Dr Georgina Clutterbuck
Lecturer
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
+61 7 334 69396
Researcher biography
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.
Book Chapter
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 Articles
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Papers
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Thesis
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