Below are links to research studies in muscles, joints & bones. If you are thinking of taking part in one, please talk to your doctor.

• BILAG - Biologics Prospective Cohort: Long-term Safety of New Biologic Treatments in the Management of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE).

• BSR-PsA - The British Society for Rheumatology Psoriatic Arthritis Register.

• Development of a prehabilitation program informed by cognitive behavioural therapy (pR CBT) to improve outcomes intotal knee arthroplasty (TKA).

• Duroplasty for Injured cervical Spinal Cord with Uncontrolled Swelling - DISCUS

• Exploiting leading edge 7 Tesla MRI brain imaging to decipher Filgotinib’s mode of analgesic action in rheumatoid arthritis (TEMPO)

• Ex4TendQual - Resistance exercise prescription and education for tendinopathy: a study of patients’ and physiotherapists’ experiences

• Filosophy - A prospective, non-interventional study of the effectiveness, safety, and health related outcomes in patients with moderate to severe active rheumatoid arthritis receiving filgotinib

• Hand-2: Needle fasciotomy versus limited fasciectomy for the treatment of Dupuytren’s contractures of the fingers: a randomised, multi-centre non-inferiority trial

• Improving Wrist Injury Pathways (I-WIP): a qualitative study

• Making it Work™ - Scotland - Supporting people with musculoskeletal disorders in Scotland to remain in work: adapting the Making it Work™ intervention developed for people with inflammatory arthritis in Canada

• MOTION Trial - What is the clinical-effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of surgery with medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy (HTO) compared with non-surgical treatment in the management of osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee in patients younger than 60 years?

• Multi-centre randomised open-label assessor-blinded two arm parallel group trial of subcutaneous versus oral methotrexate for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with internal feasibility assessment, economic evaluation and qualitative study. (MOOSE)

• Operative Rib Fixation (ORiF) Study

• POsterior Laminectomy and FIXation for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy [POLYFIX-DCM]

• PsABIOnd-Assessment of Guselkumab (Tremfya®) and IL-17 Inhibitor Therapies in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis in Routine Clinical Practice; A Prospective, Observational Cohort Study

• Synfix - A cohort study of Bioabsorbable Screws for Syndemosis Fixation in Ankle Fracture

• The impact of REStrictive versUs Liberal Transfusion strategy on cardiac injury and death in patients undergoing surgery for Hip Fracture (RESULT-Hip)

• Unravelling the role of fibroblasts in giant cell arteritis and establishing their contribution in the promotion of inflammation and disease relapse.

• What helps people with musculoskeletal pain stay in the labour market, if they are self-employed, flexible or portfolioworkers? Patients’ and First Contact Practitioners’ views (the FocalPoint study)

• World Hip Trauma Evaluation (WHiTE) Platform – a framework for clinical trials for fragility hip fracture in those aged 60and over