Research Studies Looking For Participants
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
Navigating while listening
Who Are We Looking For:
healthy adults 65+ with or without memory concerns, with or without hearing loss (never worn hearing aids)
Researcher - Scientist:
Dr. Jennifer Campos
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
Rehabilitation Research Volunteer Pool
Who Are We Looking For:
All TRI inpatients, or outpatients, or former patients
Researcher - Scientist:
Dr. Beverley Catharine (Cathy) Craven
Developing a smart wearable that can assess balance
Who Are We Looking For:
Adults age 18-40, able to stand and walk independently without the use of an aid
Researcher - Scientist:
Dr. Beverley Catharine (Cathy) Craven
Investigating the effects of footwear design, winter surfaces and human gait characteristics on footwear slip resistance
Who Are We Looking For:
Healthy adults: between 20 and 65, who can walk for 30 min. without stopping, go outdoors in the winter time, and have no breathing difficulties or heart conditions
Researcher - Scientist:
Dr. Atena Roshan Fekr
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
Slip resistance testing of footwear and flooring combinations on RampLab
Who Are We Looking For:
Healthy adults: between 20 and 65, who can walk for 30 min. without stopping, and have no breathing difficulties or heart conditions.
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
Creating a new online health system to predict heart rate in real-time using a smart watch
Who Are We Looking For:
Healthy adults
Researcher - Scientist:
Dr. Shehroz Khan
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
Creating a home sensor system to detect loneliness and health issues in high-risk older adults living at home
Who Are We Looking For:
Older adults, after lower limb fracture living at home
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
Who Are We Looking For:
Mild cognitive impairment; memory difficulties; Alzheimers disease
Researcher - Scientist:
Dr. Krista L. Lanctôt
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
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
Walking study for older adults with cognitive impairment in transitional care facilities
Who Are We Looking For:
Community dwelling adults, age 65 and older, with cognitive impairment admitted to a transitional care facility after hospitalization
Researcher - Scientist:
Dr. Kathy McGilton
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
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
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
Managing cardiac conditions using a virtual platform
Who Are We Looking For:
Adults over 18, cardiovascular condition, and mobile phone user
Researcher - Scientist:
Dr. Paul Oh
Effectiveness of an Individualized Rehabilitation Program on Persistent Concussion Symptoms.
Who Are We Looking For:
Patients with persistent post-concussion symptoms
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
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