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Professor Julie Bruce

Job Title
Professor (Research Focussed)
Department
WMS - Warwick Clinical Trials Unit
Phone
02476 151128
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Research Interests

Julie's interests relate to clinical trials and surgical epidemiology. Her main interests are surgery, pain and rehabilitation. Julie is co-investigator on various NIHR-funded clinical trials (HTA REGAIN, HTA iRehab, HTA SPHERe, HTA ATNEC, HTA RACER-Hip & RfPB-CARESS). She was Chief Investigator on the multicenter PROSPER clinical trial, investigating shoulder problems after breast cancer surgery. Other current/recent NIHR-funded programme grants include BOOST (Co-app), STAR (Co-app) and SCOTS (Co-app). She is Editor of the Cochrane Wounds Group and collaborates with other international pain research groups. She is CTU Academic Lead for postgraduate degrees. Julie has published over 130 papers (Scopus H index: 39).

Biography

Julie graduated from the University of Aberdeen with a BSc and an MSc in Health Services & Public Health Research. She completed a PhD in Public Health in 2004. She was awarded an MRC Training Fellowship to investigate the measurement and monitoring of surgical outcomes. She worked as epidemiologist on studies investigating the healthcare associated infection in UK/Europe and various surgical cohort studies. Her research has focused on predictors of poor postoperative outcome and rehabilitation after surgery. Julie joined Warwick CTU in 2010 to work on the multicentre HTA-funded Prevention of Falls Injury Trial (PreFIT).

  • Bruce, J. (Julie), 2010. Post-surgical pain. In Chronic Pain Epidemiology, Oxford University Press, pp. 235-248
Title Funder Award start Award end
ATNEC Y6-10 National Institute for Health Research (DoH) 01 Mar 2020 28 Feb 2030
NIHR HTA via Derby NHS Tust: ATNEC?Axillary management in T1-3N1M0 breast cancer patients with FNA or core biopsy proven nodal metastases at presentation after NEoadjuvant Chemotherapy National Institute for Health Research (DoH) 01 Mar 2020 28 Feb 2030
Tourniquet use in lower limb fracture surgery: a feasibility study (fellowship for Muhamed Farhan-Alanie) National Institute for Health Research (NIHR DoH) 01 Feb 2023 31 Jan 2026
NIHR: Rehab after ICU_Lead by Ulster University National Institute for Health Research (NIHR DoH) 01 Jan 2022 31 Dec 2024
i-REHAB Excess Treatment costs-Linked to IDEATE 68928 Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust - New Cross Hospital 01 Jan 2022 31 Dec 2024
iRehab HADS Licence: Award_NIHR: Rehab after ICU_Lead by Ulster University. IDEATE link: 68928 G L Assessment 25 Jul 2022 24 Jul 2024
NIHR HTA: SPHERE Costed Extension National Institute for Health Research (NIHR DoH) 01 Sep 2022 29 Feb 2024
Costed Extension:REGAIN Rehabilitation Exercise and psycholoGical support After covid-19 InfectioN National Institute for Health Research (NIHR DoH) 01 Sep 2022 31 Dec 2023
Postural tachycardia syndrome Exercise (PulSE) BHF grant via Coventry University British Heart Foundation 01 Aug 2019 31 Dec 2023
'Support and treatment after joint replacement (STAR): translation into practice and longterm follow up' National Institute for Health Research (NIHR DoH) 01 Feb 2021 31 Jan 2023
NIHR HTA: SPHERE variation to collaboration agreement linked to IDEATE 59315 National Institute for Health Research (NIHR DoH) 21 Jun 2022 20 Jan 2023
NIHR HTA:COVID-19 recovery and learning_Rehabilitation Exercise and psycholoGical support After covid-19 InfectioN (REGAIN) National Institute for Health Research (NIHR DoH) 01 Sep 2020 31 Aug 2022
NIHR HTA Second Stage: Exercise training in pulmonary hypertension National Institute for Health Research (DoH) 01 Jun 2019 31 Aug 2022
BOOST - Better Outcomes for Older people with Spinal Trouble National Institute for Health Research (DoH) 01 Apr 2015 31 Dec 2021
Surgical Obesity Treatment Study (SCOTS) National Institute for Health Research (DoH) 01 Jan 2012 30 Jun 2021
fEC-00178-PGfAR STAR- Chronic pain after total knee replacement: better post-operative prevention and management. National Institute for Health Research (DoH) 01 Feb 2015 31 Jan 2020
Exercise to prevent shoulder conditions in patients undergoing breast cancer treatment. The PRevention Of Shoulder Problems Study (PROSPER) National Institute for Health Research (DoH) 01 Mar 2015 28 Feb 2019
Wound Healing in Surgery for Trauma Trial A Randomised Controlled Trial of standard wound management versus negative pressure wound therapy in the treatment of adult patients having surgical incisions for major trauma to the lower limb. WHIST via Oxford National Institute for Health Research (DoH) 01 Jan 2016 31 Dec 2018
Research Capacity Funding support to the HTA PROSPER project University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust 01 Jun 2014 31 Dec 2017
Wound management of Open Lower Limb Fractures (WOLLF) - full proposal National Institute for Health Research (DoH) 01 Mar 2012 28 Feb 2017
NIHR PDG (FULL) via University of Bristol: Chronic pain after total knee replacement surgery: better post-operative prevention and management National Institute for Health Research (DoH) 01 Oct 2012 30 Sep 2013