Job Title
Associate Professor in Clinical Trials
Department
WMS - Warwick Clinical Trials Unit
Research Interests
Dr Backhouse is an Associate Professor at the University of Warwick and has a background in podiatry having qualified from the University of Southampton. With over a decade of experience in applied clinical research, his research ranges from large pragmatic clinical trials to imaging and mechanism of action studies, and systematic literature reviews. All of Mike's research aims to improve outcomes for people with musculoskeletal disease and other long term conditions. His portfolio of funding includes personal fellowships and competitive grants, primarily from the National Institute for Health Research, and musculoskeletal charities.
Biography
Prior to joining the University of Warwick, Mike worked at the Universities of York and Leeds. Mike is also a Past President of British Health Professions in Rheumatology and a former Trustee of the British Society of Rheumatology. Other professional activities include being a member of EULAR's Health Professional Scientific Subcommittee and he is a former member of the College of Podiatry's R&D Committee.
- Cook, Elizabeth, Laycock, Joanne, Acharya, Mehool, Backhouse, Michael R., Corbacho, Belen, Doherty, Laura, Forward, Daren, Hewitt, Catherine, Hilton, Catherine, Hull, Peter, Kassam, Jamila, Maturana, Camila, Mcdaid, Catriona, Roche, Jenny, Sivapathasuntharam, Dhanupriya, Torgerson, David, Bates, Peter, 2023. Lateral compression type 1 fracture fixation in the elderly (L1FE) : study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (with internal pilot) comparing the effects of INFIX surgery and non-surgical management for treating patients with lateral compression type 1 (LC-1) fragility fractures. Trials, 24 (1)
- Exley, Victoria, Jones, Katherine, O?Carroll, Grace, Watson, Judith, Backhouse, Michael R., 2023. A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials on surgical treatments for ingrown toenails part I : recurrence and relief of symptoms. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 16 (1)
- Jones, Katherine, Backhouse, M. R., Bruce, J. (Julie), 2023. Rehabilitation for people wearing offloading devices for diabetes-related foot ulcers : a systematic review and meta-analyses. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 16 (1)
- Exley, Victoria, Jones, Katherine, O'Carroll, Grace, Watson, Judith, Backhouse, Michael, 2023. A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials of surgical treatments for ingrown toenails part II : healing time, post-operative complications, pain, and participant satisfaction. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 16
- Byrne, Ailish, Jones, Katherine, Backhouse, Michael, Rose, Fiona, Moatt, Emma, van der Feltz-Cornelis, Christina, 2023. Patient and primary care practitioners? perspectives on consultations for fibromyalgia : a qualitative evidence synthesis. Primary Health Care Research & Development, 24
- Delpierre, Thomas, McCormick, Keith, Backhouse, Michael R., Bruce, Julie, Cherry, Lindsey, 2023. The short-term impact of non-removable offloading devices on quality of life in people with recurrent diabetic foot ulcers. Journal of Wound Care, 32 (4), pp. 214-219
- 'Takahashi, Tsuneari, 'Thaker, Siddharth, 'Lettieri, Giovanni, 'Redmond, Anthony, 'Backhouse, Michael, 'Stone, Martin, 'Pandit, Hemant, 'O'Connor, Philip, 2022. 'Reliability of slice-encoding for metal artefact correction (SEMAC) MRI to identify prosthesis loosening in patients with painful total hip arthroplasty ? a single centre, prospective, surgical validation study. The British Journal of Radiology, 95
- 'Chapman, Lara S., 'Backhouse, Michael, 'Bearne, Lindsay, 'Cherry, Lindsey, 'Cleary, Gavin, 'Davey, Jasmine, 'Ferguson, Rachel, 'Grieve, Adele, 'Helliwell, Philip, 'Lomax, Adam, 'McKeeman, Helen, 'Rawlings, Alan, 'Rees, Robin, 'Rooney, Robbie, 'Ryan, Sarah, 'Sanders, Lucy, 'Siddle, Heidi J., 'Varley, Sue, 'Warburton, Louise, 'Woodburn, Jim et al (Select to open full list), 2022. 'Management of foot health in people with inflammatory arthritis : British Society for Rheumatology guideline scope. Rheumatology
