Professor Sallie Lamb

Sallie Lamb

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Professor of Rehabilitation

Director of Warwick Clinical Trials Unit

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Clinical Trials Unit
Room T0.12
T0.12 Warwick Clinical Trials Unit
Gibbet Hill Campus
University of Warwick
Coventry
CV4 7AL 		Tel: 024 7657 4658
Fax: 024 7657 4657
Email: S.Lamb@warwick.ac.uk

 

RESEARCH PROFILE


Gerontology

Orthopaedics, musculo-skeletal trauma

Physical Activity Exercise in rehabilitation

Clinical Trials Methodology and Statistics

BACKGROUND


Professor Sarah (Sallie) Lamb is the Director of the Warwick Clinical Trials Unit at the University of Warwick, and also the Kadoorie Professor of Trauma Rehabilitation at the University of Oxford. Professor Lamb qualified in 1986 from Salford School of Physiotherapy and has substantial clinical experience of working with frail older people. She was awarded an MSc in Rehabilitation with Distinction from Southampton University in 1991, and subsequently awarded the PPP Research Fellowship in Healthcare of Older People at the University of Oxford in 1991, where she completed a doctoral study of mobility limitation in frail older people under the supervision of eminent gerontologist, Professor Sir John Grimley Evans. In 1995, she was awarded a Harkness Fellowship by the Commonwealth Fund of New York, to study fall and disability prevention in older people in the United States, and was appointed as a visiting scientist at the National Institute of Aging of the United States. This collaboration continues, and has resulted in substantial numbers of publications and joint projects. Professor Lamb has subsequently studied Statistics at the University of Sheffield, and is a Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society, and on a part-time basis, the Director of the Warwick Clinical Trials Unit. In 2008 Sarah Lamb was recognised a foundation senior investigator of the National Institute of Health Research in the UK, and of being within the top 200 investigators contributing to patient centred research in the UK. Professor Lamb was appointed the Chair of the NIHR Health Technology Assessment commissioning board in 2009. She is a member of the National Institute of Clinical Excellence Guideline panel on hip fracture, and the international review panel for registration of UK Clinical Trials Units. Professor Lamb also sits on the NIHR Clinician Scientist Panel, and the NIHR Research Fellowship and Internship panel. Her interests in gerontology span understanding physiological mechanisms of mobility limitation, frailty and falls in older people, to developing interventions that can be applied to improve quality of life and function of older people who have multiple co-morbidities and cognitive impairments. These include exercise interventions to target the geriatric syndromes (falls, frailty, incontinence and depression), multi-factorial interventions for the prevention of falls and fractures, minimally invasive approaches to the management of severe injury and fracture in older people, interventions for osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and back pain, and studies to improve field testing and diagnosis of gait and mobility problems in older people.

CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS


  • Support for WMS Clinical Trials Unit Facility, with Carter Yvonne, Warwick Medical School, Dunn Janet, Lamb Sallie. Health Sciences Research Institute, Health Sciences Research Institute, Funded by: Wolfson Foundation, Project Start Date: 01/07/2007 Project End Date: 30/06/2017
  • Wound management of Open Lower Limb Fractures (WOLLF) - full proposal, with Professor Matthew L Costa, Clinical Trials Unit, - Professor Stavros Petrou - Health Sciences Research Institute - Dr Juul Achten - Clinical Sciences Research Institute - Dr Elizabeth Tutton - School of Health and Social Studies - - - - - Dr Julie Bruce - Health Sciences Research Institute Prof Sallie E Lamb - Health Sciences Research Institute Professor Damian R Griffin - Clinical Sciences Research Institute Dr Simon Gates - Health Sciences Research Institute - University of Warwick - University of Warwick, Funded by: National Institute for Health Research (DoH), Project Start Date: 01/03/2012 Project End Date: 28/02/2017
  • Prevention of Fall Related Injury Trial (Pre-FIT): a randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation of three different fall prevention strategies in the primary care population of older people., Funded by: NIHR HTA, Project Start Date: 01/01/2010 Project End Date: 31/12/2015
  • Exercise in Dementia, DAPA, with - - - - Dr Chris Bridle CPsychol - Health Sciences Research Institute - - Miss Claire Daffern - Health Sciences Research Institute Dr Sarah J Duggan - Health Sciences Research Institute - - - - Dr Anne-Marie Slowther - Institute of Clinical Education - Professor Frances E Griffiths - Health Sciences Research Institute Dr Bart Sheehan - Health Sciences Research Institute Prof Margaret Thorogood - Health Sciences Research Institute Prof Andrew J Oswald - Economics Dr Ranjit Lall - Health Sciences Research Institute, Funded by: HTA, Project Start Date: 01/04/2011 Project End Date: 30/09/2015
  • DAPA - Physical activity programmes for community dwelling people with mild to moderate dementia, Funded by: NIHR HTA, Project Start Date: 01/04/2011 Project End Date: 30/09/2015
  • Maintained physical activity and physiotherapy in the management of distal arm pain, with Dr Gareth Jones, University of Aberdeen, University of Warwick, Funded by: Arthritis Research UK, Project Start Date: 03/01/2011 Project End Date: 02/01/2015
  • Randomised trial of a multifaceted podiatry intervention for fall prevention, with Prof D Torgerson, University of York, Funded by: NIHR HTA, Project Start Date: 01/09/2010 Project End Date: 28/02/2014
  • PARAMEDIC - A randomised controlled trial of mechanical compression device for the maangement of cardiac arrest in the pre-hospital setting, Funded by: NiHR HTA, Project Start Date: 01/01/2008 Project End Date: 31/12/2013
  • Distal Radius Fracture (DRAFFT) - a randomised controlled trial of percutaneous fixation with Kirschner wires versus volar locking-plate fixation in the treatment of adult patients with a displaced fracture of the distal radius, with Associate Professor Matthew Costa, Clinical Sciences Research Institute, Dr Nicholas R Parsons - Clinical Sciences Research Institute - Dr Juul Achten - Clinical Sciences Research Institute - Miss Claire Daffern - Health Sciences Research Institute Professor Nigel Stallard - Health Sciences Research Institute Dr Sarah J Duggan - Health Sciences Research Institute - - Prof Sallie E Lamb - Health Sciences Research Institute Professor Damian R Griffin - Clinical Sciences Research Institute, Funded by: HTA, Project Start Date: 01/07/2010 Project End Date: 31/12/2013
  • AIM - Comparison of close contact casting (CCC) technique to open surgical internal fixation (ORIF) in the treatment of unstable ankle fractures in patients over 60 years., Funded by: NCCHTA, Project Start Date: 01/01/2008 Project End Date: 31/12/2013
  • NIHR CDRF 2010 - Helen Richmond: The implementation of cognitive behavioural therapy into primary care for the management of lower back pain., with Dr Chris Bridle CPsychol, Health Sciences Research Institute, - - Prof Sallie E Lamb - Health Sciences Research Institute, Funded by: National Institute for Health Research (DoH), Project Start Date: 01/10/2010 Project End Date: 30/09/2013
  • NIHR HTA FULL: Scoliosis feasibility trial, with - Dr Anne-Marie Slowther - Institute of Clinical Education -, Funded by: National Institute for Health Research (DoH), Project Start Date: 01/09/2011 Project End Date: 31/08/2013
  • Amendment Variation No 2- NIHR CTU Support Funding - Warwick Clinical Trial, Funded by: National Institute for Health Research (DoH), Project Start Date: 09/03/2012 Project End Date: 31/08/2013
  • An investigation into accelerated rehabilitation strategies following an Achilles tendon rupture (Allied Health Professionals Training Fellowship - Rebecca Kearney), with Associate Professor Matthew Costa, Clinical Sciences Research Institute, Dr Juul Achten - Clinical Sciences Research Institute - Prof Sarah E Lamb - Health Sciences Research Institute, Funded by: Arthritis Research Campaign, Project Start Date: 01/09/2009 Project End Date: 31/08/2013
  • West Midlands (South) CLRN - Funding for WMS CTU, Funded by: University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Project Start Date: 01/04/2010 Project End Date: 31/03/2013
  • BALTI-2 Study Subvention, with Dr Simon Gates - Health Sciences Research Institute, Funded by: Department of Health, Project Start Date: 03/12/2007 Project End Date: 30/09/2012
  • Beta Agonist Lung Injury Trial 2 (BALTI-2) Full Application, with Gates S, Warwick Medical School, Funded by: MRC, Project Start Date: 01/10/2007 Project End Date: 30/09/2012
  • ACTIvATeS - Active treatment for idiopathic adolescent scoliosis - a feasibility study, Funded by: NIHR HTA, Project Start Date: 01/09/2011 Project End Date: 31/08/2012
  • RfPB via Heartlands NHS Trust: Balti Prevention Study. Full Clinical Trial, with Professor Gavin D Perkins, Health Sciences Research Institute, Prof Fang G Smith - Health Sciences Research Institute Miss Claire Daffern - Health Sciences Research Institute Mrs Elizabeth M Ball - Health Sciences Research Institute Dr Sarah J Duggan - Health Sciences Research Institute Prof Matthew W Cooke - Health Sciences Research Institute Prof Sallie E Lamb - Health Sciences Research Institute Dr Simon Gates - Health Sciences Research Institute, Funded by: Birmingham Heartlands Hospital NHS Trust (Teaching), Project Start Date: 01/08/2009 Project End Date: 31/07/2012
  • NIHR Trainin Methods Fellowship in Clinical Trials/Statistics, with Dr Simon Gates, University of Warwick, Funded by: NIHR, Project Start Date: 01/07/2009 Project End Date: 30/06/2012
  • HFOV - High Frequency Ventilation for Acute Lung Injury and Acute Respiratory OSCAR Distress Syndrome, with Lamb, Sallie~Lall, Ranjit~McCabe, Chris~ Health Sciences Research Institute, Funded by: University of Oxford, Project Start Date: 01/06/2007 Project End Date: 31/05/2012

