Dr Philip Hurst

Research Projects

• Athletes First: Building up the future of Safe Sport from research to practice. Researcher(s): Miss Alexia Tam. Supervisor(s): Dr Philip Hurst, Dr Dikaia Chatziefstathiou. [Postgraduate Research Project]
• Defining athlete-led indicators to inform the development of a rights-based international framework to monitor and evaluate measures to prevent and respond to harassment and abuse in organised sport.. Researcher(s): Miss Kirsty Burrows. Supervisor(s): Dr Philip Hurst, Dr Dikaia Chatziefstathiou. [Postgraduate Research Project]
• Isometric Exercise Training. Researcher(s): Mr Sean MacHak. Supervisor(s): Dr Philip Hurst, Dr Jamie O'Driscoll, Dr Jim Wiles. [Postgraduate Research Project]
• Placebo effects and cycling performance in virtual-reality and laboratory environments. Researcher(s): Mr Gui Garcia Matta. Supervisor(s): Dr Philip Hurst, Professor Andrew Edwards. [Postgraduate Research Project]
• Safeguarding Bias in Sport: An Evaluation of Safeguarding to Define Concepts for Legislation to Resolve Bias and Improve Respect for the Identity of Child Sports Participants. Researcher(s): Mrs Yvette Kearns. Supervisor(s): Dr Dikaia Chatziefstathiou, Dr Philip Hurst, Professor Susan Millns. [Postgraduate Research Project]
• Towards an International Safeguarding Policy. Athletes’ Human Rights and Safe Sport. Researcher(s): Mrs Catalina Melendro Blanco. Supervisor(s): Dr Philip Hurst, Dr Dikaia Chatziefstathiou. [Postgraduate Research Project]

• Are dietary supplement users more likely to dope than non-users?: A systematic review and meta-analysis Dr Philip Hurst: International Journal of Drug Policy. [Journal article]
• Are Dietary Supplements a Gateway to Doping? A Retrospective Survey of Athletes’ Substance Use Dr Philip Hurst, (16 Jan 2023): Substance Use & Misuse. [Journal article]
• Placebo and nocebo effects in sport Dr Philip Hurst, (Mar 2023): The Physiology News Magazine. [Journal article]
• Blood pressure and cardiac autonomic adaptations to isometric exercise training: A randomized sham-controlled study Mr ANTHONY DE CAUX, Mr Jamie Edwards, Mr Harry Swift, Dr Philip Hurst, Dr Jim Wiles, Dr Jamie O'Driscoll, (27 Jan 2022): Physiological Reports. [Journal article]
• Efficacy of sodium bicarbonate ingestion strategies for protecting blinding Mr William Gurton, Mr Gui Garcia Matta, Dr Philip Hurst, (Sep 2022): European Journal of Applied Physiology. [Journal article]
• Moral values and moral identity moderate the indirect relationship between sport supplement use and doping use via sport supplement beliefs Dr Philip Hurst, (18 Mar 2022, 19 May 2022): Journal of Sports Sciences. [Journal article]
• The reproducibility of 20-min time-trial performance on a virtual cycling platform. Guilherme Matta, Florentina J Hettinga, Dr Philip Hurst, (10 May 2022, 11 Aug 2022): International Journal of Sports Medicine. [Journal article]
• The role of moral identity and regret on cheating in sport Dr Philip Hurst, Mr Jon Swain, (31 Mar 2022): International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. [Journal article]
• A psychological intervention reduces doping likelihood in British and Greek athletes: A cluster randomized controlled trial Dr Philip Hurst, (06 Dec 2021): Psychology of Sport and Exercise. [Journal article]
• Ego orientation is related to doping likelihood via sport supplement use and sport supplement beliefs Dr Philip Hurst, (12 Nov 2021, 02 Nov 2022): European Journal of Sport Science. [Journal article]
• Prefrontal cortex oxygenation during endurance performance: A systematic review of functional near-infrared spectroscopy studies. Dr Philip Hurst, Professor Bart Roelands, (26 Oct 2021): Frontiers in Physiology. [Journal article]
• Targeting personal morality in anti-doping education Dr Philip Hurst, (01 Sep 2021): HED Matters. [Journal article]
• A moral intervention reduces doping likelihood in British and Greek athletes: evidence from a cluster randomized control trial Dr Philip Hurst, (02 Dec 2020): Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. [Journal article]
• An evaluation of UK Athletics’ Clean Sport Programme in preventing doping in junior elite athletes Dr Philip Hurst, (26 Dec 2019): Performance Enhancement & Health. [Journal article]
