Publications
QCPRRC Research Publications
2025
Accorinti, I., Bonezzi, L., Sesso, G., Pipino, S., Pignatelli, F., De Angelis, A., Milone, A., & Battini, R. (2025). Screening of Neurodevelopmental and Psychiatric Disorders in School-Aged Children from Sahrawi Refugee Camp: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 14(6).
Oftedal, S., McCormack, S., Stevenson, R., Benfer, K., Boyd, R. N., & Bell, K. (2025). The evolution of nutrition management in children with severe neurological impairment with a focus on cerebral palsy. J Hum Nutr Diet, 38(1), e13277-n/a. https://doi.org/10.1111/jhn.13277
Luke, Carly, Bos, Arend F., Jackman, Michelle, Ware, Robert S., Gordon, Anya, Finn, Christine, Baptist, Dyvonne H., Benfer, Katherine A., Bosanquet, Margot, and Boyd, Roslyn N. (2025). Reproducibility of the Motor Optimality Score–Revised in infants with an increased risk of adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology . https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.16256
Randomized comparison trial of rehabilitation very early for infants with congenital hemiplegia.
Boyd, Roslyn N., Greaves, Susan, Ziviani, Jenny, Novak, Iona, Badawi, Nadia, Pannek, Kerstin, Elliott, Catherine, Wallen, Margaret, Morgan, Catherine, Valentine, Jane, Findlay, Lisa, Guzzetta, Andrea, Whittingham, Koa, Ware, Robert S., Fiori, Simona, Maitre, Nathalie L., Heathcock, Jill, Scott, Kym, Eliasson, Ann-Christin, and Sakzewski, Leanne (2025). Randomized comparison trial of rehabilitation very early for infants with congenital hemiplegia. The Journal of Pediatrics 277 114381 114381. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.114381
Sakzewski, Leanne, Gilmore, Rose, Hilton, Nicola, Goodman, Sarah, Whittingham, Koa, Barfoot, Jacqui, Thompson, Bianca, Keramat, Afroz, and Boyd, Roslyn N (2025). Telehealth Programme for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS) for adolescents with acquired and congenital brain injuries: a protocol for mixed-methods randomised trial. BMJ Open 15 (2) e081843 e081843. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-081843
Sakzewski, Leanne, Greaves, Susan, Eliasson, Ann‐Christin, Wallen, Margaret, Novak, Iona, Ware, Robert S., Heathcock, Jill, Maitre, Nathalie, and Boyd, Roslyn N. (2025). Early developmental trajectories of the impaired hand in infants with unilateral cerebral palsy. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology . https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.16240
Mistry, Karen H., Boyd, Roslyn N., Pagnozzi, Alex M., Bora, Samudragupta, Ware, Robert S., and George, Joanne M. (2025). Diagnostic accuracy of early neonatal MRI in predicting adverse motor outcomes in children born preterm: systematic review and meta-analysis. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology . https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.16216
Thompson, Bianca, Gilmore, Rose, Hilton, Nicola, Barfoot, Jacqui, Moody, Christine T., Whittingham, Koa, Keramat, Afroz, Boyd, Roslyn N., and Sakzewski, Leanne (2025). Investigating a caregiver-assisted social skills group programme for primary and early high school-aged children with acquired brain injury or cerebral palsy: protocol for a pilot mixed-methods, two-group randomised trial of PEERS Plus. BMJ Open 15 (1) e095354 1-12.
Randomized comparison trial of rehabilitation very early for infants with congenital hemiplegia.
