Dr Matthew Bursnall

All publications

Journal articles

• Gould RL, Callaghan T, White D, Wetherell JL, Bursnall M, Bradburn M, Wailoo A, Serfaty MA, Graham CD, Howard RJ , Wilkinson P et al (2026) A randomised controlled trial of acceptance and commitment therapy plus usual care in comparison to usual care alone for reducing anxiety in older people with treatment-resistant generalised anxiety disorder (CONTACT-GAD): trial protocol. BMC Geriatrics, 26(359). View this article in WRRO
• Biggs K, Gomez de la Cuesta G, Kingsley E, McPherson J, Murray F, Laurie M, Bursnall M, Coates E & Barr A (2026) Lessons learnt about implementing LEGO based therapy (Play Brick Therapy) based on fidelity data and experience from a large school-based randomised controlled trial. PLoS ONE, 21(2). View this article in WRRO
• Bageta ML, López Balboa P, Bursnall M, Wilson I, Biggs K, Glover R, Hutchence K, Ditta S, Julious S, Poudel P , Nadeem M et al (2025) O04 Mission EB -mesenchymal intravenous stromal cell infusions in children with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa: a randomised, double-blinded, placebo controlled, crossover trial. British Journal of Dermatology, 193(Supplement_3). View this article in WRRO
• Gould RL, Thompson BJ, Rawlinson CV, Bursnall M, Bradburn M, Keetharuth AD, Young T, Lawrence V, White DA, Howard RJ , Serfaty MA et al (2025) Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for people living with motor neuron disease: the COMMEND feasibility study and randomised controlled trial.. Health Technol Assess, 29(51), 1-28.
• Bageta ML, Lopez-Balboa P, Bursnall M, Glover R, Hutchence K, Papaioannou D, Biggs K, Julious S, Wilson I, Tappenden P , Turton E et al (2025) Mesenchymal stromal cell infusions of umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stromal cells in children with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (MissionEB): a randomised, double-blind, placebo controlled, crossover, phase 3 trial with an internal phase 1 dose de-escalation phase. EClinicalMedicine. View this article in WRRO
• Kingsley E, Biggs K, Solaiman K, Packham A, Nekooi R, Bursnall M, McKendrick K, Cooper CL & Wright B (2025) Implementation successes and lessons learnt from a randomised controlled trial of a complex school-based intervention. Research Methods in Medicine & Health Sciences, 6(2), 49-63. View this article in WRRO
• Rawlinson C, Gould RL, McDermott CJ, Thompson B, Weeks K, Gossage-Worrall R, Serfaty MA, Graham CD, McCracken L, White D , Howard RJ et al (2024) Experiences of acceptance and commitment therapy for people living with motor neuron disease (MND): a qualitative study from the perspective of people living with MND and therapists. The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, 17. View this article in WRRO
• Gould RL, McDermott CJ, Thompson BJ, Rawlinson CV, Bursnall M, Bradburn M, Kumar P, Turton EJ, White DA, Serfaty MA , Graham CD et al (2024) Acceptance and Commitment Therapy plus usual care for improving quality of life in people with motor neuron disease (COMMEND): a multicentre, parallel, randomised controlled trial in the UK. The Lancet. View this article in WRRO
• Keetharuth AD, Gould R, McDermott C, Thompson B, Rawlinson C, Bradburn M, Bursnall M, Kumar P, Turton E, Tappenden P , White D et al (2024) Cost-effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy for people living with motor neuron disease, and their health-related quality of life. European Journal of Neurology, 31(8). View this article in WRRO
• Horner DE, Davis S, Pandor A, Shulver H, Goodacre S, Hind D, Rex S, Gillett M, Bursnall M, Griffin X , Holland M et al (2024) Evaluation of venous thromboembolism risk assessment models for hospital inpatients: the VTEAM evidence synthesis. Health Technology Assessment, 28(20). View this article in WRRO
• Brittain G, Petrie J, Duffy KEM, Glover R, Hullock K, Papaioannou D, Roldan E, Beecher C, Bursnall M, Ciccarelli O , Coles AJ et al (2024) Efficacy and safety of autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation versus alemtuzumab, ocrelizumab, ofatumumab or cladribine in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (StarMS): protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 14(2). View this article in WRRO
• Wright B, Kingsley E, Cooper C, Biggs K, Bursnall M, Wang H-I, Chater T, Coates E, Teare MD, McKendrick K , Gomez de la Cuesta G et al (2023) Play brick therapy to aid the social skills of children and young people with autism spectrum disorder: the I-SOCIALISE cluster RCT. Public Health Research, 11(12). View this article in WRRO
• Gould RL, Rawlinson C, Thompson B, Weeks K, Gossage-Worrall R, Cantrill H, Serfaty MA, Graham CD, McCracken LM, White D , Howard RJ et al (2023) Acceptance and commitment therapy for people living with motor neuron disease: an uncontrolled feasibility study. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 9. View this article in WRRO
• Sheldon EM, Bursnall M, Hawkins R, Roman SC, Randall K, Winsor G, WAKEMAN R, Hind D & Lobo AJ (2023) Su1783 ASSESSING PATIENT EXPERIENCE IN AN INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE SERVICE. CAN WE MEASURE AN EFFECT FROM SOCIOECONOMIC DEPRIVATION - EXPERIENCE FROM THE AWARE-IBD PROGRAME?. Gastroenterology, 164(6).