• Athletes using ergogenic and medical sport supplements report more favourable attitudes to doping than non-users Dr Philip Hurst, (22 Sep 2020): Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. [Journal article]
• Can taste be ergogenic? Dr Philip Hurst, (16 May 2020). [Journal article]
• Dual career: balancing success in sport and life Dr Lucinda Howland, Dr Philip Hurst, (14 Jul 2020), Routledge Handbook of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. [Book chapter]
• Emailed - Are Nike's Vaporfly trainers the emperor's new shoes? Dr Philip Hurst, (27 Feb 2020). [Journal article]
• No differences between beetroot juice and placebo on competitive 5-km running performance: A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial Dr Philip Hurst, Dr Damian Coleman, (29 May 2020): International Journal of Sports Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism. [Journal article]
• The placebo effect in sport: How practitioners can inject words to improve performance Professor Bart Roelands, Dr Philip Hurst, (21 May 2020): International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. [Journal article]
• Who responds to a placebo? Factors associated with response to placebo during a double-blind randomised controlled trial Dr Philip Hurst, Miss Sarah Saunders, Dr Damian Coleman: European Journal of Sport Science. [Journal article]
• Improved 1000-m running performance and pacing strategy with caffeine and placebo effect: a balanced placebo design study Dr Philip Hurst, Professor Florentina Hettinga, Professor Bart Roelands, C. Beedie, (09 Sep 2019): International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. [Journal article]
• Notes and tips on surveys Dr Philip Hurst, (04 Jan 2019), Research Methods in Physical Activity and Health. London and New York. [Book chapter]
• Psychological mechanisms underlying morality in sport Dr Philip Hurst, European Federation of Sport Psychology (FEPSAC). [Conference paper]
• Questionnaires Dr Philip Hurst, (04 Jan 2019), Research Methods in Physical Activity and Health. London and New York. [Book chapter]
• Sport supplement use predicts doping attitudes and likelihood via sport supplement beliefs Dr Philip Hurst, (12 Mar 2019): Journal of Sports Sciences. [Journal article]
• The placebo and nocebo effect on sports performance: a systematic review Dr Philip Hurst, Professor Florentina Hettinga, Professor Bart Roelands, Dr Abby Foad, Dr Damian Coleman, C. Beedie, (15 Aug 2019): European Journal of Sport Science. [Journal article]
• An educational placebo effect intervention reduces the likelihood of athletes using performance enhancing drugs Dr Philip Hurst, Dr Abby Foad, Dr Damian Coleman, C. Beedie, Society for Interdisciplinary Placebo Studies (SIPS) conference on placebo studies. [Conference paper]
• Consensus statement on placebo effects in sports and exercise: the need for conceptual clarity, methodological rigour, and the elucidation of neurobiological mechanisms. C. Beedie, Dr Philip Hurst, Dr Damian Coleman, Dr Abby Foad, Dr Elliot Cohen, Professor Bart Roelands, Professor Florentina Hettinga, Professor Simon Harvey, (16 Aug 2018): European Journal of Sport Science. [Journal article]
• Could placebos be putting lives at risk? Dr Philip Hurst, C. Beedie, (14 Jun 2018): CCCU Expert Comment. [Journal article]
• Effects of personal and situational factors on self-referenced doping likelihood Dr Philip Hurst, (07 Nov 2018): Psychology of Sport and Exercise. [Journal article]
• Evaluating the effectiveness of the VIRTUES and HEROES projects: qualitative evidence Dr Philip Hurst, Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology Annual Conference 2018. [Conference paper]
• Fear of failure predicts doping likelihood in competitive athletes Dr Philip Hurst, European Federation of Sport Psychology (FEPSAC). [Conference paper]
• Preventing doping in sport: the HEROES project Dr Philip Hurst, Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology Annual Conference 2018. [Conference paper]
• Preventing doping in sport: the VIRTUES project Dr Philip Hurst, Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology Annual Conference 2018. [Conference paper]
