Lecturer
Overview
Dr Georgina Clutterbuck is a physiotherapist who is passionate about supporting children with disability to participate in physical recreation and sport. She has worked clinically in government and not-for-profit sectors and in her own private practice and enjoys sharing her real-world experiences with the next generation of physiotherapists to help them develop pragmatic solutions to challenging problems.
Georgina’s research explores the effectiveness of practitioner-led, peer-group sports interventions to support children with disabilities, helping them transition from health-focussed interventions into long-term participation in community sport. She designed and evaluated the Sports Stars intervention for children with cerebral palsy in a Queensland-wide randomised-controlled trial and qualitative follow-up; with the positive results reported in conferences across North America, Europe and Australasia. Her current research explores the effectiveness of practitioner-led, peer-group sports interventions within different cultures and for children with other disabilities.
Research Impacts
Dr Clutterbuck’s work has resulted in Sports Stars trained clinicians providing this intervention in metro and rural areas of Queensland, New South Wales, Tasmania, and Western Australia as well as in Brazil. She has also provided a number of workshops and mentoring for clinicians wanting to develop their own sports-focussed interventions for children with disabilities which are specific to their geographical and cultural contexts. Georgina's aim is that all children who need support to transition into community sports participation will have access to a program such as Sports Stars in their local community.
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy of Physiotherapy, The University of Queensland
- Bachelor (Honours) of Physiotherapy, The University of Queensland
Publications
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Journal Article: Percepções dos pais sobre uma intervenção de esportes modificados para crianças com paralisia cerebral
de Sousa Junior, Ricardo Rodrigues, Souto, Deisiane Oliveira, Ferreira, Fabiane Ribeiro, da Silva e Dutra, Fabiana Caetano Martins, Camargos, Ana Cristina Resende, Clutterbuck, Georgina L., Leite, Hércules Ribeiro and Grupo de Estudos Sports Stars Brasil (2023). Percepções dos pais sobre uma intervenção de esportes modificados para crianças com paralisia cerebral. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.15796
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Journal Article: Parents' perceptions of a modified sports intervention for children with cerebral palsy
Rodrigues De Sousa Junior, Ricardo, Oliveira Souto, Deisiane, Ribeiro Ferreira, Fabiane, Caetano Martins Da Silva E Dutra, Fabiana, Resende Camargos, Ana Cristina, Clutterbuck, Georgina L. and Ribeiro Leite, Hércules (2023). Parents' perceptions of a modified sports intervention for children with cerebral palsy. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.15795
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Journal Article: Sports Stars Brazil in children with autism spectrum disorder: A feasibility randomized controlled trial protocol
Fernandes, Amanda Cristina, Souto, Deisiane Oliveira, de Sousa Junior, Ricardo R., Clutterbuck, Georgina L., Virginia Wright, F., de Souza, Mariane Gonçalves, Ferreira, Lidiane Francisca Borges, Rodrigues, Ana Amélia Cardoso, Camargos, Ana Cristina R. and Leite, Hércules R. (2023). Sports Stars Brazil in children with autism spectrum disorder: A feasibility randomized controlled trial protocol. PLoS ONE, 18 (11 November) e0291488, 1-16. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0291488
Grants
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(2023–2024) Physiotherapy Research Foundation
Supervision
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Swimming Participation: Linking Australian Swimming & Health sectors through co-design of an intervention pathway for children with disabilities
Doctor Philosophy
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The SPORTY Project: Sports Priorities and Objectives for Research & Translation for Youth with childhood-onset disability
Doctor Philosophy
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Benefits of a dance for health intervention for children with hypermobility
Doctor Philosophy
Available Projects
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Supporting children with chronic pain to participate in sport and physical recreation
Children with conditions such as Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis participate in less physical activity than their peers. Preliminary research shows that a practitioner-led, peer-group sports intervention (Sports Stars JIA) which combines physiotherapy and psychology, is feasible and acceptable for this population, however feedback indicates that further research into the barriers and subsequent target interventions should be conducted from the perspective of children with chronic pain and their families. This PhD would use a codesign approach to develop and pilot an intervention that can be upscaled for rapid clinical updake across different contexts in Australia.
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INSPIRE Participation: Measuring sport and physical recreation participation for children with disabilities.
INdicators of Sport and PhysIcal REcreation Participation
Developing and evaluating the psychometric properties of a self/parent report measure of sport and physical recreation participation for children with disabilities to identify children with low levels of participation who may require intervention, and evaluate the effectiveness of that intervention over time.
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Please contact me if you have an interest in a project related to sport or physical activity for children with disability
Publications
Book Chapter
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Intervenções centradas no esporte para crianças e adolescentes com paralisia cerebral
Ribeiro Leite, Hércules , Rodrigues de Sousa, Ricardo Junior and Clutterbuck, Georgina L. (2021). Intervenções centradas no esporte para crianças e adolescentes com paralisia cerebral. Fisioterapia neuropediátrica: abordagem biopsicossocial. (pp. *-*) edited by Eloisa Tudella and Cibelle Formiga. São Paulo, Brazil: Editora Manole.
