Do you want to know how well you wheel?
Do you use a manual wheelchair for your day-to-day mobility?
Are you between 6 and 65 years of age?
Do you use 22”, 24” or 25” wheels on your wheelchair?
Dr. Bonita Sawatzky and Megan MacGillivray are conducting a study to determine the relationship between wheelchair skills and manual wheeling [...]
Are you interested in a better sex life?
Are you a woman with a spinal cord injury (SCI) or Multiple Sclerosis (MS)?
Is your desire low?
Has your sensation changed?
Is this change affecting your pleasurable experiences?
Does this bother you at all?
Are you ready to do something about it?
If you said YES to any or all of these questions, [...]
A study taking place at Brunel University in West London, UK: SMILE: Spinal Cord Injury Measure for Intermittent Catheter Users: Quality of Life Evaluation
Clinical trials in SCI (linking to US National Institutes of Health): Spinal Cord Injury Clinical Trials
ICORD & SFU researcher Dr. Victoria Claydon is seeking volunteers to take part in a research study looking at control of the heart and blood vessels in individuals who have sustained a spinal cord injury.
After spinal cord injury (SCI) nerves that are important in controlling blood pressure, heart rate and blood flow to the brain [...]
Researchers at ICORD recently completed a study comparing two types of treatments for hand function:
• To test whether exercises combined with functional electrical stimulation improves hand function in people with tetraplegia;
• To compare a number of tests used to detect these improvements.
Eligible Participants were:
Provided with an electrical stimulation glove fitted to their hand.
Provided with the [...]
ICORD and GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre of Vancouver Coastal Health are conducting a clinical study to improve the diagnosis and understanding of cervical spinal cord injury (SCI).
The goal of this study is to use new non-invasive techniques that examine different nerve fibres in the spinal cord to better understand the type and extent of [...]
ICORD and GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre are conducting a clinical study to examine the use of Armeo®, a non-invasive physical rehabilitation device which incorporates virtual reality training exercises and games, for rehabilitation of upper limb function after cervical spinal cord injury (SCI).
This new device complements, but does not replace, current rehabilitation activities. The assessed outcomes [...]
Researchers at GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre and ICORD recently completed a study on the impact of a 30 day Segway program (30 minutes, 3 days/ week) on spasticity, pain and fatigue in individuals with spinal cord injuries, and whether these potential benefits are short or long term in nature.
The purpose of this pilot study is to investigate a new approach to treadmill training with the Lokomat. The data collected from this pilot study will be used to determine whether a larger-scale clinical study involving more participants will be pursued.
Who can participate in this study?
You can participate in this study if you have had [...]
Researchers at ICORD are looking for people with tetraplegia to take part in a study comparing two types of treatments for hand function:
• To test whether daily exercises combined with electrical stimulation improves hand function in people with tetraplegia
• To compare a number of tests used to detect these improvements
• To determine if there are [...]
