Advancing cluster randomised trials in children's therapy: a survey of the acceptability of trial behaviours to therapists and parents.

Background: Randomised controlled trials of non-pharmacological interventions in children's therapy are rare. This is, in part, due to the challenges of the acceptability of common trial designs to therapists and service users. This study investigated the acceptability of participation in cluster randomised controlled trials to therapists and service users.

Describing pre-appointment written materials as an intervention in the context of children's NHS therapy services: A national survey.

Context: Pre-appointment written materials, including letters and leaflets, are commonly used by healthcare organisations to deliver professional-patient interactions. The written materials potentially change patients' knowledge and behaviour as part of a healthcare intervention but have received little investigation.

Objective: To describe the content of pre-appointment written materials through a behaviour change intervention perspective.

Ingredients and change processes in occupational therapy for children: a grounded theory study.

Background: There is limited evidence about the effectiveness of occupational therapy interventions for participation outcomes in children with coordination difficulties. Developing theory about the interventions, i.e.