Boyd, Roslyn N., Greaves, Susan, Ziviani, Jenny, Novak, Iona, Badawi, Nadia, Pannek, Kerstin, Elliott, Catherine, Wallen, Margaret, Morgan, Catherine, Valentine, Jane, Findlay, Lisa, Guzzetta, Andrea, Whittingham, Koa, Ware, Robert S., Fiori, Simona, Maitre, Nathalie L., Heathcock, Jill, Scott, Kym, Eliasson, Ann-Christin, and Sakzewski, Leanne (2025). Randomized comparison trial of rehabilitation very early for infants with congenital hemiplegia. The Journal of Pediatrics 277 114381 114381. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.114381
Alexander, Caroline F., Hall, Sarah E., Salt, Alison, Spittle, Alicia, Morgan, Catherine, Grisbrook, Tiffany, Ali, Alishum, Amery, Natasha, Davidson, Sue-Anne, Thornton, Ashleigh, Sharp, Mary, Young, Emily, Ware, Robert S., Silva, Desiree, Ward, Roslyn, Badawi, Nadia, Bora, Samudragupta, Boyd, Roslyn N., Woolfenden, Susan, Elliott, Catherine, and Valentine, Jane (2025). Implementation fidelity of a smartphone application for population-based general movement assessment: the early moves study. The Journal of Pediatrics 285 114710 114710
Sakzewski, Leanne, Bleyenheuft, Yannick, Novak, Iona, Elliott, Catherine, Reedman, Sarah, Morgan, Catherine, Pannek, Kerstin, Dos Santos, Natalie, Hines, Ashleigh, Nolan, Sherilyn, Ware, Robert S., and Boyd, Roslyn N. (2025). A multisite randomized controlled trial of hand arm bimanual intensive training including lower extremity (HABIT-ILE) for children with bilateral cerebral palsy. The Journal of Pediatrics 284 114666 114666.
Brain lesion extent, growth, and body composition in children with cerebral palsy
Oftedal, Stina, Fiori, Simona, Bell, Kristie L., Benfer, Katherine A., Sakzewski, Leanne, Ware, Robert S., Davies, Peter S. W., and Boyd, Roslyn N. (2025). Brain lesion extent, growth, and body composition in children with cerebral palsy. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology dmcn.16427 .
Benfer, Katherine A., Ghosh, Asis K., Chowdhury, Sayak, Moula, Golam, Samanta, Sandip, Maiti, Pradip, Bhattacharya, Anjan, Khan, Naila Zaman, Whittingham, Koa, Ware, Robert S., Morgan, Cathy, Bandaranayake, Sasaka, Novak, Iona, and Boyd, Roslyn N. (2025). Early detection of infants with neurodevelopmental concerns indicative of cerebral palsy in a lower middle‐income country (India). Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology dmcn.16351 .
Whittingham, Koa, Kirby, Grace, Boyd, Roslyn N., Novak, Iona, Mitchell, Amy E., Reid, Natasha, Keramat, Syed Afroz, Hudry, Kristelle, Barbaro, Josephine, Barfoot, Jacqui, Ware, Robert S., Russo, Fiona, Heussler, Helen, McGlade, Andrea, Bullot, Ashleigh, MacDonald, Megan, Tran, Tommy, Harrington, Sophie, Sheffield, Jeanie, Olson, Rebecca, and Costa, Nathalia (2025). Parenting Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Online (PACT Online) for parents of children diagnosed with or with increased likelihood of neurodevelopmental disability: study protocol of a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open 15 (6) e088981 1-10.
Reedman, Sarah E., Kilgour, Gaela M., Gomersall, Sjaan, Sakzewski, Leanne, Trost, Stewart G., and Boyd, Roslyn N. (2025). Active Start Active Future: feasibility of a behaviour-change intervention to reduce sedentary behaviour and promote physical activity in young children with cerebral palsy. Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) 1-24.
Kilgour, Gaela, Reedman, Sarah Elizabeth, Gomersall, Sjaan R., Sakzewski, Leanne, Trost, Stewart, and Boyd, Roslyn N. (2025). Study protocol for Active Start Active Future: a randomised control trial of an early behaviour-change intervention targeting physical activity participation and sedentary behaviour in young children with cerebral palsy living in South East Queensland, Australia. BMJ Open 15 (5) e087697 1-13.
Whittingham, Koa, Crandon, Tara, Mak, Catherine, Sheffield, Jeanie, Wright, Ashleigh, Kirby, Grace, and Boyd, Roslyn N. (2025). Experiences of Parents of Children With Cerebral Palsy Participating in an Online Parenting Course Grounded in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Child: Care, Health and Development 51 (3) e70075 e70075-3
2024
Wotherspoon, J., Whittingham, K., Sheffield, J., and Boyd, R. N. (2024). Randomised controlled trial of an online cognitive training program in school-aged children with cerebral palsy. Research in Developmental Disabilities 150 104752 104752. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2024.104752
Sleep problems in a population-based cohort of primary school age children with Cerebral Palsy.
