Research

Why is research important?

Research is vital for improving healthcare – it helps us to identify the best ways of preventing, diagnosing and treating health conditions. DynamicHealth is part of Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust (CCS NHST). We work on research that is important for our staff and patients, including research from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The CCS NHST Research team supports our research work.

Get involved in our research projects

DynamicHealth is involved in several research projects. If you want to join a research study or need more information, please talk to your therapist or other healthcare worker. You can also contact the CCS research team at ccs.gen-cambs-researchhub@nhs.net

We value the input of people within our community to help us improve our services. People who use our services and people with an interest in the services we provide, can give us a special insight into what it feels like to use them, and we want to listen.

Why not contact us? Together we can make a difference.

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Our projects

Snacktivity

This study is sponsored by Loughborough University and Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

The Snacktivity study is testing a new approach to helping people become more physically active. This approach encourages people to do short ‘snacks’ of physical activity throughout the day to improve their health and well-being.

DynamicHealth are supporting this study at our Ely and Cambridge clinics. Please speak to your health care professional at your next appointment if you are interested in this study.

Helping patients with musculoskeletal problems do their physiotherapy exercises at home

This study is led by Dr Rachel Chester at the University of East Anglia. It aims to help patients and their physiotherapists understand what can get in the way of patients doing their home exercises and self-management and to help patients and their physiotherapists work together to find solutions.

Patients and physiotherapists who volunteer to take part in the study will attend 4 workshops (virtual or face to face). These will inform development of a training package for physiotherapists and support for patients and physiotherapists to discuss this, sometimes sensitive topic, in the clinic.

If you are interested in this study, please contact David Shepherd, the study lead for DynamicHealth s1.dynamichealth@nhs.net or call 0300 555 0123; Option 3 (Peterborough & Wisbech).

EQUATE: Barriers and facilitators to EQUitable pArticipation and engagement in research using digiTal mEthods: A qualitative exploration with the public, patients and staff

Research results, findings and publications

Participating in research helps to inform future treatments and services. It's very important that results of research studies are shared with those who have taken part, staff, and members of the public.

Read more about results from studies that the DynamicHealth service have supported below.

Implementation of the BOOST programme in routine NHS practice

Supported by Dynamic Health Services 2017-2018.

BOOST is a 12-week, group-based education and exercise programme informed by cognitive-behavioural approach for older people with lumbar spinal stenosis.

The study aimed to optimise the BOOST programme, develop and assess the BOOST online course, evaluate clinical outcomes in patients, and understand the experiences BOOST programme providers (physiotherapists and exercise instructors) in delivering the programme.

Read the full summary document: BOOST Implementation Summary of findings

Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric testing of work patient reported outcome measures in people with RA, OA axSpA and FM

Supported by DynamicHealth services 2020.

The aims of this study were to evaluate the psychometric properties of measures of presenteeism, and contextual factors affecting presenteeism, for people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), osteoarthritis (OA), axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) or fibromyalgia (FM), for use in clinical practice and research.

Data collection was completed in 2020 and has now been analysed, published and the seven measures tested made freely available.

See full document outlining the five publications resulting from this study here.

Further information

To find out more about research happening across the east of England, email Ann Rampling at the East of England Delivery Network: ann.rampling@nihr.ac.uk

More about the National Institute for Health and Care Research

More about the CCS research team