Job Title
Research Associate
Department
WMS - Warwick Clinical Trials Unit
Phone
024 7657 4652
Research Interests
Rehabilitation; qualitative methodology
Biography
Vivien Nichols qualified in 1978 from Liverpool School of Physiotherapy. Her career path has crossed both the NHS and private physiotherapy sectors, finally specialising in rehabilitation of older people. Whilst working as a visiting tutor at Coventry University she became interested in research. At present she works on rehabilitation trials at the Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, University of Warwick, gaining her Masters in Health Sciences by Research in 2008.
- McGregor, Gordon, Sandhu, Harbinder, Bruce, Julie, Sheehan, Bartholomew, McWilliams, David, Yeung, Joyce, Jones, Christina, Lara, Beatriz, Alleyne, Sharisse, Smith, Jessica L., Lall, Ranjit, Ji, Chen, Ratna, Mariam B., Ennis, Stuart, Heine, Peter J., Patel, Shilpa, Abraham, Charles, Mason, James, Nwankwo, Henry, Nichols, Vivien P. et al (Select to open full list), 2024. Clinical effectiveness of an online supervised group physical and mental health rehabilitation programme for adults with post-covid-19 condition (REGAIN study) : multicentre randomised controlled trial. BMJ
- Nichols, Vivien P., Ellard, David R., Griffiths, Frances E., Underwood, Martin, Haywood, Kirstie L., Taylor, Stephanie J. C., 2024. ?It?s just part of who I am?? Living with chronic headache: voices from the CHESS trial, a qualitative study. BMC Neurology, 24
- McGregor, Gordon, Sandhu, Harbinder, Bruce, Julie, Sheehan, Bartholomew, McWilliams, David, Yeung, Joyce, Jones, Christina, Lara, Beatriz, Alleyne, Sharisse, Smith, Jessica L., Lall, Ranjit, Ji, Chen, Ratna, Mariam B., Ennis, Stuart, Heine, Peter J., Patel, Shilpa, Abraham, Charles, Mason, James, Nwankwo, Henry, Nichols, Vivien P. et al (Select to open full list), 2024. Rehabilitation Exercise and psycholoGical support After covid-19 InfectioN (REGAIN) : a multi-centre randomised controlled trial. British Medical Journal, 384
- Sandhu, Harbinder K., Booth, Katie, Furlan, Andrea D., Shaw, Jane, Carnes, Dawn, Taylor, Stephanie J. C., Abraham, Charles, Alleyne, Sharisse, Balasubramanian, Shyam, Betteley, Lauren, Haywood, Kirstie L., Iglesias-Urrutia, Cynthia P., Krishnan, Sheeja, Lall, Ranjit, Manca, Andrea, Mistry, Dipesh, Newton, Sian, Noyes, Jennifer, Nichols, Vivien, Padfield, Emma et al (Select to open full list), 2023. Reducing opioid use for chronic pain with a group-based intervention. JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 329 (20), pp. 1745-1756
- Nichols , Vivian P., Abraham, Charles, Eldabe, Sam, Sandhu, Harbinder, Underwood, Martin, Seers, Kate, 2023. ?It was a joint plan we worked out together.? How the I-WOTCH programme enabled people with chronic non-malignant pain to taper their opioids : a process evaluation. BMJ Open
- Underwood, Martin, Achana, Felix, Carnes, Dawn, Eldridge, Sandra, Ellard, David R., Griffiths, Frances, Haywood, Kirstie, Hee, Siew Wan, Higgins, Helen, Mistry, Dipesh, Mistry, Hema, Newton, Sian, Nichols, Vivien, Norman, Chloe, Padfield, Emma, Patel, Shilpa, Petrou, Stavros, Pincus, Tamar, Potter, Rachel, Sandhu, Harbinder et al (Select to open full list), 2023. A supportive self-management program for people with chronic headaches and migraine : a randomized controlled trial and economic evaluation. Neurology, 100 (13) (13), pp. e1339-e1352