• Wright B, Kingsley E, Cooper C, Biggs K, Bursnall M, Wang H-I, Chater T, Coates E, Teare MD, McKendrick K , Gomez de la Cuesta G et al (2023) I-SOCIALISE: Results from a cluster randomised controlled trial investigating the social competence and isolation of children with autism taking part in LEGO® based therapy (‘Play Brick Therapy’) clubs in school environments. Autism, 27(8), 2281-2294. View this article in WRRO
• Horner D, Rex S, Reynard C, Bursnall M, Bradburn M, de Wit K, Goodacre S & Hunt BJ (2023) Accuracy of efficient data methods to determine the incidence of hospital-acquired thrombosis and major bleeding in medical and surgical inpatients: a multicentre observational cohort study in four UK hospitals. BMJ Open, 13(2). View this article in WRRO
• Sheldon E, Roman S, Bursnall M, Hawkins R, Lobo A, Hind D, Randall K, Wakeman R & Ainley R (2023) P284 Assessing patient experience in an inflammatory bowel disease service. Can we measure an effect from socioeconomic deprivation – experience from the AWARE-IBD programme?. Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, 17(Supplement_1), i431-i432. View this article in WRRO
• Girling C, Lee MJ, Vimalchandran D, Jayne DJ, Stancliffe S, Wailoo A, Bradburn M, Hind D, Bursnall M, Robinson LK & Brown SR (2023) Protocol for the ORION trial (RadiO fRequency ablatION for haemorrhoids): a randomised controlled trial. Techniques in Coloproctology, 27(2), 117-124. View this article in WRRO
• Gould RL, Thompson BJ, Rawlinson C, Kumar P, White D, Serfaty MA, Graham CD, McCracken LM, Bursnall M, Bradburn M , Young T et al (2022) A randomised controlled trial of acceptance and commitment therapy plus usual care compared to usual care alone for improving psychological health in people with motor neuron disease (COMMEND): study protocol. BMC Neurology, 22(1). View this article in WRRO
• Bywater T, Berry V, Blower S, Bursnall M, Cox E, Mason-Jones A, McGilloway S, McKendrick K, Mitchell S, Pickett K , Richardson G et al (2022) A randomized controlled trial of a proportionate universal parenting program delivery model (E-SEE Steps) to enhance child social-emotional wellbeing. PLoS ONE, 17(4).
• Anders J, Foliano F, Bursnall M, Dorsett R, Hudson N, Runge J & Speckesser S (2022) The effect of embedding formative assessment on pupil attainment. Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 15(4), 748-779. View this article in WRRO
• Bursnall M, Thomas BD, Berntsson H, Strong E, Brayne M & Hind D (2022) Clinician and patient experience of internet-mediated eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing therapy. Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Mental Health, 9(3), 251-262. View this article in WRRO
• Wang H-I, Wright BD, Bursnall M, Cooper C, Kingsley E, Le Couteur A, Teare D, Biggs K, McKendrick K, de la Cuesta GG , Chater T et al (2022) Cost-utility analysis of LEGO based therapy for school children and young people with autism spectrum disorder: results from a randomised controlled trial.. BMJ Open, 12(1). View this article in WRRO
• Blower SL, Berry VL, Bursnall MC, Cohen J, Gridley N, Loban A, Mandefield L, Mason-Jones AJ, McGilloway S, McKendrick KL , Mitchell SB et al (2021) Enhancing social-emotional outcomes in early years (E-SEE) : randomized pilot study of Incredible Years infant and toddler programs. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 30(8), 1933-1949. View this article in WRRO
• Thomas B, Goodacre S, Lee E, Sutton L, Bursnall M, Loban A, Waterhouse S, Simmonds R, Biggs K, Marincowitz C , Schutter J et al (2021) Prognostic accuracy of emergency department triage tools for adults with suspected COVID-19: the PRIEST observational cohort study. Emergency Medicine Journal, 38(8), 587-593. View this article in WRRO
• Wyld L, Reed MWR, Collins K, Burton M, Lifford K, Edwards A, Ward S, Holmes G, Morgan J, Bradburn M , Walters SJ et al (2021) Bridging the age gap in breast cancer: cluster randomized trial of the effects of two decision support interventions for older women with operable breast cancer on quality of life, survival, decision quality, and treatment choices. British Journal of Surgery, 108(5), 499-510. View this article in WRRO
• Goodacre S, Thomas B, Sutton L, Burnsall M, Lee E, Bradburn M, Loban A, Waterhouse S, Simmonds R, Biggs K , Marincowitz C et al (2021) Derivation and validation of a clinical severity score for acutely ill adults with suspected COVID-19: The PRIEST observational cohort study. PLoS ONE, 16(1). View this article in WRRO
• Stevens R, Bursnall M, Chadwick C, Davies H, Flowers M, Blundell C & Davies M (2020) Comparison of complication and reoperation rates for minimally invasive versus open cheilectomy of the first metatarsophalangeal joint. Foot and Ankle International, 41(1), 31-36.
• Butcher B & Bursnall M (2013) How Dynamic is the Private Sector? Job Creation and Insights from Workplace-Level Data. National Institute Economic Review, 225, F4-F14.
• Martin RJ, Bursnall MC & Stillman EC (1999) Efficient designs for constrained mixture experiments. Statistics and Computing, 9(3), 229-237.
• Bywater T, Berry V, Blower S, Bursnall M, Cox E, Mason-Jones A, McGilloway S, McKendrick K, Mitchell S, Pickett K , Richardson G et al () A proportionate, universal parenting programme to enhance social-emotional well-being in infants and toddlers in England: the E-SEE Steps RCT. Public Health Research, 10(8), 1-162.