- 'Giovanazzi, Alexia, 'Jones, Katherine, 'Carr, Rachel M., 'Fairhurst, Caroline, 'Backhouse, Michael R., 'Adamson, Joy A., 2022. 'Current practice in the measurement and interpretation of intervention adherence in randomised controlled trials : a systematic review. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 118
- Alcacer-Pitarch, Begonya, Backhouse, Michael, Gijon-Nogeron, Gabriel, Biscontini, Devid, Bonafede, Sofia, Ferreira, Andre, Gatt, Alfred, Lescure, Yves, Nava, Tiziana, Redmond, Anthony C., 2020. Provision of foot and ankle care services for people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease across Europe. Musculoskeletal Care, 18 (1), pp. 12-19
- Erwin, Jo, Chance-Larsen, Kenneth, Backhouse, Michael, Woolf, Anthony D, 2020. Exploring what patients with musculoskeletal conditions want from first point-of-contact health practitioners. Rheumatology Advances in Practice, 4 (1)
- Chance-Larsen, Kenneth, Backhouse, Michael, Collier, Richard, Wright, Colin, Gosling, Sally, Harden, Beverley, Marsh, Sarah, Kay, Peter, Wyles, Hilary, Erwin, Jo, Woolf, Anthony, 2019. Developing a national musculoskeletal core capabilities framework for first point of contact practitioners. Rheumatology Advances in Practice, 3 (2)
- Chapman, Lara S., Redmond, Anthony C., Landorf, Karl B., Rome, Keith, Keenan, Anne-Maree, Waxman, Robin, Alcacer-Pitarch, Begonya, Siddle, Heidi J., Backhouse, Michael, 2019. Foot orthoses for people with rheumatoid arthritis : a survey of prescription habits among podiatrists. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 12 (1)
- Chandrasekar, Anish, Hensor, Elizabeth M.A., Mackie, Sarah L., Backhouse, Michael, Harris, Emma, 2018. Preliminary concurrent validity of the Fitbit-Zip and ActiGraph activity monitors for measuring steps in people with polymyalgia rheumatica. Gait & Posture, 61, pp. 339-345
- Chapman, Lara S., Redmond, Anthony C., Landorf, Karl B., Rome, Keith, Keenan, Anne-Maree, Waxman, Robin, Alcacer-Pitarch, Begonya, Siddle, Heidi J., Backhouse, Michael, 2018. A survey of foot orthoses prescription habits amongst podiatrists in the UK, Australia and New Zealand. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 11 (1)
- Nelson, Andrea, Wright-Hughes, Alexandra, Backhouse, Michael, Lipsky, Benjamin A, Nixon, Jane, Bhogal, Moninder S, Reynolds, Catherine, Brown, Sarah, 2018. CODIFI (Concordance in Diabetic Foot Ulcer Infection) : a cross-sectional study of wound swab versus tissue sampling in infected diabetic foot ulcers in England. BMJ Open, 8 (1)
- Ndosi, M., Wright-Hughes, A., Brown, S., Backhouse, Michael, Lipsky, B. A., Bhogal, M., Reynolds, C., Vowden, P., Jude, E. B., Nixon, J., Nelson, E. A., 2018. Prognosis of the infected diabetic foot ulcer : a 12-month prospective observational study. Diabetic Medicine, 35 (1), pp. 78-88
- Ndosi, Mwidimi, Ferguson, Rachel, Backhouse, Michael, Bearne, Lindsay, Ainsworth, Phillip, Roach, Alan, Dennison, Elaine, Cherry, Lindsey, 2017. National variation in the composition of rheumatology multidisciplinary teams : a cross-sectional study. Rheumatology International, 37 (9), pp. 1453-1459
- Lamb, Karen A., Backhouse, Michael, Adderley, Una J., 2016. A qualitative study of factors impacting upon the recruitment of participants to research studies in wound care : the community nurses' perspective. Journal of Tissue Viability, 25 (3), pp. 185-188
- Backhouse, Michael, Vinall-Collier, Karen A., Redmond, Anthony C., Helliwell, Philip S., Keenan, Anne-Maree, 2016. Interpreting outcome following foot surgery in people with rheumatoid arthritis. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 9 (1)
- Randell, Rebecca, Backhouse, Michael, Nelson, E. Andrea, 2016. Videoconferencing for site initiations in clinical studies : mixed methods evaluation of usability, acceptability, and impact on recruitment. Informatics for Health and Social Care, 41 (4), pp. 362-372
- Nelson, E Andrea, Wright-Hughes, Alexandra, Brown, Sarah, Lipsky, Benjamin A, Backhouse, Michael, Bhogal, Moninder, Ndosi, Mwidimi, Reynolds, Catherine, Sykes, Gill, Dowson, Christopher G., Edmonds, Michael, Vowden, Peter, Jude, Edward B., Dickie, Tom, Nixon, Jane, 2016. Concordance in diabetic foot ulceration : a cross-sectional study of agreement between wound swabbing and tissue sampling in infected ulcers. Health Technology Assessment, 20 (82)
