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

• A trial to optimise recovery of rotator cuff surgery by trialling early rehab versus standard rehab practices

• BAxSIC - British Axial Spondyloarthritis Inception Cohort

• 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.

• 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

• FOREST - treating distal humerus fractures in older adults with elbow replacement (ER) compared to fracture fixation surgery using plates and screws

• 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

• 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)

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

• SPEAK - Observational Study in Psoriatic Arthritis and Axial Spondyloarthritis patients treated with Bimekizumab

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

• TiLLI - Thromboprophylaxis - reviewing treatment of lower limb immobilisation following injury and identify future research priorities

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

• Wireframe of a Total Knee Arthroplasty app to help rehabilitation after knee replacement

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