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	<title>ICORD &#187; recruitment</title>
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	<description>International Collaboration On Repair Discoveries</description>
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		<title>Current study: control of the heart and blood vessels in individuals with SCI</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ICORD &#38; 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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://icord.org/uncategorized/current-study-control-of-the-heart-and-blood-vessels-in-individuals-with-sci/</link>
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		<title>Current Study: Advanced neurophysiological assessment of spinal cord sensory function: contact heat and dermatomal somatosensory evoked potentials</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://icord.org/front-page-news/advanced-neurophysiological-assessment-of-spinal-cord-sensory-function-contact-heat-and-dermatomal-somatosensory-evoked-potentials/</link>
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		<title>Current Study: Lokomat Training</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://icord.org/research-studies/current-study-lokomat-training/</link>
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		<title>Current Study: Improving Hand Function</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://icord.org/research-studies/current-study-improving-hand-function/</link>
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		<title>Current Study: Manual Wheeling</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Human Locomotion Research Lab at the School of Human Kinetics (UBC) is looking for healthy manual wheelchair users and healthy non-wheelchair users to participate in a manual wheelchair movement study.
Background and purpose of research:
We are interested in better understanding the neural control of wheeling; in particular, how the nervous system adapts to experience using [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://icord.org/uncategorized/current-study-manual-wheeling/</link>
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