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Evaluate activities and pediatric engagement tools

Use PlaySpace engagement tools in governed pediatric studies. Plan age-appropriate measurement, compare candidate methods with established instruments and document findings for independent evaluation.

Study protocolIllustrative
Engagement in guided play sessionsPopulation: children 6–9 in outpatient therapy
Studio activities
  • Feelings sandtray, adapted for ages 6–9
  • Between-session check-in
  • Alliance reflection after session 3
Planning checklist · no approvals implied
  • Protocol documentation
  • Ethics review requirements
  • Consent & assent process
  • Independent evaluation plan
What you can study

Studio activities, Alliance and study oversight

  • PlaySpace Studio

    Providers create and adapt therapeutic activities. Researchers can use them in study design and evaluation.

  • Alliance

    Clinician-guided reflection on therapeutic alliance and between-session engagement. Not a diagnostic tool.

  • Governed use

    Protocols, consent and ethics oversight support rigorous research. Tailor measures and validation to your study goals.

Measurement planning

Match collection methods to your research question

Combine engagement tools, measurement workflows and integrations around your research question. Customize the setup yourself or co-create it with PlaySpace.

Activities and data collection

Activities and session context

Adapt Studio activities and evaluate clinician-guided use of Sessions and Alliance. Document activity versions, delivery conditions and contextual factors relevant to your question.

Set up caregiver questionnaires, surveys, recordings and exports for your study. Use existing integrations, customize the setup yourself or build it with PlaySpace. Consent and secure access are part of the workflow.

Co-create research tools around your study

Physiological, audio and visual measures

Study physiological signals, audio and video alongside established measures. Choose the hardware, collection methods and privacy controls that fit your protocol.

Connect existing tools or co-create integrations and analysis workflows with PlaySpace. Tailor collection and evaluation to your protocol, with privacy protections and clinical oversight supporting the work.

Research applications

Evaluate tools across pediatric settings

Study how activities and care tools affect participation, learning and clinical outcomes in each setting.

Therapy engagement

Study how activity design and clinician-supported play relate to participation and therapeutic engagement.

Assessment research

Compare candidate observations with appropriate established instruments; do not use exploratory outputs as diagnoses.

Procedure preparation

Investigate the feasibility and acceptability of activities used to help children prepare for procedures.

Caregiver participation

Explore caregiver perspectives and collection burden alongside child-appropriate measures.

Education and training

Evaluate learning activities or clinician training with outcomes suited to the educational question.

Implementation in practice

Work with hospitals, health systems and care organizations to assess adoption, delivery fidelity and local workflow fit.

Reproducibility and responsible sharing

Agree what can be shared before collecting data

Plan publication of methods, code and suitable aggregate or synthetic outputs where authorized. Review disclosure risks even when outputs do not contain direct identifiers.

Share participant data with authorized collaborators using controlled access. Set consent, retention, publication and intellectual property terms with your partners.

Explore hospital and care-organization research partnerships
Partnership process

Build your study with PlaySpace

  1. 1

    Define the question

    Agree aims, populations, comparator design, responsibilities and data or IP rights.

  2. 2

    Agree oversight and access

    Configure research access, collection and consent around your protocol, with ethics review and privacy protections supporting participants.

  3. 3

    Conduct the evaluation

    Follow the approved protocol, monitor delivery and document limitations and deviations.

  4. 4

    Review findings and next steps

    Agree publication and assess whether evidence supports further validation or translation into practice.

Study pathway

Design activities and evaluate their use

  1. 1

    Design activities

    Build or adapt activities in Studio to match your study population and aims.

  2. 2

    Set governance

    Define protocols, consent and ethics oversight before any participant use.

  3. 3

    Deliver with clinicians

    Clinicians use Alliance and activities with families as part of guided care.

  4. 4

    Validate findings

    Evaluate engagement, outcomes and delivery to guide improvements and scale effective approaches.

For your team

Plan evaluations for your study setting

How PlaySpace fits depends on the question you are asking.

Academic researchers

Engagement as a research question.

Study how structured play activities and alliance reflection relate to engagement in pediatric care.

  • Adaptable activitiesMatch Studio activities to your population and aims.
  • Clinician-led deliveryKeep care decisions with the treating clinician.
More for academic researchers

Designed to support—not replace—clinical judgment.

PlaySpace Studio and Alliance are available for provider use. Research use requires appropriate study design, governance and validation. Alliance is not a diagnostic tool and does not replace clinical judgment.

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Use PlaySpace engagement tools in governed pediatric studies. Plan age-appropriate measurement, compare candidate methods with established instruments and document findings for independent evaluation.