Journal Article
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de Sousa Junior, Ricardo Rodrigues, Souto, Deisiane Oliveira, Ferreira, Fabiane Ribeiro, da Silva e Dutra, Fabiana Caetano Martins, Camargos, Ana Cristina Resende, Clutterbuck, Georgina L., Leite, Hércules Ribeiro and Grupo de Estudos Sports Stars Brasil (2023). Percepções dos pais sobre uma intervenção de esportes modificados para crianças com paralisia cerebral. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.15796
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Parents' perceptions of a modified sports intervention for children with cerebral palsy
Rodrigues De Sousa Junior, Ricardo, Oliveira Souto, Deisiane, Ribeiro Ferreira, Fabiane, Caetano Martins Da Silva E Dutra, Fabiana, Resende Camargos, Ana Cristina, Clutterbuck, Georgina L. and Ribeiro Leite, Hércules (2023). Parents' perceptions of a modified sports intervention for children with cerebral palsy. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.15795
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Fernandes, Amanda Cristina, Souto, Deisiane Oliveira, de Sousa Junior, Ricardo R., Clutterbuck, Georgina L., Virginia Wright, F., de Souza, Mariane Gonçalves, Ferreira, Lidiane Francisca Borges, Rodrigues, Ana Amélia Cardoso, Camargos, Ana Cristina R. and Leite, Hércules R. (2023). Sports Stars Brazil in children with autism spectrum disorder: A feasibility randomized controlled trial protocol. PLoS ONE, 18 (11 November) e0291488, 1-16. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0291488
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Souto, Deisiane Oliveira, da Silva, Luana Cristina, de Sousa Junior, Ricardo Rodrigues, Clutterbuck, Georgina, Anaby, Dana, Longo, Egmar, Magalhães, Rafael Coelho, Camargos, Ana Cristina Resende and Leite, Hércules Ribeiro (2023). Practitioner-led, peer-group sports intervention combined with a context-focused intervention for children with cerebral palsy: a protocol of a feasibility randomised clinical trial. BMJ Open, 13 (1) e068486, 1-10. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068486
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Weerackody, Sandeep C., Clutterbuck, Georgina L. and Johnston, Leanne M. (2022). Measuring psychological, cognitive, and social domains of physical literacy in school-aged children with neurodevelopmental disabilities: a systematic review and decision tree. Disability and Rehabilitation, 45 (21), 1-20. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2022.2131004
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Sousa Junior, Ricardo Rodrigues de, Souto, Deisiane Oliveira, Camargos, Ana Cristina Resende, Clutterbuck, Georgina L. and Leite, Hércules Ribeiro (2022). Moving together is better: a systematic review with meta-analysis of sports-focused interventions aiming to improve physical activity participation in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy. Disability and Rehabilitation, 45 (15), 1-11. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2022.2098394
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de Sousa Junior, Ricardo R., Camargos, Ana Cristina R., Clutterbuck, Georgina L. and Leite, Hércules R. (2022). Effectiveness of modified sports for children and adolescents with cerebral palsy: A pragmatic study protocol. Pediatric Physical Therapy, 34 (1), 81-87. doi: 10.1097/PEP.0000000000000852
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Clutterbuck, Georgina L. and Johnston, Leanne M. (2021). Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Canadian 24-hour movement guidelines for children and youth: An integration of physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep. Journal of Physiotherapy, 67 (3), 223-223. doi: 10.1016/j.jphys.2021.05.002
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Clutterbuck, Georgina L., Auld, Megan L. and Johnston, Leanne M. (2020). SPORTS STARS: a practitioner-led, peer-group sports intervention for ambulant, school-aged children with cerebral palsy. Parent and physiotherapist perspectives. Disability and Rehabilitation, 44 (6), 1-10. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2020.1785558
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Clutterbuck, Georgina L., Auld, Megan L. and Johnston, Leanne M. (2020). SPORTS STARS: a practitioner-led, peer-group sports intervention for ambulant children with cerebral palsy. Activity and participation outcomes of a randomised controlled trial. Disability and Rehabilitation, 44 (6), 1-9. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2020.1783376
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Clutterbuck, Georgina L., Auld, Megan L. and Johnston, Leanne M. (2020). High-level motor skills assessment for ambulant children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review and decision tree. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 62 (6), 693-699. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.14524
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Clutterbuck, Georgina L., Auld, Megan L. and Johnston, Leanne M. (2019). Performance of school-aged children with cerebral palsy at GMFCS levels I and II on high-level, sports-focussed gross motor assessments. Disability and Rehabilitation, 43 (8), 1-9. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2019.1650964
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Clutterbuck, Georgina L., Auld, Megan L. and Johnston, Leanne M. (2018). SPORTS STARS study protocol: a randomised, controlled trial of the effectiveness of a physiotherapist-led modified sport intervention for ambulant school-aged children with cerebral palsy. BMC Pediatrics, 18 (1) 258, 258. doi: 10.1186/s12887-018-1190-z
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Clutterbuck, Georgina, Auld, Megan and Johnston, Leanne (2018). Active exercise interventions improve gross motor function of ambulant/semi-ambulant children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review. Disability and rehabilitation, 41 (10), 1-21. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2017.1422035
Conference Publication
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Clutterbuck, G. (2022). Becoming Sports Stars: The development and evaluation of a practitioner-led, transition-focussed, peer-group sports intervention for ambulant children with cerebral palsy. Australasian Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine and the International Alliance of Academies of Childhood Disability, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 1-5 March 2022. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.15162
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De Sousa, R. Junior, Camargos, A. , Clutterbuck, G. and Leite, H. (2022). Effectiveness of Sports Stars Brazil in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy: a protocol of a pragmatic randomized-controlled trial study. Australasian Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine and the International Alliance of Academies of Childhood Disability, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 1-5 March 2022. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.15160
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Clutterbuck, G. (2022). Measuring participation in sports and physical recreation for people with disabilities: A systematic review. Australasian Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine and the International Alliance of Academies of Childhood Disability, Abstracts for the Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 1-5 March 2022. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.15160
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Weerackody, S., Clutterbuck, G. and Johnston, L. (2022). Measuring physical literacy beyond the physical domain: psychological, cognitive, and social activity competence in school aged children with neurodevelopmental disabilities. Australasian Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine and the International Alliance of Academies of Childhood Disability, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 1-5 March 2022. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.15160
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Measuring sport and physical recreation participation for children with disabilities: a Delphi study
Lee, S., Clutterbuck, G. and Curtin, M. (2022). Measuring sport and physical recreation participation for children with disabilities: a Delphi study. Australasian Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine and the International Alliance of Academies of Childhood Disability, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 1-5 March 2022. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.15160
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Threlfo, H., Clutterbuck, G. and Curtin, M. (2022). Physical Literacy Observation Tool (PLOT): development and pilot testing of a tool to describe the activity content of sports interventions. Australasian Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine and the International Alliance of Academies of Childhood Disability, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 1-5 March 2022. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.15160
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Gent, M. and Clutterbuck, G. (2022). Sports Stars: long-term participation in sport after an eight-week practitioner-led, peer-group sports intervention. Australasian Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine and the International Alliance of Academies of Childhood Disability, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 1-5 March 2022. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.15160
Other Outputs
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Clutterbuck, Georgina Leigh (2020). Becoming Sports Stars: the development and evaluation of a practitioner-led, transition-focussed, peer-group sports intervention for ambulant children with cerebral palsy. PhD Thesis, School of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2020.231
Grants (Administered at UQ)
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(2023–2024) Physiotherapy Research Foundation
PhD and MPhil Supervision
Current Supervision
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Swimming Participation: Linking Australian Swimming & Health sectors through co-design of an intervention pathway for children with disabilities
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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The SPORTY Project: Sports Priorities and Objectives for Research & Translation for Youth with childhood-onset disability
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
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Benefits of a dance for health intervention for children with hypermobility
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Possible Research Projects
Note for students: The possible research projects listed on this page may not be comprehensive or up to date. Always feel free to contact the staff for more information, and also with your own research ideas.
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Supporting children with chronic pain to participate in sport and physical recreation
Children with conditions such as Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis participate in less physical activity than their peers. Preliminary research shows that a practitioner-led, peer-group sports intervention (Sports Stars JIA) which combines physiotherapy and psychology, is feasible and acceptable for this population, however feedback indicates that further research into the barriers and subsequent target interventions should be conducted from the perspective of children with chronic pain and their families. This PhD would use a codesign approach to develop and pilot an intervention that can be upscaled for rapid clinical updake across different contexts in Australia.
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INSPIRE Participation: Measuring sport and physical recreation participation for children with disabilities.
INdicators of Sport and PhysIcal REcreation Participation
Developing and evaluating the psychometric properties of a self/parent report measure of sport and physical recreation participation for children with disabilities to identify children with low levels of participation who may require intervention, and evaluate the effectiveness of that intervention over time.
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Please contact me if you have an interest in a project related to sport or physical activity for children with disability
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Deadly Sports Stars
Investigating the need for, and effectiveness of, Sports Stars (a practitioner-led, peer-group sports intervention) for children with disability or inpairment in first nations communities in Australia using a codesign approach. This project would particularly suit a first nations student, or someone who has relationships with first nations communities.