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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS


  • Costa, M.L., et al.(2011) 'UK DRAFFT : a randomised controlled trial of percutaneous fixation with kirschner wires versus volar locking-plate fixation in the treatment of adult patients with a dorsally displaced fracture of the distal radius' BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 12 (1), 201 (1471-2474) [article]
  • Lamb, S.E., et al.(2011) 'Reporting of complex interventions in clinical trials : development of a taxonomy to classify and describe fall-prevention interventions' Trials 12 (125), (1745-6215) [article]
  • Sletvold, O., et al.(2011) 'Effect of in-hospital comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) in older people with hip fracture : the protocol of the Trondheim Hip Fracture Trial' BMC Geriatric 11 (18), (1471-2318) [article]
  • Perkins, G.D., et al.(2011) 'The Beta Agonist Lung Injury TrIal (BALTI) : prevention trial protocol' Trials 12 (1), (1745-6215) [article]
  • Underwood, M.(2011) 'The OPERA trial : protocol for a randomised trial of an exercise intervention for older people in residential and nursing accommodation' Trials 12 (1), (1745-6215) [article]

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Conferences

RESEARCH DEGREES SUPERVISED

  • Psychological factors in recovery from acute neck injury., Date of Completion: 2009
  • Non-pharmacological management of early hip pain and osteoarthritis., Date of Completion: 2008
  • Cognitive behavioural therapy in low back pain.Issues in professional competency., Date of Completion: 2008
  • PhD, The effectiveness of physiotherapy treatments for low back pain, Date of Completion: 2007
  • Promoting follow up in randomised controlled trials of acute injury management, Date of Completion: 2006
  • The effectiveness of cyrotherapy after total knee replacement, Date of Completion: 2004
  • The discriminatory validity of the New Zealand Scoring Tool to ascertain clinical need for Total Knee Replacement, Date of Completion: 2004
  • Physical activity transitions in response to a Health Promotion Intervention in the UK, Date of Completion: 2002
  • Residual disability and fear of falling in older women with Colles fracture, Date of Completion: 2002
  • The effect on muscle function of surgical correction of leg length deformities using the Ilizarov External Fixator: Implications for Rehabilitation, Date of Completion: 2001
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