Research outputs
2026
Co-designing accessible trial information: lessons from designing an inclusive patient information leaflet in the RaCeR2 study
Moffatt, M., Sherman, R., Farnsworth, M., Mazuquin, B., Lalande, S., Maher, N., . . . Littlewood, C. (2026). Co-designing accessible trial information: lessons from designing an inclusive patient information leaflet in the RaCeR2 study. RESEARCH INVOLVEMENT AND ENGAGEMENT, 12(1). doi:10.1186/s40900-025-00823-y
2025
Lived experiences of recovery following musculoskeletal trauma 6 months following injury in the UK: a qualitative study
Middlebrook, N., Heneghan, N. R., Moffatt, M., Silvester, L., Falla, D., Rushton, A. B., & Soundy, A. (2025). Lived experiences of recovery following musculoskeletal trauma 6 months following injury in the UK: a qualitative study. BMJ OPEN, 15(11). doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2025-108425
Do lifestyle factors affect patient reported clinical outcomes after total knee replacement surgery? A feasibility cohort study (PRO-Knee)
Stephens, G., Liloglou, T., Moffatt, M., & Littlewood, C. (2025). Do lifestyle factors affect patient reported clinical outcomes after total knee replacement surgery? A feasibility cohort study (PRO-Knee). PLOS ONE, 20(10). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0332953
Patient experiences of shared decision-making following a displaced collarbone injury: A qualitative interview study
Maher, N., Moffatt, M. C., Astin, F., & Littlewood, C. (2025). Patient experiences of shared decision-making following a displaced collarbone injury: A qualitative interview study. CLINICAL REHABILITATION, 39(8), 1105-1115. doi:10.1177/02692155251355440
Protocol for the economic evaluation of individualised (early) patient-directed rehabilitation versus standard rehabilitation after surgical repair of the rotator cuff of the shoulder (RaCeR 2)
Manca, A., Premji, S., Gc, V. S., Chen, T., Mazuquin, B., Fakis, A., . . . Littlewood, C. (2025). Protocol for the economic evaluation of individualised (early) patient-directed rehabilitation versus standard rehabilitation after surgical repair of the rotator cuff of the shoulder (RaCeR 2). BMJ OPEN, 15(6). doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2024-097469
Exploring the Information Needs of People With Elbow Osteoarthritis Seeking Healthcare: A Qualitative Interview Study
Boland, K., Moffatt, M., & Littlewood, C. (2025). Exploring the Information Needs of People With Elbow Osteoarthritis Seeking Healthcare: A Qualitative Interview Study. MUSCULOSKELETAL CARE, 23(2). doi:10.1002/msc.70135
Experiences, views and perceptions of recovery following musculoskeletal trauma of patients and physiotherapists: a qualitative study
Middlebrook, N., Heneghan, N. R., Moffatt, M., Silvester, L., Falla, D., Rushton, A. B., & Soundy, A. A. (2025). Experiences, views and perceptions of recovery following musculoskeletal trauma of patients and physiotherapists: a qualitative study. PLOS ONE, 20(5). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0323575
Exploring the experience of people with shoulder osteoarthritis and their perceptions of non-surgical management: A qualitative study.
Lalande, S., Moffatt, M., Smith, T., & Littlewood, C. (2025). Exploring the experience of people with shoulder osteoarthritis and their perceptions of non-surgical management: A qualitative study.. Clinical rehabilitation, 39(5), 659-667. doi:10.1177/02692155251325613
An Exploration of the Content and Language Used in Publicly Available National Health Service Patient Information Leaflets for People Considering Shoulder Replacement Surgery: A Qualitative Study
Moffatt, M., Chalmers, N., & Littlewood, C. (2025). An Exploration of the Content and Language Used in Publicly Available National Health Service Patient Information Leaflets for People Considering Shoulder Replacement Surgery: A Qualitative Study. MUSCULOSKELETAL CARE, 23(1). doi:10.1002/msc.70079
Do lifestyle factors affect Patient-RepOrted clinical outcomes after total Knee replacement surgery? A feasibility cohort study (PRO-Knee)
2024
An Analysis of Publicly Available National Health Service Information Leaflets for Patients With Shoulder Osteoarthritis.
