Research interests
ATAFUTI Alternative treatments of adult female urinary tract infection
Nearly all women seeing there doctor with urine infection (cystitis) receive antibiotics- this study is testing if alternative approaches with traditional herbal medicine might reduce antibiotics use.
BREATHE (Breathing Retraining for Asthma Trial of Home Exercise)
Despite effective treatment for asthma many people continue to have troublesome breathing problems. This study is trying to reduce symptoms by using a web based breathing training package
CPRD How has the GP management of depression changed in the last 10 years?
More than one in ten adults in the UK is now taking an antidepressant tablet- we are exploring routine data to understand the effect of the recession and guidelines on prescribing
EndoBarrier TM Gastrointestinal Liner Diabetes Trial
Testing a promising new non operative approach to weight loss surgery
HEAT Helicobacter Eradication Aspirin Trial
Can the risk of stomach ulcers and bleeding be reduced in users of aspirin by testing and treating H pylori infection?
Positive Online Weight Reduction (POWeR)
Developing a nurse-delivered behavioural intervention to support weight loss in obese adults
PROMs in Depression and Anxiety Disorders
Does using and sharing a measure of depression severity help people get better more quickly?
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Primary Care & Population Sciences
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Infectious diseases are a major threat to human wellbeing and economic and social development. Influenza, a highly contagious virus, causes a common respiratory infection with local and systemic symptoms.
Many patients in primary care are being prescribed antibiotics to treat mild infections such as colds, earaches and sore throats. Many of these are viral rather than bacterial infections that get better on their own and which can be treated with self-care (such as rest, fluids and mild pain killers).
We want to find out if long term maintenance treatment for depression is effective.
We are looking to investigate the usefulness of antibiotics in this age group, it follows a European wide trial that was very similar for adults. Children will be provided antibiotic or placebo and keep a symptom diary for up to 28 days. They can opt to provide a throat swab, a blood sample and have a chest x-ray.
Although effective medicinal treatment exists for asthma, many people continue to have distressing symptoms and impaired quality of life. People with asthma have expressed interest in non-drug asthma treatments, particularly in breathing exercises. Several recent studies have shown benefits from a short course of breathing exercises taught by a respiratory physiotherapist for people with asthma who remained symptomatic despite usual treatment. We believe that many NHS patients could potentially benefit from these exercises, but unfortunately, there is currently not enough access to suitable trained physiotherapists able to provide such a service. We propose to provide the same breathing training programme that we have previously shown to be effective when taught 'face-to-face' by a physiotherapist in the form of a DVD, or internet download. Patients will use this in their own home at times convenient to them, in addition to their standard treatment (e.g. with inhalers). We will find out whether this type of instruction is better than the 'usual care' that is currently provided, and whether it is as good as the 'face to face' physiotherapist instruction (which is more expensive and less convenient for patients).
Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections (RUTIs), where patients experience more than three UTI episodes in a year, or two in 6 months, are common among women, affecting up to 800000 women in the UK annually.
Acute chest infections are common and antibiotics are often prescribed despite them having limited impact on the symptoms. Finding a safe and effective way to control the symptoms associated with a chest infection, particularly cough, could help reduce antibiotic use.
We want to look at whether giving personal feedback to people being treated for depression might help them get better more quickly.
This is a retrospective cohort study to investigate the long-term effects of prolonged antibiotic consumption on health.
There is considerable concern about increasing antidepressant use in England. GPs are giving out more than 50 million prescriptions a year, to more than 1 in 10 adults.
This is an update of an existing Cochrane systematic review of oral herbal medicines for osteoarthritis; focusing specifically on Rosa Canina fruit. The Cochrane review aims to evaluate the benefits and harms of R. Canina fruit for symptoms of osteoarthritis in adults.
Acute sinus infections are one of the commonest infections managed in primary care, Currently GPs prescribe antibiotics to most patients presenting with sinusitis, the highest of any of the common acute infections presenting in adults, at over 90%.
This is a randomised controlled trial in which participants must be willing to use one of two intermittent catheterisation strategies which will be randomly allocated by computer.
Developing a nurse-delivered behavioural intervention to support weight loss in obese adults
Professor Michael MoorePrimary Care and Population Sciences
Aldermoor Health Centre
Aldermoor Close
Southampton
SO16 5ST
Room Number: 9590 AHC/127/S2
Telephone:(023) 8059 1774
Email:mvm198@soton.ac.uk
