, 12 month, parallel group, superiority study to compare the clinical and cost-effectiveness of Early Structured Physiotherapy versus manipulation under anaesthesia versus arthros...

    Article • Trials, December 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Matthew Northgraves, Catriona McDaid

  58. Effectiveness of a training program for police officers who come into contact with people with mental health problems: A pragmatic randomised controlled trial

    Article • PLOS One, September 2017, PLOS

    Dr Alison Booth, Catriona McDaid

  59. Systematic review of the evidence on orthotic devices for the management of knee instability related to neuromuscular and central nervous system disorders

    Article • BMJ Open, September 2017, BMJ

    Catriona McDaid, Dr Alison Booth

  60. Mental health training programmes for non-mental health trained professionals coming into contact with people with mental ill health: a systematic review of effectiveness

    Article • BMC Psychiatry, May 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Alison Booth, Catriona McDaid

  61. The effect of timing of antibiotic delivery on infection rates related to open limb fractures: a systematic review

    Article • Emergency Medicine Journal, September 2016, BMJ

    Catriona McDaid

  62. What is the most effective treatment for frozen shoulder?

    Article • BMJ, August 2016, BMJ

    Catriona McDaid

  63. Orthotic management of instability of the knee related to neuromuscular and central nervous system disorders: systematic review, qualitative study, survey and costing analysis

    Article • Health Technology Assessment, July 2016, National Institute for Health Research

    Dr Alison Booth, Catriona McDaid

  64. Aspirin for Venous Ulcers: Randomised Trial (AVURT): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

    Article • Trials, November 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor David Torgerson, Catriona McDaid

  65. Systematic review: height-adjustable workstations to reduce sedentary behaviour in office-based workers

    Article • Occupational Medicine, May 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Garry A Tew, Catriona McDaid

  66. Interventions for adult Eustachian tube dysfunction: asystematic review

    Article • Health Technology Assessment, July 2014, National Institute for Health Research

    Dr Gill Norman, Catriona McDaid

  67. Exploring the outcomes in studies of primary frozen shoulder: is there a need for a core outcome set?

    Article • Quality of Life Research, May 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Catriona McDaid

  68. Behaviour change interventions to promote prescribing of generic drugs: a rapid evidence synthesis and systematic review

    Article • BMJ Open, May 2014, BMJ

    Catriona McDaid

  69. Systematic review of the limited evidence base for treatments of Eustachian tube dysfunction: a health technology assessment

    Article • Clinical Otolaryngology, February 2014, Wiley

    Dr Gill Norman, Catriona McDaid

  70. Estimating EQ-5D Weights from other Trial Outcome Measures for Use in Cost-Effectiveness Studies: An Example in Patients with Frozen Shoulder

    Article • Shoulder & Elbow, April 2013, SAGE Publications

    Catriona McDaid

  71. Management of frozen shoulder: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis.

    Article • Health Technology Assessment, March 2012, National Institute for Health Research

    Catriona McDaid

  72. An economic analysis of continuous positive airway pressure for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome—Corrigendum

    Article • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, July 2011, Cambridge University Press

    Catriona McDaid

  73. Reporting of article retractions in bibliographic databases and online journals

    Article • Journal of the Medical Library Association JMLA, April 2011, University Library System, University of Pittsburgh

    Catriona McDaid

  74. Paracetamol and selective and non-selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for the reduction in morphine-related side-effects after major surgery: a systematic review

    Article • British Journal of Anaesthesia, March 2011, Elsevier

    Catriona McDaid

  75. The effectiveness of interventions in the management of patients with primary frozen shoulder

    Article • Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume, September 2010, Bone & Joint

    Catriona McDaid

  76. Are adverse effects incorporated in economic models? A survey of current practice

    Article • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, June 2010, Cambridge University Press

    Catriona McDaid

  77. Cost-effectiveness of enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) for the treatment of stable angina in the United Kingdom

    Article • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, April 2010, Cambridge University Press

    Professor John GF Cleland, Catriona McDaid

  78. Paracetamol and selective and non-selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for the reduction of morphine-related side effects after major surgery: a systematic review

    Article • Health Technology Assessment, March 2010, National Institute for Health Research

    Catriona McDaid

  79. A systematic review of continuous positive airway pressure for obstructive sleep apnoea–hypopnoea syndrome

    Article • Sleep Medicine Reviews, December 2009, Elsevier

    Catriona McDaid

  80. Are adverse effects incorporated in economic models? An initial review of current practice

    Article • Health Technology Assessment, December 2009, National Institute for Health Research

    Catriona McDaid

  81. A systematic review of presumed consent systems for deceased organ donation

    Article • Health Technology Assessment, May 2009, National Institute for Health Research

    Dr Gill Norman, Catriona McDaid

  82. Enhanced external counterpulsation for the treatment of stable angina and heart failure: a systematic review and economic analysis

    Article • Health Technology Assessment, April 2009, National Institute for Health Research

    Professor John GF Cleland, Catriona McDaid

  83. Impact of presumed consent for organ donation on donation rates: a systematic review

    Article • BMJ, January 2009, BMJ

    Catriona McDaid

  84. An economic analysis of continuous positive airway pressure for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome

    Article • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, January 2009, Cambridge University Press

    Catriona McDaid

  85. Continuous positive airway pressure devices for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea–hypopnoea syndrome: a systematic review and economic analysis

    Article • Health Technology Assessment, January 2009, National Institute for Health Research

    Catriona McDaid

  86. Interventions for people bereaved through suicide: systematic review

    Article • The British Journal of Psychiatry, December 2008, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Catriona McDaid

  87. A systematic review highlights threats to validity in studies of barriers to cancer trial participation

    Article • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, October 2007, Elsevier

    Catriona McDaid

  88. Need for high-quality studies in health technology assessments: The case of a systematic review of treatment for retinoblastoma

    Article • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, September 2006, Cambridge University Press

    Catriona McDaid

  89. Increasing participation of cancer patients in randomised controlled trials: a systematic review

    Article • Trials, May 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Catriona McDaid

  90. Systematic review of effectiveness of different treatments for childhood retinoblastoma

    Article • Health Technology Assessment, December 2005, National Institute for Health Research

    Catriona McDaid

  91. Clinical effectiveness, tolerability and cost-effectiveness of newer drugs for epilepsy in adults: a systematic review and economic evaluation

    Article • Health Technology Assessment, April 2005, National Institute for Health Research

    Catriona McDaid