Lalande, S., Moffatt, M., Smith, T., Aggarwal, V., & Littlewood, C. (2024). An Analysis of Publicly Available National Health Service Information Leaflets for Patients With Shoulder Osteoarthritis.. Musculoskeletal care, 22(4), e70028. doi:10.1002/msc.70028
Illness Narrative Master Plots Following Musculoskeletal Trauma and How They Change over Time, a Secondary Analysis of Data
Soundy, A., Moffatt, M., Yip, N. M. N., Heneghan, N., Rushton, A., Falla, D., . . . Middlebrook, N. (2024). Illness Narrative Master Plots Following Musculoskeletal Trauma and How They Change over Time, a Secondary Analysis of Data. BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, 14(11). doi:10.3390/bs14111112
Shoulder osteoarthritis: A survey of current (2024) UK physiotherapy practice.
Lalande, S., Moffatt, M., & Littlewood, C. (2024). Shoulder osteoarthritis: A survey of current (2024) UK physiotherapy practice.. Musculoskeletal care, 22(3), e1917. doi:10.1002/msc.1917
Illness Narrative Master Plots Following Musculoskeletal Trauma and How They Change Over Time, a Secondary Analysis of Data
Clinical and cost-effectiveness of individualised (early) patient-directed rehabilitation versus standard rehabilitation after surgical repair of the rotator cuff of the shoulder: protocol for a multicentre, randomised controlled trial with integrated Quintet Recruitment Intervention (RaCeR 2).
Mazuquin, B., Moffatt, M., Realpe, A., Sherman, R., Ireland, K., Connan, Z., . . . Littlewood, C. (2024). Clinical and cost-effectiveness of individualised (early) patient-directed rehabilitation versus standard rehabilitation after surgical repair of the rotator cuff of the shoulder: protocol for a multicentre, randomised controlled trial with integrated Quintet Recruitment Intervention (RaCeR 2).. BMJ open, 14(4), e081284. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2023-081284
Rotator cuff disorders: An updated survey of current (2023) UK physiotherapy practice.
Moffatt, M., Lalande, S., Maher, N., & Littlewood, C. (2024). Rotator cuff disorders: An updated survey of current (2023) UK physiotherapy practice.. Musculoskeletal care, 22(1), e1872. doi:10.1002/msc.1872
Exploring the experiences and perceptions of patients awaiting rotator cuff repair surgery: An integrated qualitative study within the POWER pilot and feasibility trial
Moffatt, M., Wade, J., Foster, N. E., & Littlewood, C. (2024). Exploring the experiences and perceptions of patients awaiting rotator cuff repair surgery: An integrated qualitative study within the POWER pilot and feasibility trial. MUSCULOSKELETAL SCIENCE AND PRACTICE, 69. doi:10.1016/j.msksp.2023.102893
2023
Developing an application for the UK Pre-Doctoral Clinical and Practitioner Academic Fellowship (PCAF): the collective experience of a community of physiotherapists
May, P., Mitham, K., Maher, N., Pitt, L., Whelan, G., Mazuquin, B., . . . Littlewood, C. (2023). Developing an application for the UK Pre-Doctoral Clinical and Practitioner Academic Fellowship (PCAF): the collective experience of a community of physiotherapists. PHYSIOTHERAPY, 121, 1-4. doi:10.1016/j.physio.2023.06.004
Physiotherapist-led exercise versus usual care (waiting-list) control for patients awaiting rotator cuff repair surgery: A pilot randomised controlled trial (POWER)
Littlewood, C., Moffatt, M., Beckhelling, J., Davis, D., Burden, A., Pitt, L., . . . Foster, N. E. (2023). Physiotherapist-led exercise versus usual care (waiting-list) control for patients awaiting rotator cuff repair surgery: A pilot randomised controlled trial (POWER). MUSCULOSKELETAL SCIENCE AND PRACTICE, 68. doi:10.1016/j.msksp.2023.102874
Current and future advances in practice: tendinopathies of the shoulder.
