All Outputs (461)

Exercise recommendations and practical considerations for asthma management - an EAACI position paper (2025)
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Price, O. J., Papadopoulos, N. G., Amérigo, D. A., Backer, V., Bougault, V., Del Giacco, S., Gawlik, R., Eguiluz-Gracia, I., Heffler, E., Janson, C., McDonald, V. M., Moreira, A., Simpson, A., & Bonini, M. (2025). Exercise recommendations and practical considerations for asthma management - an EAACI position paper. Allergy, 80(6), 1572-1591. https://doi.org/10.1111/all.16573

Exercise is an important treatment for people with asthma and should be considered alongside pharmacological therapy when developing personalised asthma management plans. Despite this, there remains limited guidance concerning the practicalities of a... Read More about Exercise recommendations and practical considerations for asthma management - an EAACI position paper.

Complex breathlessness intervention in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (BREEZE-IPF): a feasibility, wait-list design randomised controlled trial (2025)
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Crooks, M. G., Wright, C., Hart, S., Allgar, V., English, A., Swan, F., Dyson, J., Richardson, G., Twiddy, M., Cohen, J., Simpson, A., Huang, C., Sykes, D. L., & Johnson, M. (2025). Complex breathlessness intervention in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (BREEZE-IPF): a feasibility, wait-list design randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open Respiratory Research, 12(1), Article e002327. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2024-002327

Introduction Breathlessness is common and impairs the quality of life of people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and non-IPF fibrotic interstitial lung diseases (ILD). We report the findings of a multicentre, fast-track (wait-list), mixed-met... Read More about Complex breathlessness intervention in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (BREEZE-IPF): a feasibility, wait-list design randomised controlled trial.

Multimodal prehabilitation in people awaiting acute inpatient cardiac surgery: Study protocol for a pilot feasibility trial (PreP-ACe) (2025)
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Raut, S., Hales, A., Twiddy, M., Dixon, L., Ngaage, D., Yates, D., Danjoux, G., & Ingle, L. (2025). Multimodal prehabilitation in people awaiting acute inpatient cardiac surgery: Study protocol for a pilot feasibility trial (PreP-ACe). PLoS ONE, 20(3 March), Article e0307341. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0307341

Background The concept of “prehabilitation,” or optimising individual physical and mental wellbeing prior to surgery is well established in cancer and orthopaedic populations. However, amongst the cardiac surgery population, the concept is relatively... Read More about Multimodal prehabilitation in people awaiting acute inpatient cardiac surgery: Study protocol for a pilot feasibility trial (PreP-ACe).

Does team size affect Scottish male academy soccer player technical, locomotor and psychosocial outcomes during age and maturity bio-banded small-sided games? (2025)
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King, M., Barrett, S., Mclellan, R., Cox, J., Brown, M., Mackenzie, S., & Towlson, C. (in press). Does team size affect Scottish male academy soccer player technical, locomotor and psychosocial outcomes during age and maturity bio-banded small-sided games?. Journal of sports sciences, https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2025.2456408

The timing of the adolescent growth spurt (i.e. peak height velocity [PHV]) varies greatly, causing significant differences in maturity-related anthropometric and physical development among chronologically age-categorised youth soccer players. These... Read More about Does team size affect Scottish male academy soccer player technical, locomotor and psychosocial outcomes during age and maturity bio-banded small-sided games?.

Optimisation of the preparation phase for orthopaedic surgery: Study protocol for a student-led multimodal prehabilitation feasibility trial (BoneFit) (2025)
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Ingle, L., Snook, J., Smith, L., Oliver, B., Bray, J., Wells, L., Moorhouse, J., Dixon, L., Simpson, P., Osman, S., Saxton, J., Rajendran, A., Gopalakrishnan, G., & Symes, T. (2025). Optimisation of the preparation phase for orthopaedic surgery: Study protocol for a student-led multimodal prehabilitation feasibility trial (BoneFit). PLoS ONE, 20(2 February), Article e0314680. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0314680

Background Since the Covid-19 pandemic, a surgical backlog for total hip replacement (THR) and total knee replacement (TKR) surgery remains in the United Kingdom. Multimodal prehabilitation pathways (encompassing exercise, nutritional support and psy... Read More about Optimisation of the preparation phase for orthopaedic surgery: Study protocol for a student-led multimodal prehabilitation feasibility trial (BoneFit).

A Systematic Review on the Effectiveness of Anti-Doping Education for University Students (2025)
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Nicholls, A. R., Lazuras, L., Petrou, M., Corazza, O., Santos, C., Nunes, A. J., Rynkowski, M., Martins, J. F., Zandonai, T., Kühn, U., & Tota, Ł. (2025). A Systematic Review on the Effectiveness of Anti-Doping Education for University Students. Emerging Trends in Drugs, Addictions, and Health, 5, Article 100168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.etdah.2024.100168

Abstract
Background: Doping poses a threat to the integrity of sport and the health of athletes who dope, including university students. In this systematic review, we identified the content of anti-doping education that universities provide, the dis... Read More about A Systematic Review on the Effectiveness of Anti-Doping Education for University Students.

