Research Studies Looking For Participants
Testing an exercise video game with older adults with cognitive concerns or cognitive impairment
Who Are We Looking For:
older adults with cognitive concerns and Older adults with cognitive impairments
Researcher - Scientist:
Dr. Arlene Astell
Study Contact:
Erica Dove
416-597-3422 x 7842
Dr. Arlene Astell
Exploring how people with cognitive impairment keep on-task when completing everyday activities
Who Are We Looking For:
Healthy older adults, older adults with cognitive impairment
Researcher - Scientist:
Dr. Arlene Astell
Study Contact:
Erica Dove
416-597-3422 7842
Dr. Arlene Astell
At home rehabilitation for Concussion study
Who Are We Looking For:
Adults who have had a Concussion > 1 month ago
Researcher - Scientist:
Dr. Mark Bayley
Spinal Cord Injury and Neurogenic bowel study
Who Are We Looking For:
Spinal Cord Injury inpatients
Researcher - Scientist:
Dr. Anthony S. Burns
Using smart home sensors to study how cannabis oil affects the health and daily activities of older adults with memory issues
Who Are We Looking For:
Older adults with memory issues, taking cannabis oil
Researcher - Scientist:
Dr. Charlene Chu
Registry study for people with spinal cord injury receiving rehabilitation at TRI-Lyndhurst Centre
Who Are We Looking For:
Spinal cord injury inpatients
Researcher - Scientist:
Dr. Beverley Catharine (Cathy) Craven
Rehabilitation Research Volunteer Pool
Who Are We Looking For:
All TRI inpatients, or outpatients, or former patients
Researcher - Scientist:
Dr. Beverley Catharine (Cathy) Craven
Studying the safety and effectiveness of Prolia (denosumab) for improving bone strength in adults with chronic spinal cord injury
Who Are We Looking For:
adults with chronic spinal cord injury who have received three or more doses of Prolia (denosumab)
Researcher - Scientist:
Dr. Beverley Catharine (Cathy) Craven
Preventing bed sores at home: a study on improving repositioning adherence
Who Are We Looking For:
home care recipients at risk of a pressure injury who need help turning in bed, and their unpaid caregivers
Researcher - Scientist:
Dr. Tilak Dutta
Perspectives on Remote Monitoring Technology for Independent Living
Who Are We Looking For:
Healthy older adults (≥ 60 years old)
Researcher - Scientist:
Dr. Atena Roshan Fekr
A research study investigating a new automatic tele-rehabilitation system for patients with lower limb disorders
Who Are We Looking For:
Adults age 18-80, experiencing hip pain, who are able to perform rehab exercises while lying down
Researcher - Scientist:
Dr. Atena Roshan Fekr
Sleep Apnea in Paralympic Ontario-Resident Athletes with Spinal Cord Injury (SPORTS)
Who Are We Looking For:
Para-athletes with spinal cord injury who play wheel-chair sports
Researcher - Scientist:
Dr. Julio C. Furlan
C-FIVE Study: Rehabilitation for new long-lasting C5 nerve injury
Who Are We Looking For:
Adults >18 years old, developed C5 palsy after surgical treatment for degenerative cervical myelopathy
Researcher - Scientist:
Dr. Julio C. Furlan
Co-Designing Smart Socks for Diabetic Foot Prevention and Management
Who Are We Looking For:
Healthcare professionals working with individuals with a current or past diabetic foot ulcer, healthy individuals, and individuals with a current or past diabetic foot ulcer
Researcher - Scientist:
Dr. Sharon Gabison
Exploring the educational needs of people living with pressure injuries and their unpaid caregivers in the context of their knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of pressure injury prevention and management
Who Are We Looking For:
Healthcare professionals working with individuals with a current or past pressure injury, individuals with a current or past pressure injury and caregivers (unpaid) looking after individuals with a current or past pressure injury
Researcher - Scientist:
Dr. Sharon Gabison
Study Contact:
Sharon Gabison
416-597-3422 ext 7712
Isabel Tsang
Informing the development of Smart Based Socks for Wound Prevention and Management: Perspectives from Healthcare Professionals and those with Lived Experience
Who Are We Looking For:
Healthcare professionals working with individuals with a current or past diabetic foot ulcer and individuals with a current or past diabetic foot ulcer
Researcher - Scientist:
Dr. Sharon Gabison
Remotely delivered environmental enrichment for traumatic brain injury
Who Are We Looking For:
Adults, aged 18–65, who have sustained a moderate-severe TBI with positive CT/MRI findings
Researcher - Scientist:
Dr. Robin Green
Study Contact:
Kadeen Johns
416-597-3422 ext 7873
Robin Green
Remotely delivered, cognitive enrichment intervention for multiple sclerosis.
Who Are We Looking For:
Adults, aged 18–65, who have been diagnosed with Primary or Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
Researcher - Scientist:
Dr. Robin Green
Is it safe to do Tele-Rehabilitation and Radiation at the same time, for patients with brain tumours ?
