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David is a reader in musculoskeletal health within the Research Centre for Health at GCU, joining in 2022 from Edinburgh Napier University where he was formally associate professor of physiotherapy. He completed his PhD in orthopaeadic outcomes at the University of Edinburgh and worked there for 10-years as a postdoctoral researcher and then fellow and principle investigator with the orthopeadic engineering group and surgical colleagues in NHS Lothian. His primary research interests are in measuring outcomes/physical function in osteoarthritis and musculoskeletal injury/disease, orthopaedic/rehabilitative interventions, predictive modelling, evaluating the psychometric properties of outcome questionnaires, and more generally in research methodology and clinical trials. Wider interests transcend musculoskeletal sciences and rehabilitation, from muscle stem cells and regeneration to kinematics and biomechanics.
He is an active researcher with honorary fellowships at the University of Edinburgh (orthopaedics), and at the University of Aberdeen (epidemiology, arthritis and pain research). He has collaborated on >£5 million of research funding from Versus Arthritis, EPSRC, NIHR and industry partners which has resulted in >100 publications to date.
He has worked on various interventional trials. Recently completed studies include the TRIO RCT, which was a multi-centre UK trial evaluating whether physiotherapy targeted to patients predicted to perform poorly following total knee replacement could improve outcomes, as well as the CASINO and TRIMAX RCTs, which evaluated hip and knee replacement outcomes. He is currently leading the ROBOTA project, evaluating patient outcomes following robotic-assisted hip and knee surgery, and leads the rehabilitation arm of the NIHR funded MOTION RCT with partners in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Warwick. This major trial is looking at whether joint realignment surgery outperforms physiotherapy management in young patients with knee osteoarthritis.
Alongside Edinburgh and Aberdeen, David has active research collaborations with colleagues at the University of Zurich and the Medical University of Innsbruck (patient reported outcomes and methodological research), and at Oxford University and the Virginia Commonwealth University (rehabilitation trials and predictive modelling).
He enjoys supporting MSK postgraduate research and has supervised 3x PhD studies to completion alongside 4x MRes degrees for clinical staff (physiotherapists, surgeons and nurses). He has 6x active PhD students, 4 of whom are phsyiotherapists investigating applied clinical projects.
He sits on the Scotland consortia of the Council for Allied Health Professions Research, the executive committee (as treasurer) of the British Orthopaedic Research Society, and is part of the EPSRC Osteoarthritis Technology network. He is associate journal editor for research methodlogy at the Knee, having been on the editorial board of BMC musculoskeletal disorders for a number of years.
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External positions
Associate Editor for research methodology, the Knee (Journal)
1 Sept 2023 → …
Treasurer, British Orthopaedic Research Society
30 Sept 2021 → 30 Sept 2024
CAHPR Scotland consortia leadership group, Council for Allied Health Professions Research Scotland
1 Sept 2021 → …
Keywords
- Musculoskeletal System
- Orthopedics
- Physiotherapy
- Health Services Research
- Surgical Procedures, Operative
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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What is the clinical-effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of surgery with medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy (HTO) compared with nonsurgical treatment in the management of osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee in patients younger than 60 years?
Hamilton, D. (CoI) & Amin, A. (PI)
National Institute for Health and Care Research
1/08/22 → 31/07/27
Project: Research Grant
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The role of musculoskeletal ultrasound in diagnosing foot problems and informing podiatric management
Hendry, G. (PI), Hoque, A. (CoI), Wright, L. (CoI), Hamilton, D. (CoI), Dickson, D. (CoI), Barn, R. (CoI) & Steultjens, M. (CoI)
Project: Research Grant
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ROBotic-assisted surgical Outcomes in Total joint Arthroplasty
Hamilton, D. (PI)
1/10/17 → 31/12/23
Project: Research Grant
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A preoperative package of care for osteoarthritis, consisting of weight loss, orthotics, rehabilitation, topical and oral analgesia (OPPORTUNITY): a two centre open label randomised controlled feasibility trial
Simpson, A. H. R. W., Clement, N. D., Howie, C. R., Simpson, S., Pandit, H. G., Smillie, S., Leeds, A. R., Conaghan, P. G., Kingsbury, S. R., Hamilton, D., Craig, P., Ray, D., Keerie, C., Kinsella, E., Bell-Higgs, A., McGarty, A., Beadle, C., Norrie, J. & Howie, C. R., Apr 2024, In: The Lancet Rheumatology. 6, 4, p. e237-e246 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Completeness of intervention reporting in randomised trials of technology-enabled remote or hybrid exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation: a systematic review using the TIDieR framework
McGrath, A., McHale, S., Hanson, C. L., McLelland, C. & Hamilton, D. F., 2024, In: Disability and Rehabilitation. 46, 19, p. 4350-4358 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Implant design influences the joint-specific outcome after total knee arthroplasty: data from a randomised controlled trial at a minimum 12 years' follow-up
Clement, N., MacDonald, D. J., Hamilton, D. F. & Gaston, P., 21 Oct 2024, In: Bone and Joint Open. 5, 10, p. 911-919 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Rehabilitation of brachial plexus injury in contact sport: where are the data that underpin clinical management? A scoping review
Armstrong, R., McKeever, T., Leavitt, M., McLelland, C. & Hamilton, D. F., 24 Jun 2024, In: PLoS ONE . 19, 6, 16 p., e0298317.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Similar QALY gain in primary and revision knee arthroplasty: a cost analysis and Markov model
Gautschi, N., Moller, S., Moller, K., Hamilton, D. & Giesinger, K., 2 Jul 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy. 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review