Comparing the technical and individual possession statistics of academy players across different age groups in match-play (2025)
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Escreet, E., Barrett, S., Toner, J., Iga, J., & Towlson, C. (2025). Comparing the technical and individual possession statistics of academy players across different age groups in match-play. PLoS ONE, 20(1), Article e0316833. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0316833

Background: Youth soccer players in the UK transition into the professional game at 16 years of age. Understanding the differences between youth and professional standards can help coaches and clubs to support player development during this transitio... Read More about Comparing the technical and individual possession statistics of academy players across different age groups in match-play.

Criterion validity of a newly developed Apple Watch app (‘MVPA’) compared to the native Apple Watch ‘Activity’ app for measuring criterion moderate intensity physical activity (2025)
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Warner, A., Vanicek, N., Benson, A., Myers, T., & Abt, G. (2025). Criterion validity of a newly developed Apple Watch app (‘MVPA’) compared to the native Apple Watch ‘Activity’ app for measuring criterion moderate intensity physical activity. Digital Health, 11, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076251326225

Introduction: Many people fail to meet physical activity guidelines. One possible solution is wearable technology. Yet it is unclear if popular devices such as the Apple Watch can accurately measure intensity, which is a cornerstone of physical activ... Read More about Criterion validity of a newly developed Apple Watch app (‘MVPA’) compared to the native Apple Watch ‘Activity’ app for measuring criterion moderate intensity physical activity.

Creatine kinase and neuromuscular fatigue responses following differing spells of simulated cricket fast bowling (2025)
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Bray, J. W., Towlson, C., Hayes, S. C., & Fogarty, M. (2025). Creatine kinase and neuromuscular fatigue responses following differing spells of simulated cricket fast bowling. PLoS ONE, 20(1 January), Article e0317692. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0317692

The fast-bowling action demands repetitive high-intensity whole body movements, imposing complex physical and perceptual demands on players that vary significantly throughout the season. This study aimed to assess and establish practical methods and... Read More about Creatine kinase and neuromuscular fatigue responses following differing spells of simulated cricket fast bowling.

Comparing the technical and individual possession statistics of academy players across different age groups in match-play (2025)
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Escreet, E., Barrett, S., Toner, J., Iga, J., & Towlson, C. (2025). Comparing the technical and individual possession statistics of academy players across different age groups in match-play. PLoS ONE, 20(1), Article e0316833. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0316833

Background Youth soccer players in the UK transition into the professional game at 16 years of age. Understanding the differences between youth and professional standards can help coaches and clubs to support player development during this transition... Read More about Comparing the technical and individual possession statistics of academy players across different age groups in match-play.

Tyrosine supplementation is ineffective in facilitating soccer players’ physical and cognitive performance during high-intensity intermittent exercise in hot conditions (2025)
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Donnan, K. J., Williams, E. L., & Stanger, N. (2025). Tyrosine supplementation is ineffective in facilitating soccer players’ physical and cognitive performance during high-intensity intermittent exercise in hot conditions. PLoS ONE, 20(1), Article e0317486. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0317486

Tyrosine has been proposed to potentially provide ergogenic benefits to cognitive and physical performance in physiologically demanding environments. However research into its effectiveness on cognitive and physical performance during exercise in the... Read More about Tyrosine supplementation is ineffective in facilitating soccer players’ physical and cognitive performance during high-intensity intermittent exercise in hot conditions.

The morphology and stability of the oxygen pulse curve during cardiopulmonary exercise testing (2024)
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Nickolay, T., Ingle, L., Hoye, A., Garrett, A. T., & Gleadall-Siddall, D. O. (2025). The morphology and stability of the oxygen pulse curve during cardiopulmonary exercise testing. Science & Sports, 40(3), 239-247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scispo.2024.10.003

Objectives: This study aimed to assess the relative and absolute reliability (agreement) of various parameters derived from the oxygen pulse ( O˙2Pulse) curve during cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET), a tool critical for evaluating cardiopulmon... Read More about The morphology and stability of the oxygen pulse curve during cardiopulmonary exercise testing.

Wearables, wayfinding, and data visualisations for distance running (2024)
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Toner, J., Allen-Collinson, J., Jackman, P. C., Jones, L., & Addrison, J. (online). Wearables, wayfinding, and data visualisations for distance running. Performance enhancement & health, Article 100315. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.peh.2024.100315

Data visualisations represent an important source of regulatory information and feedback for competitive and recreational runners alike. However, athletes' embodied or sensory engagements with data visualisations are often ignored by researchers in f... Read More about Wearables, wayfinding, and data visualisations for distance running.

Exploring the value of PGRs who teach (PGWT) in supporting undergraduate students’ sense of belonging: A Student Staff Partnership Project (2024)
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Grant, B., Lillie, C., Smith, M., & Tomlinson, A. (2024). Exploring the value of PGRs who teach (PGWT) in supporting undergraduate students’ sense of belonging: A Student Staff Partnership Project. Journal of PGR Pedagogic Practice, 4(4), 12-31. https://doi.org/10.31273/ctv5zz94

The aim of this research was to explore the impact of interactions between undergraduate students (‘students’) and the postgraduate researchers (‘PGWT’) who teach them, on students’ sense of belonging. Meaningful interactions between staff and studen... Read More about Exploring the value of PGRs who teach (PGWT) in supporting undergraduate students’ sense of belonging: A Student Staff Partnership Project.

“There’s no good, it’s just satisfactory”: perfectionism, performance, and perfectionistic reactivity in NCAA student-athletes (2024)
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Fleming, D. J. M., & Dorsch, T. E. (in press). “There’s no good, it’s just satisfactory”: perfectionism, performance, and perfectionistic reactivity in NCAA student-athletes. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1080/1612197x.2024.2410282

Perfectionistic reactivity is a characteristic style of responding to adversity that elicits a bio-psychosocial response. Those with elevated levels of perfectionistic tendencies are thought to react disproportionately in the face of successes or fai... Read More about “There’s no good, it’s just satisfactory”: perfectionism, performance, and perfectionistic reactivity in NCAA student-athletes.

The repeatability of a cycling exercise-heat stress test in a male population (2024)
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Shaw, J., Cole, E., Simpson, A. J., Tyler, C. J., & Garrett, A. T. (2024). The repeatability of a cycling exercise-heat stress test in a male population. Journal of Thermal Biology, 125, Article 103983. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2024.103983

Introduction: There is considerable inter-individual variability in the physiological responses to environmental stressors and so to accurately assess and monitor changes in an individual's ability to cope with exercise-heat stress, a reliable protoc... Read More about The repeatability of a cycling exercise-heat stress test in a male population.

Asthma diagnosis: a comparison of established diagnostic guidelines in adults with respiratory symptoms (2024)
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Simpson, A. J., Drake, S., Healy, L., Wang, R., Bennett, M., Wardman, H., Durrington, H., Fowler, S. J., Murray, C. S., & Simpson, A. (2024). Asthma diagnosis: a comparison of established diagnostic guidelines in adults with respiratory symptoms. EClinicalMedicine, 76, Article 102813. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102813

Background: Considerable variability exists between asthma diagnostic guidelines. We tested the performance characteristics of the European Respiratory Society (ERS), the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and the Global Initiat... Read More about Asthma diagnosis: a comparison of established diagnostic guidelines in adults with respiratory symptoms.

Rapid Access Diagnostics for Asthma (RADicA): protocol for a prospective cohort study to determine the optimum series of investigations to diagnose asthma using conventional and novel tests (2024)
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Murray, C. S., Fowler, S., Drake, S., Wang, R., Durrington, H. J., Wardman, H., Healy, L., Bennett, M., Simpson, A., Barrett, E., Roberts, S. A., & Simpson, A. (2024). Rapid Access Diagnostics for Asthma (RADicA): protocol for a prospective cohort study to determine the optimum series of investigations to diagnose asthma using conventional and novel tests. BMJ open, 14(10), Article e083908. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-083908

INTRODUCTION: The diagnosis of asthma is often based on characteristic patterns of symptoms in the absence of an alternative explanation, resulting in over and under diagnosis. Therefore, diagnostic guidelines usually recommend including confirmation... Read More about Rapid Access Diagnostics for Asthma (RADicA): protocol for a prospective cohort study to determine the optimum series of investigations to diagnose asthma using conventional and novel tests.

Stressors and coping strategies in esports: a systematic review (2024)
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Leis, O., Sharpe, B. T., Pelikan, V., Fritsch, J., Nicholls, A. R., & Poulus, D. (online). Stressors and coping strategies in esports: a systematic review. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1080/1750984X.2024.2386528

In this systematic review, we provide an overview of stressors and coping strategies in esports, emphasizing the goal of informing applied practice and guiding future research. Guided by the PRISMA guidelines and employing the SPIDER framework, we sy... Read More about Stressors and coping strategies in esports: a systematic review.

Validation of field-based running tests to determine maximal aerobic speed in professional rugby league (2024)
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Bennett, T., Marshall, P., Barrett, S., Malone, J., Simpson, A., Bray, J., Christopherson, C., Nickolay, T., Metcalfe, J., & Towlson, C. (2024). Validation of field-based running tests to determine maximal aerobic speed in professional rugby league. PLoS ONE, 19(7 July), Article e0306062. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0306062

Practitioners place importance on high-speed running (HSR) to monitor training practice and match-play demands, whilst attempting to maximise fitness and minimize the risk of injury occurrence. Practitioners apply various methods to quantify HSR, suc... Read More about Validation of field-based running tests to determine maximal aerobic speed in professional rugby league.