Catherine Hilton

Profile

Catherine is an experienced physiotherapist who has worked across a variety of settings in NHS Trusts since 2007. She has worked as a Research Physiotherapist within Barts NHS Trust for over 10 years and has extensive experience of trauma and orthopaedic research delivery within clinical settings. She has played an important role in developing the clinical research structure of the orthopaedic team.

Catherine currently holds a Barts Charity Clinical Research Training Fellowship. Clinically she is based within the Limb Reconstruction service and her research is focusing on rehabilitation for patients with complex fractures. She is designing studies to understand what rehabilitation support is given to patients, how well patients are able to follow this and how well patients recover.

Research

Publications

• Hilton C, taylor L, Sheehan K (2025). Is it time for a regional rehabilitation network?. nameOfConference

  
  

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• Bretherton CP, Hirst R, Gacaferi H et al. (2024). Research priorities for the management of major trauma: an international priority setting partnership with the James Lind Alliance. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-083450

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/96918
• Graham SM, Graham SM, Trompeter A et al. (2024). Identifying Research Priorities in Limb Reconstruction Surgery in the United Kingdom. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10080-1598

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/100083
• Pawson JR, Church D, Fletcher J et al. (2024). Rehabilitation Techniques for Adults Undergoing External Fixation Treatment for Lower Limb Reconstruction: A Systematic Review. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10080-1609

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/96978
• Cook E, Laycock J, Sivapathasuntharam D et al. (2024). Surgical versus non-surgical management of lateral compression type-1 pelvic fracture in adults 60 years and older: the L1FE RCT. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.3310/lapw3412

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/100415
• Phillips R, Hilton C, Filho LFS et al. (2024). Behaviour change and rehabilitation adherence in adults with tendinopathy: a scoping review. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2024.2320832

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/100427
• Phillips R, Hilton C, Filho L et al. (2023). Behavioural approaches to adherence and reporting of exercise interventions in tendinopathy. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2023.08.093

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/92351
• Church D, Pawson J, Hilton C et al. (2023). A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF REHABILITATION TECHNIQUES FOR ADULT PATIENTS UNDERGOING EXTERNAL FIXATOR TREATMENT FOR LIMB RECONSTRUCTION OF THE LOWER LIMB. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1302/1358-992x.2023.10.005

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/103627
• Cook E, Laycock J, Acharya M et al. (publicationYear). 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. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1186/s13063-022-07063-5

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/84939
• Cook E, Scantlebury A, Booth A et al. (2021). Surgery versus conservative management of stable thoracolumbar fracture: The presto feasibility RCT. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.3310/HTA25620

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/85405