Latest ICORD Research Studies:
Pelvic Floor Muscle Physiotherapy Study
Study Type: Currently recruiting
The pelvic floor muscles are a group of specialized muscles in the pelvis that are important for urinary, bowel, and sexual function. In able-bodied people, physiotherapy programs that strengthen these muscles are a common treatment for symptoms of pelvic dysfunction Read More…
Vestibular Experience Study
Study Type: Currently recruiting
When we move around our environments, our body uses special organs in our head/ears (the vestibular system) to monitor our movement and maintain balance. After a spinal cord injury (SCI), the vestibular system often has to adapt to new movement Read More…
Recreational Adaptive Devices (RAD) Study
Study Type: Currently recruiting
ICORD researchers Dr. Ben Mortenson and Dr. William Miller have partnered with RAD Society to encourage outdoor recreational activity for individuals with mobility impairments. Together they have opened an adaptive device loan program in the City of Langford, BC and Read More…
Fear of falling and exercise self-efficacy in people with neurological disabilities who can walk: relationships between physical functioning and psychological outcomes
Study Type: Currently recruiting
The SCI Action Canada Lab, under the guidance of Dr. Kathleen Martin Ginis, invites adults with spinal cord injury (SCI) whose primary mode of mobility is walking, to participate in a series of tests related to: balance, sit to stand Read More…
Non-invasive spinal cord stimulation in acute spinal cord injury for recovery of autonomic function
Study Type: Currently recruiting
This study will measure the effect of non-invasive spinal cord stimulation on the recovery of bladder, bowel, sexual, heart, motor function, and muscle spasticity for people living with spinal cord injury (SCI). The study will also examine the impact of Read More…
The Canadian SCI pain survey
Study Type: Completed / Not recruiting
The SCI Action Canada Lab, under the guidance of Dr. Kathleen Martin Ginis, invites adults with spinal cord injury (SCI) across Canada to take part in the Canadian SCI Pain Survey. This study is led by Robert Buren, a PhD Read More…
Sedentary Behaviour and people with physical disabilities INTerview (SBrINT)
Study Type: Completed / Not recruiting
Researchers in the SCI Action Canada Lab are exploring how people with physical disabilities experience sedentary behaviour (i.e., sitting still for long periods of time). Participants will be interviewed (~60 minutes) to explore what they know about sedentary behaviour and Read More…
Diagnosis of Compartment Syndrome using a non-invasive optical method
Study Type: Currently recruiting
Researchers in Dr. Babak Shadgan‘s lab want to examine the feasibility of a wireless technology named NIRS in monitoring leg muscle blood flow and oxygenation and tissue pressure during a protocol of running, and also investigate the ability of non-invasive Read More…
Co-developing a novel intervention to promote wellbeing of family caregivers and individuals with spinal cord injury
Study Type: Completed / Not recruiting
ICORD researcher Dr. William C. Miller and his research team at UBC are exploring the use of an eHealth tool developed to optimize the well-being of family caregivers of individuals with a spinal cord injury. We partnered with Brooke Pagé Read More…
Predicting tissue perfusion using near-infrared spectroscopy
Study Type: Currently recruiting
This study aims to develop a method for estimating tissue Perfusion Index using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) parameters. By accurately predicting the perfusion index from NIRS parameters (NPI), the study seeks to explore NIRS potential clinical implications in enhancing patient monitoring Read More…