Whittingham, Koa, Benfer, Kath, Sakzewski, Leanne, Wotherspoon, Jane, Burgess, Andrea, Comans, Tracy, Keramat, Syed Afoz, Ware, Robert S., and Boyd, Roslyn N. (2024). Sleep problems in a population-based cohort of primary school age children with Cerebral Palsy. Research in Developmental Disabilities 147 104690 104690. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2024.104690
Thompson, Bianca A. D., Gilmore, Rose, Barfoot, Jacqui, and Sakzewski, Leanne (2024). A systematic review of the efficacy of group social skills interventions on social functioning and social participation in children with acquired brain injury or cerebral palsy. Child: Care, Health and Development 50 (2) e13242 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1111/cch.13242
Sudati, Isabella Pessóta, Sakzewski, Leanne, Fioroni Ribeiro da Silva, Carolina, Jackman, Michelle, Haddon, Matthew, Pool, Dayna, Patel, Maharshi, Boyd, Roslyn N., and de Campos, Ana Carolina (2024). Efficacy and threshold dose of intensive training targeting mobility for children with cerebral palsy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Developmental medicine and child neurology 66 (12) 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.16040
Orton, Jane, Doyle, Lex W,, Tripathi, Tanya, Boyd, Roslyn, Anderson, Peter J,, and Spittle, Alicia (2024). Early developmental intervention programmes provided post hospital discharge to prevent motor and cognitive impairment in preterm infants. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2024 (2) CD005495 . https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd005495.pub5
Oftedal, Stina, McCormack, Siobhan, Stevenson, Richard, Benfer, Katherine, Boyd, Roslyn N., and Bell, Kristie (2024). The evolution of nutrition management in children with severe neurological impairment with a focus on cerebral palsy. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics 38 (1) e13277 e13277. https://doi.org/10.1111/jhn.13277
Musco, Hannah, Beecher, Kate, Chand, Kirat K., Boyd, Roslyn N., Colditz, Paul B., and Wixey, Julie A. (2024). The search for blood biomarkers that indicate risk of adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes in fetal growth restriction. Frontiers in Pediatrics 12 1396102 1-7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2024.1396102
Effectiveness of early diagnosis of cerebral palsy guideline implementation: a systematic review
McNamara, Lynda M., Scott, Karen M., Boyd, Roslyn N., Webb, Annabel E., Taifalos, Chloe J., and Novak, Iona E. (2024). Effectiveness of early diagnosis of cerebral palsy guideline implementation: a systematic review. Minerva Pediatrics 76 (3) 414-424. https://doi.org/10.23736/s2724-5276.22.07112-9
Luke, Carly, Mick-Ramsamy, Leeann, Bos, Arend F., Benfer, Katherine A., Bosanquet, Margot, Gordon, Anya, Williams, Hailey, Taifalos, Chloe, Smith, Maria, Leishman, Shaneen, Oakes, Ellena, Kentish, Megan, McNamara, Lynda, Ware, Robert S., and Boyd, Roslyn N. (2024). Relationship between early infant motor repertoire and neurodevelopment on the hammersmith infant neurological examination in a developmentally vulnerable first nations cohort. Early Human Development 192 106004 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2024.106004
Laporta-Hoyos, Olga, Fiori, Simona, Pannek, Kerstin, Pagnozzi, Alex M., Ware, Robert S., and Boyd, Roslyn N. (2024). Longitudinal assessment of brain lesions in children with cerebral palsy and association with motor functioning. European Journal of Paediatric Neurology 49 27-34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpn.2023.11.011
Kwong, Amanda KL., Eeles, Abbey, Anderson, Peter J., Badawi, Nadia, Boyd, Roslyn N., Cameron, Kate L., Cheong, Jeanie, Colditz, Paul, Koorts, Pieter, Crowle, Cathryn, Dale, Russell C., Doyle, Lex W., Fahey, Michael, George, Joanne, Hunt, Rod W., McNamara, Lynda, Morgan, Catherine, Novak, Iona, Olsen, Joy E., Reid, Nadia, Rieger, Ingrid, Whittingham, Koa, and Spittle, Alicia J. (2024). The Knowledge Translation of Early Cerebral Palsy (KiTE CP) Study: Implementing screening among a high-risk prospective cohort of Australian infants. The Journal of Pediatrics 268 113949 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.113949
Jackman, Michelle, Thorley, Megan, Toovey, Rachel, Burgess, Andrea, Blatch-Williams, Remy, Sakzewski, Leanne, Boyd, Roslyn N, and Novak, Iona (2024). Implementing clinical practice guidelines for improving function in cerebral palsy: development of a fidelity tool. Pediatric Physical Therapy 37 (1) 4-13. https://doi.org/10.1097/PEP.0000000000001155