RESEARCH

Our research projects

Explore clinical trials, rehabilitation studies, imaging research and the development of better outcome measures.

Clinical trials

Setting up

STAMP

A UK trial comparing flexible support with rigid immobilisation for low-risk ankle fractures in children.

Explore project →

Trauma and fractures

Ongoing

STRIDER

A multicentre audit investigating variation in the treatment of tibial shaft fractures in children.

Explore project →

Ongoing

Childhood Fractures PSP

Working with children, families and clinicians to agree the most important unanswered questions about fractures.

Explore project →

Rehabilitation

Recruiting

EVAR

A feasibility randomised trial comparing remote and face-to-face physiotherapy after ankle fracture surgery.

Explore project →

Survey underway

TUDOR

Share your experiences of digital rehabilitation after recovering from a wrist fracture.

Explore project →

Imaging and biomechanics

Pilot study

CENTAUR

Exploring whether dynamic MRI can help assess cervical spine instability following injury.

Explore project →

Research development

Dino Chip

Using 0.5T open MRI to understand how joints move and how instability may be detected.

Explore project →

Outcome measurement

Delphi underway

CORE-Kids Knee

Agreeing what researchers should always measure after four major types of knee injury in children.

Explore project →

Ongoing

FORGE

Working with people who have experienced facial trauma to improve how facial fracture outcomes are measured.

Explore project →

Systematic review

PENPAL

Improving how participation in daily life is measured across healthcare.

Explore project →

Completed research

Completed and published

CORE-Kids

An agreed core outcome set to make childhood fracture studies easier to compare.

Explore project →

Completed and published

ANCHOR

A feasibility trial that helped pave the way for STAMP.

Explore project →