- Nichols, Vivien P., Abraham, C. A., Eldabe, S., Sandhu, Harbinder, Underwood, M., Seers, K., 2023. "It was a joint plan we worked out together.? How the I-WOTCH programme enabled people with chronic non-malignant pain to taper their opioids : a process evaluation. BMJ Open, 13 (12)
- Nichols, Vivien P., Pearce, Gemma, Ellard, David R., Evans, Simon, Haywood, Kirstie L., Norman, Chloe, Potter, Rachel, Sandhu, Harbinder, Stewart, Kimberley, Underwood, Martin, Patel, Shilpa, 2021. Patient and public involvement in a UK National Institute for Health Research Programme Grant for Applied Research : experiences from the Chronic Headache Education and Self-management Study (CHESS). Primary Health Care Research & Development, 22
- Haywood, Kirstie L., Achana, Felix A., Nichols, Vivien P., Pearce, G. F., Box, B., Muldoon, L., Patel, Shilpa, Griffiths, Frances, Stewart, Kimberley, Underwood, M., Matharu, M., 2021. Measuring heath-related quality of life in chronic headache : a comparative evaluation of the Chronic Headache Quality of Life Questionnaire and Headache Impact Test (HIT-6). Cephalalgia, 41 (10), pp. 1100-1123
- Collard, Victoria Elizabeth Janet, Moore, Corran, Nichols, Vivien P., Ellard, David R., Patel, Shilpa, Sandhu, Harbinder, Parsons, Helen, Sharma, U., Underwood, Martin, Madan, Jason, Tang, Nicole K. Y., 2021. Challenges and visions for managing pain-related insomnia in primary care using the hybrid CBT approach : a small-scale qualitative interview study with GPs, nurses, and practice managers. BMC Family Practice, 22
- Tang, Nicole K. Y., Moore, Corran, Parsons, Helen, Sandhu, Harbinder, Patel, Shilpa, Ellard, David R., Nichols, Vivien P., Madan, Jason, Collard, V., Sharma, U., Underwood, Martin, 2020. Implementing a hybrid cognitive-behavioural therapy for pain-related insomnia in primary care : lessons learned from a mixed-methods feasibility study. BMJ Open
- Smith, Toby O., Mistry, Dipesh, Lee, Hopin, Dosanjh, Sukhdeep, Finnegan, Susanne, Fordham, Bethany, Nichols, Vivien P., Sheehan, Bart, Lamb, S. E. (Sallie E.), 2020. Moderators of cognitive outcomes from an exercise programme in people with mild to moderate dementia. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 68 (9), pp. 2095-2100
- Tang, Nicole K. Y., Moore, Corran, Parsons, Helen, Sandhu, Harbinder, Patel, Shilpa, Ellard, David R., Nichols, Vivien P., Madan, Jason, Collard, Victoria Elizabeth Janet, Sharma, Uma, Underwood, Martin, 2020. Implementing a hybrid cognitive-behavioural therapy for pain-related insomnia in primary care : lessons learnt from a mixed-methods feasibility study. BMJ Open, 10 (3)
- Nichols, Vivien P., Toye, Francine, Eldabe, Sam, Sandhu, Harbinder, Underwood, Martin, Seers, Kate, 2020. Experiences of people taking opioid medication for chronic non-malignant pain : a qualitative evidence synthesis using meta-ethnography. BMJ Open, 10
- Patel, Shilpa, Achana, Felix A., Carnes, Dawn, Eldridge, Sandra, Ellard, David R., Griffiths, Frances, Haywood, Kirstie L., Hee, Siew Wan, Mistry, Dipesh, Mistry, Hema, Nichols, Vivien P., Petrou, Stavros, Pincus, Tamar, Potter, Rachel, Sandhu, Harbinder, Stewart, Kimberley, Taylor, Stephanie, Underwood, Martin, Matharu, Manjit, 2020. Usual care and a self-management support programme versus usual care and a relaxation programme for people living with chronic headache disorders : a randomised controlled trial protocol (CHESS). BMJ Open, 10 (4)
