Research publications by the team
2020-2023
1. Noble, A., Dixon, P., Roper, L., Marson, A., Mirza, N. (2022) Statins as an anti-epileptogenic or disease modifying treatment? A survey of what UK patients and significant others think about repurposing and trialling them for epilepsy. Epilepsy & Behaviour, 138 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yebeh.2022.108991
2. Singhal, S., Smith, E.M.D, Roper, L., Pain, C.E. (2022) The importance of children and young person involvement in scoping the need for a Paediatric glucocortoid-associated patient reported outcome measure, BMC Rheumatology, 6: 80 https://doi.org/10.1186/s41927-022-00312-9
3. Filhart, R., Durand, C., Messahel, S., Roper, L (2022) Live music for children and young people attending the Paediatric Emergency Department in pain and distress, Journal of Arts & Health, in press
4. Deja, E., Roper, L., et al. (2021) Can they stomach it? Parent and practitioner acceptability of a trial comparing gastric residual volume measurement versus no gastric residual volume in UK NNU and PICUs: a feasibility study. Pilot & feasibility studies. 7:49 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-021-00784-5
5. Roper, L., Lyttle, M.D., Gamble, C., Humphries, A., Messahel, S., Lee, L., Noblett, J., Hickey, H., Rainford, N., Iyer, A., Appleton, R., Woolfall, K (2020) Planning for success- overcoming challenges to recruitment and conduct of an Emergency Department led paediatric trial. Emergency Medicine Journal https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2020-209487
6. Roper, L., Lyttle, M.D., Gamble, C., Humphries, A., Messahel, S., Lee, L., Noblett, J., Hickey, H., Rainford, N., Iyer, A., Appleton, R., Woolfall, K (2020) Seven step framework to enhance practitioner explanations and parental understandings of research without prior consent in paediatric emergency and critical care trials. Emergency Medicine Journal http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2020-209488
7. Gallagher, A., Bennett, K.M., Roper, L (2020) Loneliness and Depression in Patients with Cancer During Covid-19, Journal of Psycho-oncology DOI: 10.1080/07347332.2020.1853653
8. Tume, L., Woolfall, K., Arch, B., Roper, L., Deja, E., Jones, A., Latten, L., Eccleson, H., Hickey, H., Parslow, R., Preston, J., Pathan, N., Beissel, A., Gale, C., Valla, F.V., Dorling, J. (2020) A Feasibility Study of no routine Gastric residual volume measurement in mechanically ventilated Infants and Children: the GASTRIC study, NIHR Health Technol Assess 2020; 24 (23).
9. Gale, C., Dorling, J., Arch, B., Woolfall, K., Deja, E., Roper, L, Tume, L. (2020) Optional outcome measures for a trial of not routinely measuring GRV in neonatal care: a mixed method consensus process. Archives of Disease in Childhood https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2020-319469
10. Tume L.N, Woolfall, K., Arch, B., Deja, E., Roper, L., Jones, A., Latten, L., Eccleson, H., Hickey, H., Pathan, N., Preston, J., Beissel, A., Gale, C., Valla, F.V., Dorling, J. (2019) Determining optimal outcome measures in a trial of no gastric residual volume measurement in critically ill children. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jpen.1817
11. Dorling J, Arch B, Woolfall K, Latten L, Roper L, Deja, E, Pathan N, Eccleson H et al. (2020) Gastric Residual Volume measurement in UK neonatal intensive care units: a survey of practice. BMJ Open Paediatrics https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2019-000601
12. Appleton, R.A., Rainford, N., Gamble, C., Messahel, S., Humphries, A., Hickey, H., Woolfall, K., Roper, L., Noblett, J., Lee, E., Potter, S., Tate, P., Nadia, Iyer, A., Evans,V., Lyttle, M.D (2020) The Emergency treatment with Levetiracetam or Phenytoin in Status Epilepticus in children: a pragmatic, randomised controlled trial (EcLiPSE), NIHR HTA Report DOI: 10.3310/hta24580
13. Jones, A.P., Clayton, D., Nkhoma, G., Sherratt, F.C., Peak, M., Stones, S.R., Roper, L., Young, B., McErlane, F., Moitt, T., Ramanan, A.V., Foster, H.E., Williamson, P.R., Deepak, S., Beresford, M.W., Baildam, E.M (2020) The feasibility of conducting a study to compare the different steroid induction regimens in children and young people with juvenile idiopathic arthritis - Steroid Induction regimen for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (SIRJIA): A mixed methods feasibility study. NIHR HTA Report. https://dx.doi.org/10.3310/hta24360
2015-2019
13. Lyttle, M.D., Rainford, N.E.A., Gamble, C., Messahel, S., Humphreys, A., Hickey, H, Woolfall, K., Roper, L., Noblet, J., Lee, E.D., Potter, S., Tate, P., Iyer, A., Evans, V., Appleton, R.A, (2019) Emergency treatment with Levetiracetam or Phenytoin in convulsive status epilepticus in children – the EcLiPSE trial: a multi-centre, randomised, open label, phase 4, superiority trial The Lancet, 393, (10186), 2125-2134, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(19)30724-X
