Overview
Background
Leanne Sakzewski is an Associate Professor at the Queensland Cerebral Palsy and Rehabilitation Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland. Leanne completed her undergraduate training in the field of occupational therapy at the University of Queensland. Prior to entering research, she practiced as a senior occupational therapist for eighteen years in paediatric rehabilitation and child development. She completed her PhD in 2010 from The University of Queensland in the field of upper limb rehabilitation for children with cerebral palsy, and achieved a Dean's Commendation for outstanding Research Higher Degree.
Research interests
Leanne's research interests are in the conduct of randomised clinical trials in the field of cerebral palsy and childhood onset acquired brain injuries. In particular, she has focused on randomised controlled trials of:
* upper limb training approaches for infants and children with unilateral cerebral palsy;
* intensive models of motor training to improve gross motor and manual abilities for children with bilateral cerebral palsy;
* participation-focused intervention to increase physically active leisure for children with cerebral palsy;
* social skills group-based program for adolescents with brain injuries.
Availability
- Associate Professor Leanne Sakzewski is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Occupational Therapy, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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2018
Conference Publication
Treatment fidelity in provider-supported parent implemented intervention studies for infants with/at risk of developmental delay or disability: systematic review
Muir, A., Ziviani, J., Boyd, R. and Sakzewski, L. (2018). Treatment fidelity in provider-supported parent implemented intervention studies for infants with/at risk of developmental delay or disability: systematic review. Australasian Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, Auckland, New Zealand, 21-24 March 2018. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
2018
Conference Publication
Longitudinal study of the development of self-care in young children with CP, with reference to the Manual ability Classification System
Burgess, A., Boyd, R., Ziviani, J., Ware, R. and Sakzewski, L. (2018). Longitudinal study of the development of self-care in young children with CP, with reference to the Manual ability Classification System. Australasian Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, Auckland, New Zealand, 21-24 March 2018. Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom: Wiley.
2018
Conference Publication
Update on evidence for interventions to improve participation in physical activities and habitual physical activity level in children with cerebral palsy
Reedman, S., Boyd, R. and Sakzewski, L. (2018). Update on evidence for interventions to improve participation in physical activities and habitual physical activity level in children with cerebral palsy. American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, United States, 9–13 October 2018. Wiley. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.43_14017
2017
Journal Article
Goal-directed occupational therapy for children with unilateral cerebral palsy: categorising and quantifying session content
Branjerdporn, Nataya, Ziviani, Jenny and Sakzewski, Leanne (2017). Goal-directed occupational therapy for children with unilateral cerebral palsy: categorising and quantifying session content. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 81 (3), 138-146. doi: 10.1177/0308022617743458
2017
Journal Article
Validity of accelerometry to measure physical activity in children with brain injury.
Baque, Emmah, Sakzewski, Leanne, Trost, Stewart G. , Boyd, Roslyn N. and Barber, Lee (2017). Validity of accelerometry to measure physical activity in children with brain injury.. Pediatric Physical Therapy, 29 (4), 322-329. doi: 10.1097/PEP.0000000000000439
2017
Journal Article
REACH: Study protocol of a Randomised trial of Rehabilitation very EArly in Congenital Hemiplegia
Boyd, Roslyn N., Ziviani, Jenny, Sakzewski, Leanne, Novak, Iona, Badawi, Nadia, Pannek, Kerstin, Elliott, Catherine, Greaves, Susan, Guzzetta, Andrea, Whittingham, Koa, Valentine, Jane, Morgan, Cathy, Wallen, Margaret, Eliasson, Ann-Christin, Findlay, Lisa, Ware, Robert, Fiori, Simona and Rose, Stephen (2017). REACH: Study protocol of a Randomised trial of Rehabilitation very EArly in Congenital Hemiplegia. BMJ Open, 7 (9) e017204, 1-19. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017204
2017
Journal Article
ParticiPAte CP: a protocol of a randomised waitlist controlled trial of a motivational and behaviour change therapy intervention to increase physical activity through meaningful participation in children with cerebral palsy
Reedman, Sarah Elizabeth, Boyd, Roslyn N., Elliott, Catherine and Sakzewski, Leanne (2017). ParticiPAte CP: a protocol of a randomised waitlist controlled trial of a motivational and behaviour change therapy intervention to increase physical activity through meaningful participation in children with cerebral palsy. BMJ Open, 7 (8) e015918, e015918. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-015918
2017
Journal Article
PREDICT-CP: study protocol of implementation of comprehensive surveillance to predict outcomes for school-aged children with cerebral palsy
Boyd, Roslyn N., Davies, Peter S. W., Ziviani, Jenny, Trost, Stewart, Barber, Lee, Ware, Robert, Rose, Stephen, Whittingham, Koa, Sakzewski, Leanne, Bell, Kristie, Carty, Christopher, Obst, Steven, Benfer, Katherine, Reedman, Sarah, Edwards, Priya, Kentish, Megan, Copeland, Lisa, Weir, Kelly, Davenport, Camilla, Brooks, Denise, Coulthard, Alan, Pelekanos, Rebecca, Guzzetta, Andrea, Fiori, Simona, Wynter, Meredith, Finn, Christine, Burgess, Andrea, Morris, Kym, Walsh, John ... Scuffham, Paul A. (2017). PREDICT-CP: study protocol of implementation of comprehensive surveillance to predict outcomes for school-aged children with cerebral palsy. BMJ Open, 7 (7) e014950, e014950. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014950
2017
Journal Article
Clinical feasibility of pre-operative neurodevelopmental assessment of infants undergoing open heart surgery
Campbell, Miranda, Rabbidge, Bridgette, Ziviani, Jenny and Sakzewski, Leanne (2017). Clinical feasibility of pre-operative neurodevelopmental assessment of infants undergoing open heart surgery. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 53 (8), 794-799. doi: 10.1111/jpc.13565
2017
Journal Article
Characteristics associated with physical activity capacity and performance in children and adolescents with an acquired brain injury