Conference proceedings

• Ezaydi N, McCormick S, Bursnall M, Sheldon E, Ainley R, Hind D & Lobo A (2024) P22 Co-design and pilot of a personalised care plan for inflammatory bowel disease; part of a patient-centred quality improvement project (AWARE-IBD). Poster Presentations (pp A61.2-A62)
• Totton N, Sheldon E, Ezaydi N, Bursnall M, Hind D, Wakeman R & Lobo A (2024) Validation of a newly developed patient-reported experience measure for people with Inflammatory bowel disease. Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, Vol. 18(Supplement 1) (pp I837-I837). Stockholm, Sweden, 21 February 2024 - 21 February 2024. View this article in WRRO
• Sheldon E, Bursnall M, Ainley R, Roman S, Randall K, Hind D & Lobo A (2023) P332 Experience of care is worse for people with active inflammatory bowel disease than inactive disease. Poster presentations (pp A224-A225)
• Martin RJ, Bursnall MC & Stillman EC (2001) Further Results on Optimal and Efficient Designs for Constrained Mixture Experiments (pp 225-239)

Digital content

• Bursnall MC SAP changing mindsets EEF.
• Bursnall M Embedding Formative Assessment SAP.

Scholarly editions

• Bursnall M, Nafilyan V & Speckesser S An analysis of the duration and achievement of apprenticeships in England.

Posters

• Simpson R, Jacques R, Lewis J, Firth N, Bursnall M, Flight L & Walters S Intra-cluster correlation for patient reported outcome measures in individually randomised cluster trials.

Other

• Bursnall M & Dimairo M () Statistical Analysis Plan and addendums for MissionEB trial.
• Guy Z, Julious S, O'Cathain A, Bursnall M & Homer V () Qualitative research methods and Bayesian elicitation for evaluating the effect of treatment in clinical trials for rare diseases: a scoping review protocol.

Preprints

• Goodacre S, Thomas B, Sutton L, Bursnall M, Lee E, Bradburn M, Loban A, Waterhouse S, Simmonds R, Biggs K , Marincowitz C et al (2020) Derivation and validation of a clinical severity score for acutely ill adults with suspected COVID-19: The PRIEST observational cohort study, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
• Biggs K, Thomas B, Goodacre S, Lee E, Sutton L, Bursnall M, Loban A, Waterhouse S, Simmonds R, Marincowitz C , Schutter J et al (2020) Prognostic accuracy of emergency department triage tools for children with suspected COVID-19: The PRIEST observational cohort study, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.