Surgical trials, systematic reviews and qualitative research in orthopaedics and other surgery at York Trials Unit.
Joined October 2019
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Surgical Trials retweeted
Jun 5
We've had a great start to the month on SCOOTT with 6 new recruits this week!πA huge congratulations to the team at @ESNEFT who recruited 4 participants to the trial, and congratulations to the teams at @ROHNHSFT and @MFTnhs who recruited 1 participant each!π@YorkTrialsUnit
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Surgical Trials retweeted
May 29
Congratulations to the teams at @MFTnhs, @EKHUFT, @UHDBTrust, @SouthTees and @ROHNHSFT who have all recruited participants to the study in May and will therefore be shortly receiving a prizeπ€©π«
Thank you all for your continued hard work on the study!π
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Surgical Trials retweeted
May 1
A huge congratulations to the team at @The_Pulvertaft, @UHDBTrust who recruited 5 participants to the trial this week!π
Thank you to everyone for your continued hard work on the study, and we wish you all a great bank holiday weekend!π@YorkTrialsUnit
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Surgical Trials retweeted
Mar 13
It's been another good week for SCOOTT recruitment - congratulations to the teams at @EKHUFT, @WWLNHS and @UHDBTrust who have all randomised patients!π This takes us to 191 participants - please don't forget that there is a prize for the site who recruits the 200th!π
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Surgical Trials retweeted
Feb 20
Congratulations to the teams at @UHDBTrust, @CDDFTNHS and @SouthTees who have all randomised patients this week!ππ
We have now recruited 178 participants to the trial, and are pleased to announce that the site who recruits the 200th participant will receive a special prize!π
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Surgical Trials retweeted
Feb 5
We have had another first SCOOTT randomisation today! Congratulations to the team at @ROHNHSFT who recruited and randomised their first participant to the trial!π₯³
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Surgical Trials retweeted
Feb 4
Huge congratulations to the teams at @CDDFTNHS and @ChelwestFT who both randomised their first SCOOTT participants today!ππ
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Surgical Trials retweeted
Jan 29
Congratulations to the teams at both @UHDBTrust and @RotherhamNHS_FT who have each recruited two participants to the trial so far this week! Great work!π
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Surgical Trials retweeted
π WHAT IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE TREATMENT FOR BASAL OSTEOARTHRITIS OF THE THUMB? π
Read the full paper here!
#Osteoarthritis #Thumb #Orthopedics #Surgery
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Surgical Trials retweeted
Jan 20
A very important study now followed up to five years with clear recommendations for clinical practice.
#ScaphoidWaist #Fracture #Wrist #UK @YorkTrialsUnit @Oxford_Trauma
boneandjoint.org.uk/Article/β¦
ALT The Bone & Joint Journal Editor's Pick. Article title: Clinical effectiveness of early surgical fixation versus cast immobilization for adults with a scaphoid waist fracture Dias et al. Bone Joint J. 2026;108-B(1):70-78.
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Surgical Trials retweeted
This longer-term evidence further corroborates the recommendation that patients with a scaphoid waist fracture displaced by 2 mm or less should initially be treated with cast immobilization.
#Surgery #Wrist #Fracture @YorkTrialsUnit @Oxford_Trauma
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ALT Abstract for article titled 'Clinical effectiveness of early surgical fixation versus cast immobilization for adults with a scaphoid waist fracture: five-year follow-up of the Scaphoid Waist Internal Fixation for Fractures Trial'. The Bone & Joint Journal.
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Surgical Trials retweeted
26 Nov 2025
The SCOOTT team will be at the BSSH in Birmingham on Thursday and Friday. Please come and say hello if you are there!
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Surgical Trials retweeted
11 Nov 2025
We have now hit our pilot recruitment target of 134!π―πHuge congratulations to the team at @SouthTees who recruited our 134th participant! A big thank you to all sites for all your hard work on the trial so far - smashing this target has been a huge team effortπ @YorkTrialsUnit
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Surgical Trials retweeted
30 Oct 2025
Congratulations to the team at @SouthTees who recruited a further participant to the trial today!π
This takes our recruitment total to 130, meaning that there are only 4 more participants to go until we hit our pilot recruitment target of 134!π―π
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Surgical Trials retweeted
22 Oct 2025
READ ALL ABOUT IT! The FLARE trial's protocol paper has been published ππ Well done team!
A link to the paper is available here: bit.ly/3WPQ1jz
@mattdgardiner @JCRWormald @ACeS_SouthTees @YorkTrialsUnit @Surgery_Trials @Lisa_Newington @ryckiewade @jennifercelane
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Surgical Trials retweeted
21 Oct 2025
Congratulations and welcome to the team at Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust @RoyalSurrey
who opened today!π
Wishing you all the best with your recruitment!π @YorkTrialsUnit
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Surgical Trials retweeted
17 Oct 2025
Congratulations to the teams at @MTWnhs and @OUHospitals who both randomised their first SCOOTT patients today! Excellent work!ππ
Additionally, congratulations to the team at @RotherhamNHS_FT who also randomised a patient today!π
@YorkTrialsUnit
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Surgical Trials retweeted
20 Oct 2025
Delighted to say that the DIDACT protocol has now been published in @BoneJointOpen π
boneandjoint.org.uk/Article/β¦
@YorkTrialsUnit @hpsinghjk1 @NIHRresearch
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Surgical Trials retweeted
15 Oct 2025
A big welcome to the team at University Hospital Southampton @UHSFT who have opened to recruitment today! Congratulations!π
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Surgical Trials retweeted
16 Oct 2025
Another big welcome and congratulations to the team at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust @CDDFTNHS who have opened today! Happy recruiting!π@YorkTrialsUnit
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