Our research
All of our studies – all in one place – recruiting all over the world.
Finding out how best to treat a minor wrist fracture, deciding on surgery for childhood hip disease, or seeking ways to reduce the necessity for spinal scoliosis surgery in adolescents - we’ve got research to help.
Find out more about our research
Ongoing NIHR research lead by our team
PIC Bone
Optimising the Treatment of Bone and Joint Infection in Children. Recruiting Now.
CURLY
Cefalexin for UTIs – Right treatment Length in Young children.
A multi-centre, randomised trial to determine the optimal duration of cefalexin therapy for the treatment of febrile urinary tract infections in children.
BASIS
Night Brace or Full Time Brace amongst Adolescents with a Scoliosis of the Spine. Recruiting Now.
ODD SOCKS
Is Surgery Necessary for the Treatment of Displaced Ankle Fractures in Children? Recruiting Now.
OP NON STOP
Surgical Containment or Optimised Non-Surgical Containment in the Treatment of Perthes’ Disease. Funded – website coming soon.
SMARTIE
Integrating Evidence into the routine care of babies born with hip dysplasia, using the NHS England Smart4NIPE database. Funded – website coming soon.
COOL Study
The Children’s Orthopaedic Online Learning Study - A qualitative study to determine the acceptability of a family education intervention in the referral pathway of normal variants in children's orthopaedic surgery: usering Server's disease as an exemplar 'normal variant'.
WINDY Study
Weaning in INfant hip Dysplasia - a randomised multicentre feasibility study of weaning of brace treatment versus immediate cessation for developmental dysplasia of the hip.
NIHR / NIH research that our team are co-applicants
ROBUST
Comparing muscle strengthening to usual therapy amongst adolescents with cerebral palsy. Recruiting Now.
SPELL
Comparing dynamic stretching to usual therapy amongst children with cerebral palsy. Recruiting Now.
COMET
Surgery or Casts for Injuries of the Epicondyle in Children’s Elbows? Result - Recruiting Now.
DRIFT
Is Surgery Necessary for the Treatment of Displaced Wrist Fractures in Children. Recruiting Now.
ToTs Study
A UK study comparing treatments for toddler's fractures: immobilisation vs observation
PREPARE KIDS Study
Information to follow
SUPRAMAN Study
Information to follow
Completed research
SCIENCE
Surgery or Casts for Injuries of the Epicondyle in Children’s Elbows? Result - Spring 2025.
CRAFFT
Is Surgery Necessary for the Treatment of Displaced Wrist Fractures in Children? Recruiting Now.
BIG BOSS
Stabilisation or Reconstruction for Adolescents with the Hip Disease, Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis? Recruiting Now.
FORCE
Optimising the treatment of torus fractures of the wrist in children. Read our Lancet publication, download the FORCE pathway and use our patient information sheets, translated into 8 languages.
BOSS SCFE
BOSS involved 143 hospitals in the UK, with real collaborative research for the first time. The aim of this study was to inform the epidemiology and treatment of slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) using an anonymized comprehensive cohort study, with a nested consented cohort. Patients were cross-checked against national administrative data and potential missing patients were identified. Clinician-reported outcomes were collected until two years. Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) were collected for a subset of participants.
BOSS PERTHES
The aim of the BOSS Perthes’ study was to evaluate the epidemiology and treatment of Perthes’ disease of the hip. This was an anonymized comprehensive cohort study of Perthes’ disease, with a nested consented cohort. A total of 143 of 144 hospitals treating children’s hip disease in the UK participated over an 18-month period. Clinician-reported outcomes were collected until two years. Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) were collected for a subset of participants.