Investigating Musculoskeletal Health and Wellbeing
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Investigating Musculoskeletal Health and Wellbeing
IRAS ID
227758
Contact name
David Walsh
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Nottingham
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
18/LO/0870, London-central
Duration of Study in the UK
4 years, 11 months, 30 days
Research summary
Many conditions (such as arthritis and even normal ageing) affect the musculoskeletal system (muscles, bones and joints), can cause unpleasant symptoms such as pain and fatigue, and can prevent people from doing the things they want or need to do. In many cases available treatments might help, but are not cures and might not always relieve the most severe symptoms. More research is needed to find new and improved treatments.
One reason why current treatments can be less helpful than we’d like is if only some rather than all people benefit from them, or if they only work for some rather than all musculoskeletal symptoms. We aim to find ways of getting the right treatments to the right people at the right time. To do our research we need to be able to find people with particular characteristics or symptoms. We will use the information provided to characterise how different musculoskeletal problems develop or progress. This information could enable us to use simple questionnaires to help identify people or problems that will benefit from existing or new treatments.
REC name
London - Central Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
18/LO/0870
Date of REC Opinion
22 May 2018
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion