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N Nikki Cotterill's Outputs (97)

Psychometric validation and scale derivation of the ICIQ-Underactive Bladder patient reported outcome measure (2025)
Journal Article

Aims
To complete the psychometric validation and scale derivation of the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Underactive Bladder (ICIQ-UAB).
Methods
The developmental ICIQ-UAB was administered within a Phase II randomised con... Read More about Psychometric validation and scale derivation of the ICIQ-Underactive Bladder patient reported outcome measure.

Invasive urodynamic investigations in the management of women with refractory overactive bladder symptoms (FUTURE) in the UK: A multicentre, superiority, parallel, open-label, randomised controlled trial (2025)
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Overactive bladder is a common problem affecting women worldwide, with a negative effect on their social and professional lives. Before considering invasive treatments, guidelines recommend urodynamics to identify detrusor overactivity. However, the... Read More about Invasive urodynamic investigations in the management of women with refractory overactive bladder symptoms (FUTURE) in the UK: A multicentre, superiority, parallel, open-label, randomised controlled trial.

Measuring the impact of managing incontinence on people with dementia and informal caregivers: Cognitive debriefing interviews of ‘ICIQ-Cog’ (English translation) (2025)
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Aim:
The ICIQ-Cog questionnaire was developed in German to measure the impact of incontinence and/or toilet use problems on people living with dementia and their paid carers and unpaid caregivers; it has been translated into English. This study aime... Read More about Measuring the impact of managing incontinence on people with dementia and informal caregivers: Cognitive debriefing interviews of ‘ICIQ-Cog’ (English translation).

Do we have sufficient evidence to derive innovative approaches to assessing unmet need, delivering education on bladder and bowel continence health, and providing a better environment for joint decision-making? ICI-RS 2024 (2025)
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Context: Improved continence outcomes are reliant on identification of unmet need, education delivery, and shared decision‐making. The evidence base on which to derive innovative approaches in these areas was unclear.

Methods: A debate held at the... Read More about Do we have sufficient evidence to derive innovative approaches to assessing unmet need, delivering education on bladder and bowel continence health, and providing a better environment for joint decision-making? ICI-RS 2024.

Longitudinal and idiographic methods of developing and evaluating tailored psychological interventions for people with MS: Findings from a pilot study and future directions (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a complex and heterogeneous condition which makes the development of effective psychological interventions a challenging task. Research so far has focused on well-established protocols which do not always fit the individual... Read More about Longitudinal and idiographic methods of developing and evaluating tailored psychological interventions for people with MS: Findings from a pilot study and future directions.

Cost-effectiveness of a primary healthcare intervention to treat male lower urinary tract symptoms: The TRIUMPH cluster randomised controlled trial (2024)
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Objectives To estimate the cost-effectiveness of a primary care intervention for male lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) compared with usual care. Design Economic evaluation alongside a cluster randomised controlled trial from a UK National Health S... Read More about Cost-effectiveness of a primary healthcare intervention to treat male lower urinary tract symptoms: The TRIUMPH cluster randomised controlled trial.

Can we increase the value of data from bladder diaries? International Consultation on Incontinence—Research Society 2023 (2023)
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Background: Bladder diaries represent a fundamental component in the assessment of patients presenting with lower urinary tract symptoms. Nevertheless, their importance often remains underappreciated and undervalued within clinical practice. This pap... Read More about Can we increase the value of data from bladder diaries? International Consultation on Incontinence—Research Society 2023.

Treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms in men in primary care using a conservative intervention: cluster randomised controlled trial (2023)
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Objective(s): To determine whether a standardised and manualised intervention for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) achieves superior symptomatic improvement versus usual care.
Design: 2-arm cluster randomised controlled trial where sites were ran... Read More about Treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms in men in primary care using a conservative intervention: cluster randomised controlled trial.

Treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms in men in primary care using a conservative intervention: Cluster randomised controlled trial (2023)
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Objective: To determine whether a standardised and manualised care intervention in men in primary care could achieve superior improvement of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) compared with usual care. Design: Cluster randomised controlled trial. Se... Read More about Treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms in men in primary care using a conservative intervention: Cluster randomised controlled trial.

Development and first-in-human testing of FLUME urinary catheter with protected tip and relocated drainage holes (2023)
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Evaluation of a catheter design which protects its tip with the retaining balloon when inflated, and has eyeholes at the base of the balloon to improve drainage. Preclinical tests included assessment of retaining balloon performance, and microbiologi... Read More about Development and first-in-human testing of FLUME urinary catheter with protected tip and relocated drainage holes.

Evaluation of the feasibility and acceptability of an integrative group psychological intervention for people with Multiple Sclerosis: A study protocol (2023)
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Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is characterised by significant symptom diversity and complexity. The unpredictability of the symptoms and the emotional and cognitive facets of the disease have a significant impact on the patients' quality of life, relations... Read More about Evaluation of the feasibility and acceptability of an integrative group psychological intervention for people with Multiple Sclerosis: A study protocol.

Patient and public involvement in chronic conditions psychotherapy research: Developing a patient–centred psychological intervention for people with multiple sclerosis (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Psychological interventions for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) mainly adhere to the principles of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Mindfulness. Adopting these generic models for the care of people with MS places them in t... Read More about Patient and public involvement in chronic conditions psychotherapy research: Developing a patient–centred psychological intervention for people with multiple sclerosis.

Client–led research and intervention development: Exploring people with Multiple Sclerosis’ experiences of psychological therapies (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Introduction
There is a high prevalence of anxiety and depression among people with Multiple Sclerosis. Therapeutic modalities have been proven effective on the management of stress, anxiety, fatigue, sleep disturbances, with Cognitive Behaviour The... Read More about Client–led research and intervention development: Exploring people with Multiple Sclerosis’ experiences of psychological therapies.

Synthetic sling or artificial urinary sphincter for men with urodynamic stress incontinence after prostate surgery: The MASTER non-inferiority RCT (2022)
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BACKGROUND: Stress urinary incontinence is common in men after prostate surgery and can be difficult to improve. Implantation of an artificial urinary sphincter is the most common surgical procedure for persistent stress urinary incontinence, but it... Read More about Synthetic sling or artificial urinary sphincter for men with urodynamic stress incontinence after prostate surgery: The MASTER non-inferiority RCT.