Who Are We Looking For:
Adults with a brain tumour of any grade, age 18 and older
Researcher - Scientist:
Dr. Meiqi Guo
Investigating relaxation training on virtual reality sickness
Who Are We Looking For:
Healthy Adults age 18-49 not pregnant, and exclusions for other health conditions, speak to study coordinator
Researcher - Scientist:
Dr. Behrang Keshavarz
investigating the effects of music on motion sickness in Virtual Reality
Who Are We Looking For:
healthy adults age 18-49 with no history of stroke, diagnosed cardiac disease, active vestibular disorder, disabling musculoskeletal disorder, acute psychiatric disorder, uncorrected visual impairment, gastrointestinal disorders, mild cognitive impairment or dementia, not pregnant
Researcher - Scientist:
Dr. Behrang Keshavarz
Predicting the start of behavioral changes in dementia patients living at home
Who Are We Looking For:
People living with dementia in the community, with a caregiver
Researcher - Scientist:
Dr. Shehroz Khan
Neck pain treatment and brain MRI study
Who Are We Looking For:
Adults 19-65 years with chronic neck pain, for 6 months or longer
Researcher - Scientist:
Dr. Dinesh Kumbhare
Combining exercise and brain stimulation to improve memory in patient with vascular risk factors
Who Are We Looking For:
High blood pressure; high cholesterol; diabetes; coronary artery disease
Researcher - Scientist:
Dr. Krista L. Lanctôt
A Study on Using a Robot to Put in a Brain-Computer Interface to Control Devices in spinal cord injured adults
Who Are We Looking For:
Spinal Cord injury adults, in the community, with quadriplegia (with limited to no movement in hands, arms and legs )
Researcher - Scientist:
Dr. Andres Lozano
Balance training study for healthy older adults
Who Are We Looking For:
Adults age 65-80, able to walk without physical assistance and without a gait aid
Researcher - Scientist:
Dr. Avril Mansfield
Investigating the Abilities of Older Adults with Cognitive Challenges to Take Over Driving Control in Partially Self-Driving Cars.
Who Are We Looking For:
Four groups 65 and older living in the community 1. Cognitively healthy 2. Mild Dementia 3. Mild cognitive impairment 4. Subjective cognitive decline
Researcher - Scientist:
Dr. Alex Mihailidis
Eye Movement Exercises for People with Concussions
Who Are We Looking For:
Adults with mild traumatic brain injury, or concussion, and visually related symptoms
Researcher - Scientist:
Dr. Tatyana Mollayeva
Understanding how walking skills are assessed and treated after spinal cord injury
Who Are We Looking For:
Spinal Cord Injury inpatients
Researcher - Scientist:
Dr. Kristin Musselman
Eye movement during walking after spinal cord injury
Who Are We Looking For:
Spinal cord injured adults living in the community
Researcher - Scientist:
Dr. Kristin Musselman
Walking and balance rehabilitation in young adults with cerebral palsy: experience of patients and therapists
Who Are We Looking For:
Two Groups 1. Cerebral Palsy Young adults age 18-45;
2. Physical therapists who work with young adults with Cerebral Palsy
Researcher - Scientist:
Dr. Kristin Musselman
Assessing muscle tone after spinal cord injury
Who Are We Looking For:
Spinal cord injury living in the community
Researcher - Scientist:
Dr. Kristin Musselman
Electrical stimulation and balance training after stroke
Who Are We Looking For:
Stroke, >18 years of age
Researcher - Scientist:
Dr. Kristin Musselman
Defining the built environment considering people with disabilities.
Who Are We Looking For:
Mobility device users eg. Wheelchair users, scooters
Researcher - Scientist:
Dr. Alison Novak
Exploring if balance training in water is possible and useful for older adults
Who Are We Looking For:
Healthy older adults having problems with balance, or experiencing falls
Researcher - Scientist:
Dr. Anna Ogonowska-Slodownik
Take-home electrical stimulation for depression
Who Are We Looking For:
Aduts with depression
Researcher - Scientist:
Dr. Milos R. Popovic
Testing a new robotic system for the rehabilitation of the hand among people with stroke and spinal cord injury
Who Are We Looking For:
Adults with upper extremity stroke or spinal cord injury
Researcher - Scientist:
Dr. Milos R. Popovic
Developing standards for measures of swallowing
Who Are We Looking For:
Healthy adults aged 36 + (with no history of swallowing problems)
Researcher - Scientist:
Dr. Catriona Steele
Study Contact:
Swallowing Rehabilitation Research Laboratory
416-597-3422 x7802
Planning software to assist therapist decision-making for upper limb rehabilitation for Stroke and Spinal Cord Injuries
Who Are We Looking For:
Two Groups 1. Spinal cord injury, Stroke; 2. Therapists of SCI or Stroke
Researcher - Scientist:
Dr. Jose Zariffa
An augmented reality system for hand therapy at home after spinal cord injury
Who Are We Looking For:
Spinal Cord injury living in the community, or TRI inpatients
Researcher - Scientist:
Dr. Jose Zariffa
New measures of hand function at home after spinal cord injury
Who Are We Looking For:
Spinal Cord injury living in the community
Researcher - Scientist:
Dr. Jose Zariffa