The ROBUST Study

Clinical effectiveness of an adolescent-specific strengthening programme, compared to usual care, for adolescents with cerebral palsy. @NIHRresearch funded.

[The SPELL Study @TheSPELLStudy]

🌸 April updates from @TheSPELLStudy & @TheROBUSTStudy 🌸

🧹 Spring cleaning time! ISFs, CVs & GCPs!
📅 Site Investigator Meeting – 5 June
👏 Shoutout to Laine Donington
📊 Recruitment: SPELL 238 | ROBUST 174
Let’s keep the momentum going! 💪
#ClinicalResearch #NIHR

[The SPELL Study @TheSPELLStudy]

🎉 Big news for SPELL & ROBUST! 🎉

✅ Recruitment extensions APPROVED!
📅 New end dates:
🔹 SPELL – 31Dec2026
🔹 ROBUST – 28Feb2027
We’re in the final stretch — let’s keep the momentum going! 💪

Plus:
��‍⚕️ API Scheme
📊 Recruitment
💬 Our WhatsApp group
help us hit our targets!

[The ROBUST Study @TheROBUSTStudy]

Our Feb 2026 Newsletter is out now! 🎉

Inside this issue:
🔎 Safety reporting tips
📝 Updates to the e-delegation log
✅ Helpful form & consent guidance
👋 A warm welcome to our newest ROBUST site!

@TheSPELLStudy @TheROBUSTStudy

[The SPELL Study @TheSPELLStudy]

🎁 Watch out for our December updates from @TheSPELLStudy & @TheROBUSTStudy!

🎄 Christmas message from the team!
🔍 2024 overview
🚀 2025 plans & 2026 predictions
❓ Withdrawal form FAQs & more

Read now 👉

[The ROBUST Study @TheROBUSTStudy]

🎉 @TheSPELLStudy & @TheROBUSTStudy November newsletter drop!

✔️ 200 participants reached in SPELL
✔️ Questionnaire optimisation updates
✔️ Our second anonymous shoutout
✔️ Plus more from SPELL & ROBUST
Catch up here 👇

[The SPELL Study @TheSPELLStudy]

🎃Happy October Everyone!🎃 Check out our spooooky @TheSPELLStudy and @TheROBUSTStudy
Oct25 Newsletter! 👻

Check it out:

🖥️ Remote Consent & how it works!
📢 Our 1st anonymous shout-out
🫶…& loads more exciting stuff - come and take a look!

[The ROBUST Study @TheROBUSTStudy]

🎉 Happy #AHPsDay2025!

Today we’re celebrating the vital role of Allied Health Professionals in driving research forward - including making the @TheSPELLStudy and @TheROBUSTStudy possible! 💙

Thank you Teams🙏

@NIHRresearch #AHPsDay #AHPsDay2025 @SITU_Oxford

[The ROBUST Study @TheROBUSTStudy]

@NIHRresearch @OCTRUctu @SITUOxford @TimTheologis @RRIOnews @CLBarry5

[The ROBUST Study @TheROBUSTStudy]

🌍Today is World Cerebral Palsy Day 🌍
We wanted to give a shout out to all of the young people, physios and researchers making the @TheROBUSTStudy possible! A brilliant team effort to build the evidence base for physiotherapy for children & young people with CP. #WorldCPDay

[The ROBUST Study @TheROBUSTStudy]

Congratulations to @LPTnhs for recruiting their first TWO participants to @TheROBUSTStudy !!🥇🥈
🎉 What an incredible effort - Well done team - here's to the double number! 🥂

@OCTRUctu @SITU_Oxford @TimTheologis @RRIO_news

[The ROBUST Study @TheROBUSTStudy]

☀️Sun’s out.. & so is @TheSPELLStudy and @TheROBUSTStudy Aug25 newsletter! ⛱️

Check it out👇
🏆 OCTRU Joint Trials of the Year - we won!
💡 Best practice tips
🎉 3 sites made their 1st recruits this month – fantastic work! 👏

…& lots more - take a read in the sunshine🌻

[The ROBUST Study @TheROBUSTStudy]

Today's the day for 1st recruits! Congratulations ALSO to @RoyalFreeNHS for recruiting their first participant to
@TheROBUSTStudy 🎉🎉

Well done team - thanks for all your hard work🙏🙏

@OCTRUctu @SITU_Oxford @TimTheologis @RRIO_news

[The ROBUST Study @TheROBUSTStudy]

🥳Huge congratulations to @MTWnhs
for recruiting their first participant into @TheROBUSTStudy ! Amazing work - here's to getting the ball rolling! 🥂

@SITU_Oxford @OCTRUctu @RRIO_news @TimTheologis

[The ROBUST Study @TheROBUSTStudy]

👏Huge welcome to @LPTnhs to join @TheROBUSTStudy as the 2⃣5⃣th site 👋

We're delighted to have you on board - thanks for all your hard work✨🍾🪩

@TimTheologis @OCTRUctu @SITU_Oxford @RRIO_news

[The ROBUST Study @TheROBUSTStudy]

Delighted to welcome @K_and_R_NHS as the 2⃣4⃣th site to join @TheROBUSTStudy! 👏

Huge congratulations! We’re thrilled to have you on board and can’t wait to see recruitment underway!🪩

@TimTheologis @OCTRUctu @SITU_Oxford @RRIO_news

[The SPELL Study @TheSPELLStudy]

🎉Major win for the @TheSPELLStudy & @TheROBUSTStudy team, who have won @OCTRUctu Joint Trials of the Year! 💫

Incredible recognition for all the hard work - so proud to be part of such a dedicated & inspiring team.🤗

👏A big thank you & well done to all our amazing sites too!

[The ROBUST Study @TheROBUSTStudy]

What's new with the @TheSPELLStudy and @TheROBUSTStudy⁉️

👉Find out in the July newsletter 🌞🌻😎

📌Let's keep up the momentum on the follow-up Q's
🎉You asked, we listened - enjoy the stickers! 👏
🎯Reached 1⃣5⃣0⃣ participants for SPELL!

& there's more - take a look!

[The ROBUST Study @TheROBUSTStudy]

Congratulations to @MTWnhs who recently joined @TheROBUSTStudy 🥂🎉🎊

What a fantastic team! We can't wait to get going 🥳

@TheSPELLStudy @TimTheologis @NIHRresearch

[The SPELL Study @TheSPELLStudy]

Is it June already?🙀 Better check out our June Newsletter! ☀️📷@TheSPELLStudy
@TheROBUSTStudy

There's so much to catch up on, including:

💬What happened at our Site Investigator Meeting
📈Isle of Wight reaching recruitment targets
🥳Celebrating ROBUST hit 100 participants!

[The ROBUST Study @TheROBUSTStudy]

🎉We're thrilled to welcome @RoyalFreeNHS as the 22nd site in the ROBUST trial! Huge thanks to everyone involved for making this happen 👏

@TimTheologis @SITU_Oxford @OCTRUctu @RRIO_news