- Patel, Shilpa, Potter, Rachel, Matharu, Manjit, Carnes, Dawn, Taylor, Stephanie J. C., Nichols, Vivien P., Pincus, Tamar, Underwood, Martin, Sandhu, Harbinder, 2019. Development of an education and self-management intervention for chronic headache ? CHESS trial (Chronic Headache Education and Self-management Study). The Journal of Headache and Pain, 20 (1)
- Nichols, Vivien P., Abraham, Charles, Eldabe, Sam, Sandhu, Harbinder, Underwood, Martin, Seers, Kate, 2019. Process evaluation protocol for the I-WOTCH study : an opioid tapering support programme for people with chronic non-malignant pain. BMJ Open, 9
- Sandhu, Harbinder K., Abraham, Charles, Alleyne, Sharisse, Balasubramanian, Shyam, Betteley, Lauren, Booth, Katie, Carnes, Dawn, Furlan, Andrea D., Haywood, Kirstie L., Iglesias Urrutia, Cynthia Paola, Lall, Ranjit, Manca, Andrea, Mistry, Dipesh, Nichols, Vivien P., Noyes, Jennifer, Rahman, Anisur, Seers, Kate, Shaw, Jane, Tang, Nicole K. Y., Taylor, Stephanie J. C. et al (Select to open full list), 2019. Testing a support programme for opioid reduction for people with chronic non-malignant pain : the I-WOTCH randomised controlled trial protocol. BMJ Open, 9 (8)
- White, Kimberley, Potter, Rachel, Patel, Shilpa, Nichols, Vivien P., Haywood, Kirstie L., Hee, Siew Wan, Mistry, Dipesh, Carnes, Dawn, Taylor, Stephanie S. J., Underwood, Martin, Matharu, Manjit S., 2019. Chronic headache education and self-management study (CHESS) - a mixed method feasibility study to inform the design of a randomised controlled trial. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 19
- Nichols, Vivien P., Ellard, David R., Griffiths, Frances E., Underwood, Martin, Taylor, Stephanie J. C., Patel, Shilpa, 2019. The CHESS trial : protocol for the process evaluation of a randomised trial of an education and self-management intervention for people with chronic headache. Trials, 20 (1)
- Patel, Shilpa, Potter, Rachel, Matharu, Manjit, Carnes, Dawn, Taylor, Stephanie J. C., Nichols, Vivien P., Pincus, Tamar, Underwood, Martin, Sandhu, Harbinder, 2019. Development of an education and self management intervention for chronic headache ? CHESS trial (Chronic Headache Education and Self-management Study). The Journal of Headache and Pain, 20
- Lamb, Sally, Sheehan, Bart, Atherton, Nicky, Nichols, Vivien, Collins, Helen, Mistry, Dipesh, Dosanjh, Sukhdeep, Slowther, Anne, Khan, Iftekhar, Petrou, Stavros, Lall, Ranjit, 2018. Dementia and physical activity (DAPA) trial of moderate to high intensity exercise training for people with dementia : randomised controlled trial. BMJ, 361
- Lamb, S. E. (Sallie E.), Mistry, Dipesh, Alleyne, Sharisse, Atherton, Nicky, Brown, Deborah, Copsey, Bethan, Dosanjh, Sukhdeep, Finnegan, Susanne, Fordham, Beth, Griffiths, Frances, Hennings, Susie, Khan, Iftekhar, Khan, Kamran, Lall, Ranjit, Lyle, Samantha A., Nichols, Vivien P., Petrou, Stavros, Zeh, Peter, Sheehan, Bart, 2018. Aerobic and strength training exercise programme for cognitive impairment in people with mild to moderate dementia : the DAPA RCT. Health Technology Assessment, 22 (28)