- Backhouse, Michael, Nelson, Andrea, Wright-Hughes, Alexandra, Bhogal, Moninder, Brown, Sarah, Reynolds, Catherine, Lipsky, Benjamin, Dowson, Christopher, Nixon, Jane, 2015. CODIFI (Concordance in Diabetic Foot Infection) : agreement in reported presence of likely pathogens in swabs and tissue samples from infected diabetic foot ulcers. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 8 (S1)
- Fitzgerald, Pauline, Siddle, Heidi J., Backhouse, Michael, Nelson, E. Andrea, 2015. Prevalence and microbiological characteristics of clinically infected foot-ulcers in patients with rheumatoid arthritis : a retrospective exploratory study. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 8 (1)
- Backhouse, Michael, Hodgson, R., Stone, M.H., Redmond, A.C., O'Connor, P., 2014. AB0991 The role of metal artefact correction techniques in patients with metallic joint prostheses. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 73
- Backhouse, Michael, Pickles, David A., Mathieson, Hannah R., Edgson, Lucy, Emery, Paul, Helliwell, Philip S., Redmond, Anthony C., 2014. Diurnal variation of gait in patients with rheumatoid arthritis : the DIVIGN study. Clinical Biomechanics, 29 (7), pp. 811-814
- Backhouse, Michael, Hensor, Elizabeth M.A., White, Derrick, Keenan, Anne-Maree, Helliwell, Philip S., Redmond, Anthony C., 2013. Concurrent validation of activity monitors in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Clinical Biomechanics, 28 (4), pp. 473-479
- Nelson, E Andrea, Backhouse, Michael, Bhogal, Moninder S, Wright-Hughes, Alexandra, Lipsky, Benjamin A, Nixon, Jane, Brown, Sarah, Gray, Janine, 2013. Concordance in diabetic foot ulcer infection. BMJ Open, 3 (1)
- Backhouse, Michael, Keenan, Anne-Maree, Hensor, Elizabeth M. A., Young, Adam, James, David, Dixey, Josh, Williams, Peter, Prouse, Peter, Gough, Andrew, Helliwell, Philip S., Redmond, Anthony C., 2011. Use of conservative and surgical foot care in an inception cohort of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatology, 50 (9), pp. 1586-1595
- Filippou, V., Redmond, A.C., Bennion, J., Backhouse, Michael, Wong, D., 2020. Capturing accelerometer outputs in healthy volunteers under normal and simulated-pathological conditions using ML classifiers*. 42nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC), Montreal, Canada, 20-24 Jul 2020, Published in 2020 42nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC), pp. 4604-4607
- Siddle, Heidi J., Backhouse, Michael, Monkhouse, Ray, Harris, Nick J., Helliwell, Philip S., 2011. Joint orthopaedic and rheumatology clinics : evidence to support the guidelines. Musculoskeletal Care, Wiley, pp. 180-183
- Siddle, Heidi, Backhouse, Michael, Monkhouse, Ray, Harris, Nick, Helliwell, Philip, 2010. An audit of a combined rheumatology and orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery clinic. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, BMC
- Backhouse, Michael, Helliwell, P. S., Redmond, A. C., 2010. Comment on : Complications and features after joint surgery in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with tumour necrosis factor- blockers : perioperative interruption of tumour necrosis factor- blockers decreases complications?. Rheumatology, Oxford University Press, pp. 1209-1209
- Backhouse, Michael, Pickles, David, Mathieson, Hannah, Edgson, Lucy, Emery, Paul, Bird, Howard, Helliwell, Philip, Redmond, Anthony, 2010. Gait velocity exhibits more than 50% diurnal variation in rheumatoid arthritis : the divign study. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, BMC
| Title | Funder | Award start | Award end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subcontract with MORPH (related to Big Toe inserts trial, 77226) | Morph Media Ltd | 01 Jun 2024 | 30 Nov 2027 |
| NIHR HTA: Big Toe OstEoarthritis (Big TOE) Trial | National Institute for Health Research (NIHR DoH) | 01 Jun 2024 | 30 Nov 2027 |
| NIHR HTA Lead by University of York: Novation and amendment agreemet for transfer of PI from University of York to Warwick: OSTRICH trial | National Institute for Health Research (NIHR DoH) | 21 Jul 2022 | 20 Mar 2024 |
| NIHR HTA CODIFI2: Novation Agreement_Lead by University of Leeds | National Institute for Health Research (NIHR DoH) | 22 Mar 2021 | 30 Sep 2023 |
| Public Involvement Fund for Dr Michael Backhouse | National Institute for Health Research (NIHR DoH) | 01 Sep 2021 | 31 Dec 2021 |