Dr Ellen Armstrong
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Child Health Research Centre

Featured projects | Duration |
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Run4Health CP: Running for health | 2021–2026 |
ACTIVE STRIDES-CP: Randomized trial of intensive rehabilitation (combined intensive gait and cycling training) for children with moderate to severe bilateral cerebral palsy National Health and Medical Research Council |
2022–2026 |
Book Chapter
Armstrong, Ellen (2023). Activate-CP – a multi-modal cycling intervention. Interventions for children and adolescents with cerebral palsy: clinical reasoning for evidence-based decision making. (pp. 349-358) edited by Hercules Ribeiro Leite, Ana Cristina Resende Camargos and Rejane Vale Goncalves. Brazil: Medbook.
Journal Articles
Cain, Melissa, Fanshawe, Melissa, Armstrong, Ellen and Lieberman, Lauren (2023). Barriers to physical activity for Australian students with vision impairment. International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 71 (6), 908-926. doi: 10.1080/1034912x.2023.2232327
Sakzewski, Leanne, Pool, Dayna, Armstrong, Ellen, Reedman, Sarah Elizabeth, Boyd, Roslyn N., Elliott, Catherine, Novak, Iona, Trost, Stewart, Ware, Robert S., Comans, Tracy, Toovey, Rachel, Peterson, Mark D., Kentish, Megan, Horan, Sean, Valentine, Jane and Williams, Sian (2023). ACTIVE STRIDES-CP: protocol for a randomised trial of intensive rehabilitation (combined intensive gait and cycling training) for children with moderate-to-severe bilateral cerebral palsy. BMJ Open, 13 (3) e068774, 1-15. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068774
Armstrong, Ellen L., Boyd, Roslyn N., Horan, Sean A., Kentish, Megan J., Ware, Robert S. and Carty, Christopher P. (2022). Maintenance of Functional Gains Following a Goal-Directed and FES-Assisted Cycling Program for Children With Cerebral Palsy. Pediatric Physical Therapy, 34 (4), 480-487. doi: 10.1097/pep.0000000000000942
Martin, Jeffrey J., Snapp, Erin E., Moore, E. Whitney G., Lieberman, Lauren J., Armstrong, Ellen and Mannella, Staci (2021). Factor structure of the barriers to physical activity scale for youth with visual impairments. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 38 (4), 585-604. doi: 10.1123/apaq.2020-0243
Goodlich, Benjamin I., Armstrong, Ellen L., Horan, Sean A., Baque, Emmah, Carty, Christopher P., Ahmadi, Matthew N. and Trost, Stewart G. (2020). Machine learning to quantify habitual physical activity in children with cerebral palsy. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 62 (9), 1054-1060. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.14560
Armstrong, Ellen L., Boyd, Roslyn N., Horan, Sean A., Kentish, Megan J., Ware, Robert S and Carty, Christopher P (2020). Functional electrical stimulation cycling, goal‐directed training, and adapted cycling for children with cerebral palsy: a randomized controlled trial. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 62 (12) dmcn.14648, 1406-1413. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.14648
Armstrong, Ellen L., Boyd, Roslyn N., Carty, Christopher P., Kentish, Megan J., Goodlich, Benjamin I. and Horan, Sean A. (2020). A qualitative analysis of the experiences of children with cerebral palsy and their caregivers in a goal-directed cycling programme. Disability and Rehabilitation, 44 (12), 1-8. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2020.1839134
Armstrong, Ellen, Lieberman, Lauren, Guerrero, Michelle and Martin, Jeffrey (2020). The development of a physical activity barriers questionnaire for youth with visual impairments. Pamukkale Journal of Sports Sciences, 11 (1), 23-36.
Martin, Jeffrey, Vassallo, Mario, Carrico, Jacklyn and Armstrong, Ellen (2019). Predicting happiness in paralympic swimming medalists. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 36 (3), 309-324. doi: 10.1123/apaq.2018-0140
Armstrong, Ellen L., Boyd, Roslyn N., Kentish, Megan J., Carty, Christopher P. and Horan, Sean A. (2019). Effects of a training programme of functional electrical stimulation (FES) powered cycling, recreational cycling and goal-directed exercise training on children with cerebral palsy: a randomised controlled trial protocol. BMJ Open, 9 (6) e024881, 1-17. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024881
Armstrong, Ellen L., Spencer, Sian, Kentish, Megan J., Horan, Sean A., Carty, Christopher P. and Boyd, Roslyn N. (2019). Efficacy of cycling interventions to improve function in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Rehabilitation, 33 (7), 1113-1129. doi: 10.1177/0269215519837582
Armstrong, Ellen, Lieberman, Lauren, Prokešová, Eva and Martiin, Jeffrey (2018). A physical activity barriers questionnaire for youth with visual impairments. Acta Universitatis Carolinae. Kinanthropologica, 54 (1), 41-52. doi: 10.14712/23366052.2018.4
Conference Paper
Reedman, Sarah, Dutia, Iain, Toovey, Rachel, Carey, John, Armstrong, Ellen and Clutterbuck, Georgina (2023). Sports-focused intervention for children with disabilities from entry-point to elite sports participation. APA IGNITE 2023, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 4 October 2023.