Meet the ChiP Lab at EACD 2026 in Galway, 3 June. Read more
We work with children, families, and clinicians to improve rehabilitation and measure what matters in everyday life.
Improving Measurement and Priorities for Assessment in Clinical Trials and studies of non-degenerative childhood Dystonia
We are setting agreed priorities for what should be measured in clinical trials of childhood-onset dystonia.
About the D-IMPACT study →Cognitive Strategy use for Meaningful Activities and Real Life Tasks
Under construction
A feasibility trial of a cognitive strategy intervention to help children take part in activities that matter to them.
About the Co-SMART study →Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance
Under construction
We implement and study the CO-OP Approach in paediatric rehabilitation, and we train therapists to use it.
About the CO-OP study →Three ways to take part: the D-IMPACT Delphi survey (about 20 minutes per round), the Co-SMART expression of interest for clinicians and services, and CO-OP training workshops for therapists in the UK and internationally.
Children, young people, and their families are at the core of our work. We design studies together with them, shaping the research questions, study designs, and methods. They review our materials, analyse data alongside us, and co-author papers, helping us share our findings widely.
How we work with families and young people →3 June 2026
We are presenting at the European Academy of Childhood Disability annual meeting in Galway on 3–6 June 2026.
