Latest ICORD Research Studies:
Integrating patient-centered outcomes in rehabilitation and community spinal cord injury care
Study Type: Currently recruiting
Patient-centred spinal cord injury care considers the needs, preferences, and values of patients. Completing self-assessment questionnaires at specific time points in treatment can help clinical teams better understand how individuals with a spinal cord injury feel and can function, and Read More…
Evaluation of occupational engagement while using an activity chair
Study Type: Completed / Not recruiting
This UBC Master of Occupational Therapy capstone project aims to understand how the use of an activity chair affects daily living among adults with chronic conditions resulting in pain, fatigue, or low standing endurance. Participants will first decide on an Read More…
Push until it hurts: The impact of acute exercise on muscle-level pressure pain
Study Type: Completed / Not recruiting
Researchers in Dr. Kramer’s lab are interested in better understanding how exercise impacts our pain experience. We are looking for people to attend one day of testing, which includes pressure pain measurements before and after a bout of high-intensity cycling. Read More…
Sleep routines and sleep disturbances after SCI
Study Type: Currently recruiting
ICORD researcher Dr. Claydon and her research team at SFU, and community partner Spinal Cord Injury BC are interested in learning more about the sleep routines, disturbances, and barriers to sleep supports experienced by individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI), Read More…
Recreational adaptive devices (RAD) study
Study Type: Completed / Not recruiting
Researchers at UBC have partnered with RAD Society with the aim of designing outdoor programs to encourage outdoor recreational activity for individuals with mobility impairments. The purpose of this study is to understand the needs, interests, and challenges of individuals Read More…
Recognition of high-level visual form
Study Type: Currently recruiting
In this study, we investigate how human observers recognize complex visual patterns and objects such as letters and faces. You are invited to participate in this study because we would like to understand how visual recognition is normally accomplished in Read More…
Cycling infrastructure project community survey
Study Type: Completed / Not recruiting
Researchers in Dr. Ben Mortenson’s lab are interested in the transportation and cycle lane experiences of cyclists or wheeled mobility device users (e.g. users of manual or power wheelchairs, and wheeled mobility scooters). Cycling is gaining prominence as a sustainable Read More…
Priorities for recovery following SCI
Study Type: Currently recruiting
Researchers in Dr. Andrei Krassioukov’s lab are inviting individuals living with SCI, healthcare professionals/clinicians, and researchers/scientists to complete a survey. The goal is to assess the SCI community’s priorities for recovery as well as to assess the understanding of recently Read More…
Relationship between spasticity in walking and hyperactive spinal reflexes
Study Type: Currently recruiting
Researchers in Dr. Tania Lam’s lab are studying the day-to-day differences in muscle reflexes and the relationship between muscle reflexes and movement in people with and without spinal cord injury. Muscle activity and reflexes in the leg muscle will be Read More…
Validating quantitative ultrasound measures of upper limb muscle size
Study Type: Completed / Not recruiting
Muscle strength, especially in the upper limb, is a very important outcome related to physical functioning and quality of life. However, current strength testing devices (dynamometers) are unable to capture the strength of a single muscle and often focus on Read More…
