Rehabilitation and Recovery
Our applied and translation clinical research focuses on multi-disciplinary in-patient, out-patient, and community rehabilitation and recovery for acute illness and long-term conditions.
Focus of our research
Using the full range of applied and translational research methodologies, the Rehabilitation & Recovery theme aims to generate high quality evidence to change practice and improve patient outcomes. With our national and international partners, we undertake research to develop multi-disciplinary complex interventions and assess the feasibility of testing these interventions in clinical trials. With this knowledge, we undertake large scale multi-centre randomised controlled trials to assess clinical and cost-effectiveness, and investigate implementation within the healthcare system.
Project list
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Physiotherapy and Optimised Enteral Nutrition In the post-acute phase of critical illness (PHOENIX): A randomised controlled feasibility trial
A feasibility trial to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention of enhanced physiotherapy and nutrition for patients for survivors of critical illness on step down to the ward.
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Mobilisation in the Evening to prevent and Treat delirium (MENTAL2)
A mutli centre randomised controlled trial to assess a novel, evening mobilisation intervention to prevent delirium in patients admitted to intensive care.
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Remote Stroke Rehabilitation (Restore) (NIHR157510)
A UK-wide randomised controlled trial (RCT) to test if the ‘Remote STrOke Rehabilitation’ (ReSTORe) intervention, a supervised, live online, home-based, group physical and mental health rehabilitation programme, can improve health-related quality of life more than best-practice usual care, for people with long-term mild to moderate physical and/or mental health disability after stroke.
Cluster Team
Gordon McGregor is a clinical academic Exercise Physiologist at Coventry University and UHCW NHS Trust. He is a Professor in Clinical Exercise Physiology & Rehabilitation, specialising in mechanistic clinical exercise physiology and complex exercise rehabilitation interventions both for NHS rehabilitation services and pragmatic multi-centre clinical trials.
David McWilliams is a clinical academic physiotherapist at Coventry University and UHCW NHS Trust. He is a Professor in Critical Care and Rehabilitation, specialising in the rehabilitation and recovery of adults with critical illness. He has a strong international network and holds a number of prominent national and international roles including, Chair of the Intensive Care Societies National Rehabilitation Collaborative, Chair of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine physiotherapy group and is a clinical coordinator for NCEPOD.
