Rehabilitation Department Clinical Research
Contact Information
| Name: |
Dr Mary-Clare Waugh |
| Email: |
maryw@chw.edu.au |
| Telephone: |
9845 2132 / 31 |
| Fax: |
9845 0685 |
| Location: |
Rehabilitation Department |
See also: Rehabilitation in the Hospital's Directory of Services and Rehabilitation clinics in the Hospital's Directory of Bandaged Bear Clinics and Outpatient Services.
Summary of Unit
The Rehabilitation Department is actively involved in clinical research to further advance the area of paediatric rehabilitation. Approximately 60% of our staff are actively involved in clinical research. This research is considered to be an ongoing and important part of our day to day work. Clinical research means research that is conducted with real patients, as compared to laboratory and other types of research.
Research Committee
The research committee was established to assist staff with writing and planning clinical research questions. The committee compromises a chairperson, secretary and at least 3 other members of the department representative of therapists, physicians and neuropsychologists.
The role of the committee is to advise the investigator on the appropriateness, feasibility and suitability of proposed research projects to be completed in the department. Recommendations and approval must be obtained from this committee before the project is submitted to the Children's Hospital Ethics Committee for consideration.
For further information, please call Rehabilitation Department on (02) 9845 2132 and ask for a representative of the Rehabilitation research committee.
The Hospital's Research and Development Manager is Anne O'Neill on (02) 9845 1316.
Current Research
Our current areas of research interest include:
- spasticity management using botulinum toxin, oral baclofen or intrathecal baclofen
- outcomes following acquired brain injury
- pharmacological and cognitive treatment options for children following acquired brain injury (e.g. attention difficulties, reading difficulties, visual processing difficulties).
- evaluation of interventions such as serial casting, exercise, or orthotics.
- natural history and outcomes after interventions for inherited peripheral neuropathies.
- natural history and outcomes after interventions for children and adolescents with cerebral palsy.
- team functioning within the health system.
- dystonia management.
Students
We would like to invite students interested in being involved in research projects through our Department to contact us on (02) 9845 2132. This is open to allied health, nursing and medical.
Recent Publications
2005
Published
Brunsdon, R., Coltheart, M., & Nickels, L (2005). Treatment of irregular word spelling in developmental dysgraphia. Cognitive Neuropsychology, 213-251.
Coltheart, M., Brunsdon, R. & Nickels, L. (2005) Cognitive rehabilitation and its relationship to cognitive-neuropsychological rehabilitation. In P.W. Halligan & D.T. Wade (Eds) The effectiveness of rehabilitation for cognitive deficits Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Coombes S, Rice J Waugh M. “Neuropsychological and general functional sequelae following posterior fossa haemorrhage” A paediatric case series. Brain Injury (Abstract) 2005 Supplement 1 vol 19 page 9.
Ho P, Scheinberg A, Baur L. Obesity in children with acquired brain injury. Pediatric Rehabilitation, 2005; 8(4):303-8.
Mackey AH, Miller F, Waugh M, Walt SE, Stott S. Botulinum Toxin A in the upper limb of children with cerebral palsy - assessment of outcomes by 3-D upper limb kinematic analysis. (Poster) Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 2005. Supplement 101.
Reddihough D, Scheinberg A, Selber P (Abstract). Newer treatments for children with cerebral palsy. Developing better health outcomes for people with developmental disabilities. Melbourne, 2005.
Soo CA, Tate RL Williams L, Croudace S Waugh M. The PCANS: Adapting the care and needs scale to a paediatric population with traumatic brain injury. Brain Injury (Abstract) 2005 Supplement 1 vol 19 page 37.
In Press
Brunsdon, R., Coltheart, M., Nickels, L., & Joy, P. (In Press). Developmental Prosopagnosia: A Case Analysis and Successful Treatment Study. Cognitive Neuropsychology
Brunsdon, R., Coltheart, M., & Nickels, L. (In Press) Severe Developmental Letter Processing Impairment: A Treatment Case Study. Cognitive Neuropsychology
Brunsdon, R., Nickels, L., Coltheart, M. (In Press) Topographical Disorientation: Towards an Integrated Framework for Assessment. Submitted to Neuropsychological Rehabilitation
Brunsdon, R., Nickels, L., Coltheart, M., & Joy, P. (In Press). Assessment and treatment of childhood topographical disorientation: A case study. Submitted to Neuropsychological Rehabilitation.
Lannin T, Scheinberg A, Clark K (In Press) Systematic reveiw of therapy techniques following botulinum toxin-A for children with cerebral palsy. Submitted to Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology; AACPDM website (www.aacpdm.org).
Muenchberger, H., Assaad, N., Joy, P., Brunsdon, R., & Shores, A (In Press), Long-Term Outcome of Idiopathic Macrocephaly in the Infant. Childs Nervous System.
Sheinberg AM (In Press) Book review: Management guidelines. Developmental Disability, Version 2. Journal Paediatrics and Child Health.
Scheinberg, A.; Gibson, W.; Hughes, D.; Miles, A.; Murphy, P.; Noronha, J. (In Press) Survery of case management practices for children with acquired brain injury in Australia. Child: Care, health, development.
Invited editorials
Baur LA. Leading article. The epidemic of childhood obesity: what role do schools play in primary prevention? Nutr Diet 2004; 61:134-135.
Baur LA. Editorial. Childhood obesity – practically invisible. Int J Obesity 2005; 29:351-352.
Baur LA, Allen JR. Editorial. Goat milk for infants – yes or no? J Paediatr Ch Health 2005; 41:543.
2004
Published
Kyriagis M. Grattan-Smith P. Scheinberg A. Teo C. Nakaji N. Waugh M. Status Dystonicus and Hallervorden-Spatz Disease: treatment with Intrathecal Baclofen and Pallidotomy. Journal Paediatrics and Child Health May/June 2004. Vol 40 p322-325.
Lannin T, Clark KC, Scheinberg AM. New South Wales therapy practices for children with cerebral palsy who have received botulinum toxin-A. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 2004; 51:209-12.
O’Flaherty S J. International perspectives on paediatric rehabilitation. Pediatric Rehabilitation 2004; 7:4 267-70.
Parry L, Shores A, Rae C, Kemp A, Waugh M, Chaseling R, Joy P. Investigation of Neuronal Integrity in severe paediatric traumatic brain injury. Child Neuropsychology 2004. Volume 10 Number 4/December page 248-261.
Scheinberg A, Clark K, Nash A. The Intrathecal Baclofen Pump program at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead – experience of the first 5 years (poster). Partnerships and Outcomes: The AustralasianAcademy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AustACPDM), Melbourne 2004.
Scheinberg AM, O’Donnell ME, Armstrong R, Williams K. “Cerebral Palsy”, in Evidence Based Paediatrics and Child Health. Moyer (Ed) BMJ Books 2004.
Waugh M, Kyriagis M, Epps A. (Poster) Long Term Outcome following Non-Accidental Brain Injury (NABI). Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 2004. Supplement 100 vol 46 page 45.
Wallen M. O’Flaherty S. Waugh M. Functional outcomes of intra-muscular Botulinum toxin A in the upper limbs of children with cerebral palsy: A Phase II Trial. Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 2004. 85;2:192-200.
Waugh M, Wallen M, O’Flaherty S (Abstract) Botulinum Toxin with and without Occupational therapy and the upper limb in cerebral palsy: a randomised controlled trial. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 2004. Supplement 100 vol 46 page 23.
This document was reviewed on Friday, 24 February 2006
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