• Social cognitive predictors of doping intentions: a multi-national study Dr Philip Hurst, Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology Annual Conference 2018. [Conference paper]
• The effects of moral disengagement mechanisms on doping likelihood are mediated by guilt and moderated by moral traits Dr Philip Hurst, (11 Sep 2018): Psychology of Sport and Exercise. [Journal article]
• The effects of moral disengagement on doping likelihood and guilt Dr Philip Hurst, Division of Sport and Exercise Psychology Annual Conference 2018. [Conference paper]
• The placebo and nocebo effect in sport: intentions, attitudes and beliefs towards sport supplements and banned performance enhancing substances Dr Philip Hurst. [PhD Thesis]
• Athletes intending to use sports supplements are more likely to respond to a placebo Dr Philip Hurst, Dr Abby Foad, Dr Damian Coleman, C. Beedie, (18 Apr 2017): Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (MSSE). [Journal article]
• Caution, this treatment is a placebo. It might work, but it might not”: why emerging mechanistic evidence for placebo effects does not legitimise complementary and alternative medicines in sport C. Beedie, Dr Damian Coleman, Dr Philip Hurst, Dr Abby Foad, (31 Jul 2017): British Journal of Sports Medicine. [Journal article]
• Is the intention to use sport supplements a predictor of placebo and nocebo responding among athletes? Dr Philip Hurst, C. Beedie, Dr Damian Coleman, Dr Abby Foad, Society for Interdisciplinary Placebo Studies (SIPS). [Speech]
• Is there a role for implicit and explicit information about placebo and nocebo effects in reducing the use of drugs in sport? Dr Philip Hurst, C. Beedie, Dr Damian Coleman, Dr Abby Foad, Society for Interdisciplinary Placebo Studies (SIPS). [Speech]
• Beliefs versus reality, or beliefs as reality? The placebo effect in sport and exercise Dr Philip Hurst, Dr Abby Foad, C. Beedie, (2016), Sport and Exercise Psychology. London. [Book chapter]
• Development and validation of the Sports Supplements Beliefs Scale Dr Philip Hurst, Dr Abby Foad, Dr Damian Coleman, C. Beedie, (10 Oct 2016): Performance Enhancement & Health. [Journal article]
• Knowledge and experience of placebo effects modifies athletes’ intentions to use sport supplements Dr Philip Hurst, C. Beedie, Dr Damian Coleman, Dr Abby Foad, American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting. [Lecture]
• Placebo and nocebo effects during repeat sprint performance Dr Philip Hurst, C. Beedie, Dr Damian Coleman, Dr Abby Foad, American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting. [Lecture]
• Reliability of 5-km running performance in a competitive environment Dr Philip Hurst, (28 Sep 2016): Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science. [Journal article]
• Capitalizing on the placebo component of treatments C. Beedie, Dr Abby Foad, Dr Philip Hurst, (01 Jul 2015): Current Sports Medicine Reports (CSMR). [Journal article]
• Development and validation of the sports supplements beliefs scale [Conference paper abstract] Dr Philip Hurst, Dr Abby Foad, Dr Damian Coleman, (25 Nov 2015), British Association Sport and Exercise Science (BASES) conference: Journal of Sports Sciences. [Journal article]
• Influence of acute dietary nitrate supplementation over 5 km Dr Philip Hurst, Dr Damian Coleman, (01 Oct 2015), The International Sport Science + Sports Medicine Conference: British Journal of Sports Medicine: International Sports Science + Sports Medicine Conference 2015 Abstracts Newcastle Upon Tyne 8–10th September 2015. [Journal article]
• Expectations, caffeine and pacing strategy: how positive and negative expectations can influence running performance Dr Philip Hurst, (01 Jun 2014, 21 Oct 2014), the International Sports Science + Sports Medicine Conference: British Journal of Sports Medicine. [Journal article]
• Expectancy effects on competitive 5 km time-trial performance Dr Philip Hurst, (24 Oct 2013, 01 Nov 2013), International Sports Science + Sports Medicine Conference: British Journal of Sports Medicine. [Journal article]
• Reproducibility of outdoor 5 km running time-trial in a competitive environment Dr Philip Hurst, (01 Nov 2013, 24 Oct 2013), the International Sports Science + Sports Medicine Conference: British Journal of Sports Medicine. [Journal article]