- Nichols, Vivien P., Williamson, Esther M., Toye, Francine, Lamb, S. E. (Sallie E.), 2017. A longitudinal, qualitative study exploring sustained adherence to a hand exercise programme for Rheumatoid Arthritis evaluated in the SARAH Trial. Disability and Rehabilitation, 39 (18), pp. 1856-1863
- Nichols, Vivien P., Ellard, David R., Griffiths, Frances, Kamal, Atiya, Underwood, Martin, Taylor, Stephanie J. C., 2017. The lived experience of chronic headache : a systematic review and synthesis of the qualitative literature. BMJ Open, 7 (12)
- Atherton, Nicky, Bridle, Christopher, Brown, Deborah, Collins, Helen, Dosanjh, Sukhdeep, Griffiths, Frances, Hennings, Susie, Khan, Kamran, Lall, Ranjit, Lyle, Samantha A., McShane, Rupert, Mistry, Dipesh, Nichols, Vivien P., Petrou, Stavros, Sheehan, Bart, Slowther, Anne, Thorogood, Margaret, Withers, Emma J., Zeh, Peter, Lamb, S. E. (Sallie E.), 2016. Dementia and physical activity (DAPA) - an exercise intervention to improve cognition in people with mild to moderate dementia : study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 17 (1)
- Nichols, Vivien P., Griffiths, Frances, Patel, Shilpa, Lamb, S. E. (Sallie E.), 2015. Patterns of interaction between factors that enhance or inhibit recovering from chronic low back pain. Disability and Rehabilitation, 37 (3), pp. 194-206
- Williams, Mark A., Williamson, Esther M., Heine, Peter J., Nichols, Vivien P., Glover, Matthew J., Dritsaki, Melina, Adams, Jo, Dosanjh, Sukhdeep, Underwood, Martin, Rahman, Anisur, McConkey, Christopher C., Lord, Joanne, Lamb, Sallie, 2015. Strengthening and stretching for rheumatoid arthritis of the hand (SARAH). A randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation. Health Technology Assessment, 19 (19), pp. 1-222
- Lamb, S. E. (Sallie E.), Williamson, Esther M., Heine, Peter J., Adams, Jo, Dosanjh, Sukhdeep, Dritsaki, Melina, Glover, Matthew, Lord, Joanne, McConkey, Christopher C., Nichols, Vivien P., Rahman, Anisur, Underwood, Martin, Williams, Mark A., 2015. Exercises to improve function of the rheumatoid hand (SARAH) : a randomised controlled trial. The Lancet, 385 (9966), pp. 421-429
- Adams, Jo, Bridle, Christopher, Dosanjh, Sukhdeep, Heine, Peter J., Lamb, S. E. (Sallie E.), Lord, J., McConkey, Christopher C., Nichols, Vivien P., Toye, Francine, Underwood, Martin, Williams, Mark A., Williamson, Esther M., 2012. Strengthening and stretching for rheumatoid arthritis of the hand (SARAH) : design of a randomised controlled trial of a hand and upper limb exercise intervention - ISRCTN89936343. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, Vol.13 (No.1)
- Nichols, Vivien P., Griffiths, Frances, McCarthy, Christopher J., Lamb, S. E. (Sallie E.), 2011. Exploring the use of the ?Adapted Miracle Question' in the assessment of low back pain. Physiotherapy, Vol.97 (No.3), pp. 203-208
- Lamb, S. E. (Sallie E.), Hansen, Zara, Lall, Ranjit, Castelnuova, Emanuela, Withers, Emma J., Nichols, Vivien P., Potter, Rachel, Underwood, Martin, 2010. Group cognitive behavioural treatment for low-back pain in primary care : a randomised controlled trial and cost-effectiveness analysis. Lancet, Vol.375 (No.9718), pp. 916-923
- Ellard, David R., Nichols, Vivien P., Taylor, Stephanie J. C., Griffiths, Frances, 2020. CHESS process evaluation results report. University of Warwick