14. Tume, L.N., Arch, B., Woolfall, K., Latten, L., Deja, E., Roper, L., Pathan, N., Eccelson, H., Hickey, H., Brown, M., Beissel, A., Andrzejewska, I., Gale, C., Valla, F., Dorling, J (2019) Gastric Residual Volumne Measurement in UK PICUs: A survey of Practice Paediatric Critical Care Medicine https://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PCC.0000000000001944
15. Woolfall, K., Roper, L., Humphreys, A., Lyttle, M.D., Messahel, S., Lee, E., Noblet, J., Iyer, A., Gamble, C., Hickey, H., Appleton, R.A (2019) Enhancing practitioners confidence in recruitment and consent in the EcLiPSE trial: a mixed method evaluation of site training- A PERUKI study. Trials 20 https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3273-z
16. Roper, L., Sherratt, F., Young, B., McNamara, P., Appleton, R., Dawson, A., Frith, L., Crawley, E., Gamble, C., Woolfall, K (2018) Children and young people support research without prior consent in emergency situations: a qualitative study BMJ Open, 8(6). doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022894
17. Roper, L., Bennett, K.B., Donnellan, W.J., Hanratty, B. (2019) Exploring dimensions of social support when providing care at the end of life Aging & Mental Health https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2018.1484886
18. Sherratt, F.C., Roper, L., Baildam, E.M., Beresford, M.W., Stones S.A., Ramanan, A., 5, H Foster, H., McErlane, F., Rooney, M., Peak, M., Young, B (2018) Protective parents and permissive children: what qualitative interviews with parents and children can tell us about the feasibility of juvenile idiopathic arthritis trials. Pediatric Rheumatology. 16. https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12969-018-0293-2
19. Lyttle, M.D., Gamble, C., Messhel, S., Hickey, H., Iyer, A., Woolfall, K., Humphreys, A., Bacon, N.E.A., Roper, L, Bable, F.E., Dalziel, S.R., Ryan, M., Appleton, R.E (2017) Emergency treatment with levetiracetam or phenytoin in status epilepticus in children- the EcLISPE study: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 18 (1): 283
20. Woolfall, K. and Roper, L. (2017) “You Took Part in Research” Animation explaining research without prior consent to children recruited to paediatric clinical trials. https://youtu.be/_Fs1yUxeBFQ
21. Bennett, K.M., Chao, Q., Roper, L., Lowers, V. (2017) The deceased has left; the alive has to move on: Experiences of Chinese Widows in the UK. Death Studies
2012-2014
22. Roper, L (2014) Dental Health Needs Assessment in Cheshire, Liverpool Public Health Observatory. Report
23. Roper, L (2014) Dental Health Needs Assessment in Merseyside, Liverpool Public Health Observatory. Report
24. Ubido J., Holmes L., Scott-Samuel A (2014) Homelessness in Liverpool City Region: A Health Needs Assessment. Report
25. Lewis C., Holmes L., Scott-Samuel A (2014) Fixed odds betting terminal use and problem gambling across the Liverpool City region. Report
26. Tarling, R., Gale, A., Martin-Hirsch, P., Holmes, L., Kanesalingham, K., Dey, P (2013) Experiences of women referred for urgent assessment of postmenopausal bleeding (PMB) Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 33; 2
27. Lewis C., Holmes L., Scott Samuel A (2013) Health Needs Assessment for ex Armed Forces personnel. Report.
28. Hanratty B, Lowson E, Holmes L, Grande G, Addington-Hall J, Arthur T, Payne S, Seymour J. (2012) A comparison of strategies to recruit older patients and carers to end-of-life research in primary care. BMC Health Services Research, 12:342
29. Hanratty, B., Holmes, L., Lowson, E., Grande, G., Addington-Hall, J., Payne, S., Seymour, J. (2012) Older adults' experiences of transitions between care settings at the end of life in England - a qualitative interview study. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 44; (1) 74-83
30. Hanratty, B., Lowson, E., Holmes, L., Grande, G., Jacoby, A., Payne, S., Seymour, J. Whitehead, M. (2012) Breaking bad news sensitively: what is important to patients in their last year of life? BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care 2; 1, 24-28
31. Lowson, E., Hanratty, B., Holmes , L., Addington-Hall, J., Grande, G., Payne, S., Seymour, J. (2012) From `conductor' to `second fiddle'- older adult care recipients' perspectives on transitions in family caring at hospital admission. International Journal of Nursing Studies 44; (1) 74-83
32. Hanratty, B., Lowson, E., Holmes, L., Grande, G., Addington-Hall, J., Payne, S., Seymour, J. (2012) Funding health and social services for older people: a qualitative study of the views of care recipients in the last year of life. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine: 105: 201
33. Hanratty, B. and Holmes, L. (2011) ‘Social Inequality in Dying’ Ch. 2, In Death, Dying and Social Differences, Second Edition Ed. Oliviere, Monroe, Payne, Oxford University Press