Publications

Please find below a list of publications from the RECUR programme/Immune Defence study:

Amelia Dennis, Judith Joseph, Kate Greenwell, Sascha Miller, Jane Vennik, Laura Dennison, Sian Holt, Katherine Bradbury, Adam W.A. Geraghty, Paul Little & Lucy Yardley. A qualitative process evaluation of a nasal spray intervention to prevent respiratory tract infections. 2025, PLoS ONE, 20 (4 April)
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0321314

Paul Little, Jane Vennik, Kate Rumsby, Beth Stuart, Taeko Becque, Michael Moore, Nick Francis, Alastair D Hay, Theo Verheij, Katherine Bradbury, Kate Greenwell, Laura Dennison, Sian Holt, James Denison-Day, Ben Ainsworth, James Raftery, Tammy Thomas, Christopher C Butler, Samantha Richards-Hall, Deb Smith, Hazel Patel, Samantha Williams, Jane Barnett, Karen Middleton, Sascha Miller, Sophie Johnson, Jacqui Nuttall, Fran Webley, Tracey Sach, Lucy Yardley, Adam W A Geraghty. Nasal sprays and behavioural interventions compared with usual care for acute respiratory illness in primary care: a randomised, controlled, open-label, parallel-group trial. Lancet Respiratory Medicine. 2024 Jul 11
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213260024001401?via%3Dihub

Williamson S, Dennison L, Greenwell K, Denison-Day J, Mowbray F, Richards-Hall S, Smith D, Bradbury K, Ainsworth B, Little P, Geraghty AWA, Yardley L. Using nasal sprays to prevent respiratory tract infections: a qualitative study of online consumer reviews and primary care patient interviews. BMJ Open. 2022 Jun 30;12(6):e059661. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059661

Dennison L, Williamson S, Greenwell K, Handcock M, Bradbury K, Vennik J, Yardley L, Little P, Geraghty AWA. Patient perceptions of vulnerability to recurrent respiratory tract infections and prevention strategies: a qualitative study. BMJ Open. 2022 Apr 20;12(4):e055565. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055565

Vennik J, Geraghty AWA, Martinson K, Yardley L, Stuart B, Moore M, et al. (2023) Determining the clinical and cost-effectiveness of nasal sprays and a physical activity and stress management intervention to reduce respiratory tract infections in primary care: A protocol for the ¡®Immune Defence¡¯ randomised controlled trial. PLoS ONE 18(7): e0285693. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0285693