Baque, Emmah, Barber, Lee, Sakzewski, Leanne, Ware, Robert and Boyd, Roslyn N. (2017). Characteristics associated with physical activity capacity and performance in children and adolescents with an acquired brain injury. Brain Injury, 31 (5), 1-7. doi: 10.1080/02699052.2017.1291990
2017
Journal Article
The efficacy of interventions to increase physical activity participation of children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Reedman, Sarah, Boyd, Roslyn N. and Sakzewski, Leanne (2017). The efficacy of interventions to increase physical activity participation of children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 59 (10), 1011-1018. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.13413
2017
Journal Article
Sakzewski et al. reply
Sakzewski, Leanne, Lewis, Melinda J. , McKinlay, Lynne, Ziviani, Jenny and Boyd, Roslyn N. (2017). Sakzewski et al. reply. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 59 (3), 336-337. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.13235
2017
Journal Article
The cost-effectiveness of a web-based multimodal therapy for unilateral cerebral palsy: the Mitii randomized controlled trial
Comans, Tracy, Mihala, Gabor, Sakzewski, Leanne, Boyd, Roslyn N. and Scuffham, Paul (2017). The cost-effectiveness of a web-based multimodal therapy for unilateral cerebral palsy: the Mitii randomized controlled trial. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 59 (7), 756-761. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.13414
2017
Conference Publication
Self-care in children with cerebral palsy and its relationship to manual ability: a longitudinal study
Burgess, A., Ziviani, J., Boyd, R. N. and Sakzewski, L. (2017). Self-care in children with cerebral palsy and its relationship to manual ability: a longitudinal study. 71st Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, Montreal Canada, 13-16 September 2017. Wiley.
2017
Conference Publication
The clinical feasibility of pre operative neurological and neuromotor assessment in infants undergoing open heart surgery
Campbell, Miranda, Rabbidge, Bridgette, Ziviani, Jenny and Sakzewski, Leanne (2017). The clinical feasibility of pre operative neurological and neuromotor assessment in infants undergoing open heart surgery. 7th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery, Barcelona, Spain, 16-21 July 2017. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/S104795111700110X
2017
Conference Publication
Efficacy of a participation-focused therapy intervention on participation in physical activities, health-related quality of life, and behavioural barriers to participation in children with cerebral palsy
Reedman, S., Boyd, R. N. and Sakzewski, L. (2017). Efficacy of a participation-focused therapy intervention on participation in physical activities, health-related quality of life, and behavioural barriers to participation in children with cerebral palsy. 71st Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, Montreal Canada, 13-16 September 2017. Wiley. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.26_13511
2017
Conference Publication
Neuroplasticity in a randomised clinical trial of multi-modal training of children with unilateral cerebral palsy
Reid, L., Sakzewski, L., Rose, S. and Boyd, R. N. (2017). Neuroplasticity in a randomised clinical trial of multi-modal training of children with unilateral cerebral palsy. 71st Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, Montreal Canada, 13-16 September 2017. Wiley.
2017
Conference Publication
Content of occupational therapy upper limb practice sessions for children with unilateral cerebral palsy
Branjerdporn, Nataya, Ziviani, Jenny and Sakzewski, Leanne (2017). Content of occupational therapy upper limb practice sessions for children with unilateral cerebral palsy. Occupational Therapy Australia National Conference and Exhibition, Perth, WA, United States, 19-21 July 2017. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/1440-1630.12405
2016
Journal Article
Do we really know what they were testing? Incomplete reporting of interventions in randomised trials of upper limb therapies in unilateral cerebral palsy
Sakzewski, Leanne, Reedman, Sarah and Hoffmann, Tammy (2016). Do we really know what they were testing? Incomplete reporting of interventions in randomised trials of upper limb therapies in unilateral cerebral palsy. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 59, 417-427. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2016.09.018
2016
Journal Article
Impact of multi-modal web-based rehabilitation on occupational performance and upper limb outcomes: pilot randomized trial in children with acquired brain injuries
Sakzewski, Leanne, Lewis, Melinda J., McKinlay, Lynne, Ziviani, Jenny and Boyd, Roslyn N. (2016). Impact of multi-modal web-based rehabilitation on occupational performance and upper limb outcomes: pilot randomized trial in children with acquired brain injuries. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 58 (12), 1257-1264. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.13157
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
CP ArtS: Optimising social skills in primary school-aged children with acquired brain injury and cerebral palsy through active participation in a group-based Creative and Performing Arts Social skills program
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jacqui Barfoot
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Doctor Philosophy
Preschool HABIT-ILE: The impact of intensive motor training to improve gross motor function in young children with bilateral cerebral palsy.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Sarah Reedman
Completed supervision
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
A multi-centre, randomised waitlist-control trial investigating a parent assisted social skills group program for adolescents with brain injuries: The Friends Project
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Zephanie Tyack
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Caregiver-infant emotional availability outcomes and intervention delivery fidelity in a community-based caregiver-implemented program for infants at high risk of cerebral palsy in a low resource context
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kath Benfer, Dr Emma Crawford
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Development of self-care performance in children with cerebral palsy, and its relationship to manual ability.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Roslyn Boyd
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Efficacy of an online multimodal therapy program on gross motor outcomes in children and adolescents with an acquired brain injury
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Roslyn Boyd
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