Littlewood, C., Moffatt, M., Maher, N., & Irving, G. (2023). Current and future advances in practice: tendinopathies of the shoulder.. Rheumatology advances in practice, 7(3), rkad086. doi:10.1093/rap/rkad086
2022
Are Corticosteroid Injections Associated With Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency in Adults With Musculoskeletal Pain? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Prospective Studies
Whelan, G., Sim, J., Smith, B., Moffatt, M., & Littlewood, C. (2022). Are Corticosteroid Injections Associated With Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency in Adults With Musculoskeletal Pain? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Prospective Studies. CLINICAL ORTHOPAEDICS AND RELATED RESEARCH, 480(6), 1061-1074. doi:10.1097/CORR.0000000000002145
Effectiveness of early versus delayed rehabilitation following total shoulder replacement: A systematic review
Moffatt, M., Whelan, G., Gill, P., Mazuquin, B., Edwards, P., Peach, C., . . . Littlewood, C. (2022). Effectiveness of early versus delayed rehabilitation following total shoulder replacement: A systematic review. CLINICAL REHABILITATION, 36(2), 190-203. doi:10.1177/02692155211044137
Pregnancy-related lumbopelvic pain: Exploring the use of digital media for condition-related information provision
Moffatt, M., Selfe, P. J., & Hamshire, P. C. (2022). Pregnancy-related lumbopelvic pain: Exploring the use of digital media for condition-related information provision. Physiotherapy, 114, e14-e15. doi:10.1016/j.physio.2021.12.257
2021
A randomized prospective study comparing migration of hydroxyapatite and non-hydroxyapatite coated glenoid components using radiostereometric analysis
Akhtar, A., Ricks, M., Cunningham, L., Moffatt, M., Bale, S., Walton, M., . . . Trail, I. (2021). A randomized prospective study comparing migration of hydroxyapatite and non-hydroxyapatite coated glenoid components using radiostereometric analysis. Seminars in Arthroplasty: JSES, 31(4), 635-643. doi:10.1053/j.sart.2021.04.001
Rehabilitation following rotator cuff repair: A multi-centre pilot & feasibility randomised controlled trial (RaCeR)
Littlewood, C., Bateman, M., Butler-Walley, S., Bathers, S., Bromley, K., Lewis, M., . . . Foster, N. E. (2021). Rehabilitation following rotator cuff repair: A multi-centre pilot & feasibility randomised controlled trial (RaCeR). CLINICAL REHABILITATION, 35(6), 829-839. doi:10.1177/0269215520978859
Rehabilitation following rotator cuff repair: A survey of current practice (2020).
Littlewood, C., Mazuquin, B., Moffatt, M., & Bateman, M. (2021). Rehabilitation following rotator cuff repair: A survey of current practice (2020).. Musculoskeletal care, 19(2), 165-171. doi:10.1002/msc.1514
Effectiveness of early versus delayed rehabilitation following rotator cuff repair: Systematic review and meta-analyses
Mazuquin, B., Moffatt, M., Gill, P., Selfe, J., Rees, J., Drew, S., & Littlewood, C. (2021). Effectiveness of early versus delayed rehabilitation following rotator cuff repair: Systematic review and meta-analyses. PLOS ONE, 16(5). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0252137
2020
Rehabilitation following shoulder arthroplasty in the United Kingdom National Health Service: A survey of publicly facing information.
Littlewood, C., Morgan, M., Pitt, L., Moffatt, M., Edwards, P., Davies, R., & Peach, C. (2020). Rehabilitation following shoulder arthroplasty in the United Kingdom National Health Service: A survey of publicly facing information.. Musculoskeletal care, 18(3), 359-364. doi:10.1002/msc.1468
2019
Protocol for a multi-centre pilot and feasibility randomised controlled trial with a nested qualitative study: rehabilitation following rotator cuff repair (the RaCeR study)
Littlewood, C., Bateman, M., Cooke, K., Hennnings, S., Cookson, T., Bromley, K., . . . Foster, N. E. (2019). Protocol for a multi-centre pilot and feasibility randomised controlled trial with a nested qualitative study: rehabilitation following rotator cuff repair (the RaCeR study). TRIALS, 20. doi:10.1186/s13063-019-3407-3
2014
Prevention of pregnancy-related lumbopelvic pain, using a single exercise and advice-based physiotherapy intervention in early pregnancy: A pilot study
Moffatt, M., & Flynn, M. (2014). Prevention of pregnancy-related lumbopelvic pain, using a single exercise and advice-based physiotherapy intervention in early pregnancy: A pilot study. Physiotherapy Practice and Research, 35(1), 41-48. doi:10.3233/ppr-130028
2013
A critical narrative review of the safety of acupuncture in pregnancy
Moffatt, M., & Flynn, M. (2013). A critical narrative review of the safety of acupuncture in pregnancy. Journal of the Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapists, 41-50.