Rate My Professor Ellen Castle

Dr. Castle's research specializations center on physical activity, exercise, and wellbeing interventions for individuals with long-term conditions, particularly chronic kidney disease, kidney transplant recipients, and type 2 diabetes. Her interests encompass both digital and face-to-face interventions, with a focus on participant experiences using qualitative methods, alongside systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Key publications include Greenwood et al. (2023) 'Kidney BEAM: the development and internal pilot trial of a digital physical activity and emotional well-being intervention for people with chronic kidney disease' in The Lancet Digital Health; Young et al. (2024) in Scientific Reports on Kidney BEAM trial outcomes; Greenwood et al. (2024) in Kidney International Reports on clinical and cost-effectiveness; and Castle et al. (2024) on the RESIT intervention for reducing sitting time in type 2 diabetes patients. Additional works cover usability testing for weight management in kidney transplant recipients and national surveys on rehabilitation services for chronic kidney disease in the UK. Her contributions advance digital health applications like the Kidney BEAM platform in multi-centre randomized controlled trials.