Research Officer - Para START
Overview
Dr Iain Dutia is a research officer within the School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences at The University of Queensland. He is also a Lecturer in Physiotherapy at Australian Catholic University, School of Allied Health and an Honorary Fellow at CP-Achieve, an NHMRC-funded Centre of Research Excellence at Murdoch Children's Research Institute.
Iain has a background in physiotherapy, with experience in musculoskeletal and neurological rehabilitation. His clinical and research interests are in the physical and mental health benefits of competitive Para sport. He co-ordinates the ParaSTART program: a training and research program for people with moderate-severe cerebral palsy participating in Para sport. He is also a member of the World Para Swimming high support needs working group. Iain is a Para athletics medical classifier, and sits on classification advisory panels for both Athletics Australia and Paralympics Australia.
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philospphy, The University of Queensland
Publications
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Journal Article: Fatigue experienced by people with cerebral palsy: a systematic review of assessment tools and decision tree
Dutia, Iain, Eres, Robert, Sawyer, Susan M., Pennacchia, Jacinta, Johnston, Leanne M., Cleary, Stacey, Reddihough, Dinah and Coghill, David (2023). Fatigue experienced by people with cerebral palsy: a systematic review of assessment tools and decision tree. Disability and Rehabilitation, 1-9. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2023.2205175
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Journal Article: Dietary patterns of competitive swimmers with moderate-to-severe cerebral palsy: A 3-year longitudinal evaluation
Walker, Jacqueline L., Cartwright, Jessica R., Dutia, Iain M., Wheeler, Mikaela and Tweedy, Sean M. (2023). Dietary patterns of competitive swimmers with moderate-to-severe cerebral palsy: A 3-year longitudinal evaluation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20 (7) 5331, 1-10. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20075331
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Journal Article: Community-based physical activity interventions for adolescents and adults with complex cerebral palsy: A scoping review
Morgan, Prue, Cleary, Stacey, Dutia, Iain, Bow, Keegan and Shields, Nora (2023). Community-based physical activity interventions for adolescents and adults with complex cerebral palsy: A scoping review. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 65 (11), 1451-1463. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.15611
Grants
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(2023–2027) NHMRC MRFF PPHR - Effective Treatments and Therapies
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(2023–2025) NHMRC MRFF EMCR - Early to Mid-Career Researchers
Publications
Journal Article
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Dutia, Iain, Eres, Robert, Sawyer, Susan M., Pennacchia, Jacinta, Johnston, Leanne M., Cleary, Stacey, Reddihough, Dinah and Coghill, David (2023). Fatigue experienced by people with cerebral palsy: a systematic review of assessment tools and decision tree. Disability and Rehabilitation, 1-9. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2023.2205175
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Walker, Jacqueline L., Cartwright, Jessica R., Dutia, Iain M., Wheeler, Mikaela and Tweedy, Sean M. (2023). Dietary patterns of competitive swimmers with moderate-to-severe cerebral palsy: A 3-year longitudinal evaluation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20 (7) 5331, 1-10. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20075331
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Morgan, Prue, Cleary, Stacey, Dutia, Iain, Bow, Keegan and Shields, Nora (2023). Community-based physical activity interventions for adolescents and adults with complex cerebral palsy: A scoping review. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 65 (11), 1451-1463. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.15611
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Dutia, Iain, Curran, Declan, Donohoe, Adam, Beckman, Emma and Tweedy, Sean Michael (2022). Time cost associated with sports participation for athletes with high support needs: a time-motion analysis of tasks required for para swimming. BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine, 8 (4) 001418, 1-7. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2022-001418
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Reedman, Sarah E., Sakzewski, Leanne, McNamara, Lynda, Sherrington, Catherine, Beckman, Emma, West, Kerry, Trost, Stewart G., Thomas, Rachel, Chatfield, Mark D., Dutia, Iain, Gennen, Alix, Dodds, Bridget, Cotton, Zoë and Boyd, Roslyn N. (2022). Study protocol for Running for health (Run4Health CP): a multicentre, assessor-blinded randomised controlled trial of 12 weeks of two times weekly Frame Running training versus usual care to improve cardiovascular health risk factors in children and youth with cerebral palsy. BMJ Open, 12 (4) e057668, e057668. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057668
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Wilson, Paula J, Connick, Mark J, Dutia, Iain M, Beckman, Emma M, Macaro, Angelo and Tweedy, Sean M (2021). Does sports-specific training improve measures of impairment developed for para sport classification? A multiple-baseline, single-case experiment. Journal of Sports Sciences, 39 (sup1), 1-10. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2021.1883309
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Enright, Eimear, Beckman, Emma M., Connick, Mark J., Dutia, Iain Mayank, Macaro, Angelo, Wilson, Paula J., O'Sullivan, Jennifer, Lavalliere, Jean-Michel, Block, Turner, Johnston, Leanne M., Panagoda, Gaj and Tweedy, Sean M. (2020). Competitive sport, therapy, and physical education: voices of young people with cerebral palsy who have high support needs. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 55 (10), bjsports-2020. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2020-102276
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Dutia, I. M., Connick, M. J., Beckman, E. M., Johnston, L. M., Wilson, P. J., Macaro, A. and Tweedy, S. M. (2019). Evaluating the effects of performance-focused swimming training on people with cerebral palsy who have high support needs - a study protocol using single-case experimental design. Brain Impairment, 21 (2), 1-18. doi: 10.1017/BrImp.2019.15
Other Outputs
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Dutia, Iain Mayank (2020). The effect of performance-focused swimming training on clinical outcomes in young people with cerebral palsy who have high support needs. PhD Thesis, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2020.777
Grants (Administered at UQ)
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(2023–2027) NHMRC MRFF PPHR - Effective Treatments and Therapies
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(2023–2025) NHMRC MRFF EMCR - Early to Mid-Career Researchers
