Latest ICORD Research Studies:
Walking aid use in older adults
Study Type: Currently recruiting
This study will examine how older adults use walkers or rollators in both structured tasks and everyday life. The goal is to better understand walking aid use, non-use, user-device coordination, and mobility patterns both in controlled and free-living real-world contexts. Read More…
The joy active study
Study Type: Currently recruiting
The Joy-Active Project focuses on promoting and implementing physical activity guidelines for youth and adults with disabilities. The purposes of the study are to look at participation within a community-based exercise program for youth and adults with disabilities and to Read More…
Exercise your pelvic floor muscles to improve bladder function
Study Type: Currently recruiting
The pelvic floor muscles (PFM) are a group of muscles that help control bladder and bowel storage and emptying. They also play an important role in sexual health. We want to examine whether exercise-based PFM training can improve PFM function Read More…
Biomaterials to treat spinal cord injury
Study Type: Currently recruiting
Mend the Gap is a group of 30 international scientists, including members of ICORD, working closely with people with lived experience of SCI toward a new experimental treatment for SCI. The treatment involves a combination of drugs and an injectable Read More…
Measuring daily face exposure using wearable cameras
Study Type: Currently recruiting
You are invited to participate in a study evaluating your daily exposure to faces for factors such as size, gender, viewing distance, and angle. The study involves the use of a head-mounted camera that will take photographs at regular intervals Read More…
Robust visual recognition of high-level form in human observers
Study Type: Currently recruiting
We are interested in how people recognize faces. Participants will be asked to take part in an online test assessing their ability to differentiate faces of various levels of similarity. Why should you participate? There are no immediate benefits to Read More…
Potential benefits of passive heating (hot tub) on your health – A pilot study
Study Type: Currently recruiting
The goal of this pilot study is to demonstrate the safety, tolerance, and effectiveness of a 45-minute passive heating session providing a mild/moderate exercise response (warm up and 20-25 min activity equivalent) from full-body hot-water immersion in individuals with higher-level Read More…
Effects of rhythmic exercise on pelvic floor activity
Study Type: Currently recruiting
Pelvic floor muscle (PFM) dysfunction can significantly affect quality of life in people with SCI, as it is associated with urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, and sexual dysfunction. PFM training is a common form of physical therapy that aims to strengthen Read More…
Can you teach a Robot Dog new tricks? Exploring perspectives of wheelchair users on the usability, acceptability, and potential benefits of a robotic dog
Study Type: Completed / Not recruiting
This University of British Columbia Master of Occupational Therapy project will be done under the supervision of faculty members from UBC and British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT). We are conducting this research as part of our Occupational Therapy Master’s Read More…
Can Regular Use of a Standing Frame Combined with Nerve Stimulation Improve Bladder Function?
Study Type: Currently recruiting
Bladder dysfunction significantly impacts quality of life in people with SCI, but rehabilitation options for managing bladder symptoms in SCI have been scarcely considered. Previous research has shown that there is important overlap between the part of the spinal cord Read More…
