Overview
Body Locations and Systems
Diagnosis and Therapy
Status
Recruiting
Start/End Dates
Locations
ICORD – Blusson Spinal Cord Centre
Name/Title
Jennifer Phan, Research Coordinator
Phone
Email Address
Purpose of Study
The purpose of this study is to investigate if and how retinal blood vessels change after a spinal cord injury (SCI) and the associations of these changes with cardiovascular diseases. Using images of retinal blood vessels, we will develop a deep learning-based screening tool for autonomic dysreflexia, a cardiovascular complication unique to SCI.
Eligibility
Individuals may be eligible to participate in this study if they are a traumatic SCI patient, or a non-SCI individual with a history of hypertension.
Individuals may be ineligible to participate in this study if they:
- Have known eye injuries or conditions that could affect retinal vasculature
- Are in the control group (i.e. non-SCI individual with history of hypertension) with a disease other than hypertension that can cause retinopathy, such as diabetes
- Are an SCI patient with any disease that causes retinopathy
Disclaimer
Study Coordinators and Research Nurses cannot give medical advice over the phone. Telephone numbers and email addresses are provided for obtaining additional information on specific research studies only. If you have specific questions which require clinical expertise, please call your primary care physician.
The purpose of this study is to investigate if and how retinal blood vessels change after a spinal cord injury (SCI) and the associations of these changes with cardiovascular diseases. Using images of retinal blood vessels, we will develop a deep learning-based screening tool for autonomic dysreflexia, a cardiovascular complication unique to SCI.
Individuals may be eligible to participate in this study if they are a traumatic SCI patient, or a non-SCI individual with a history of hypertension.
Individuals may be ineligible to participate in this study if they:
- Have known eye injuries or conditions that could affect retinal vasculature
- Are in the control group (i.e. non-SCI individual with history of hypertension) with a disease other than hypertension that can cause retinopathy, such as diabetes
- Are an SCI patient with any disease that causes retinopathy
Study Coordinators and Research Nurses cannot give medical advice over the phone. Telephone numbers and email addresses are provided for obtaining additional information on specific research studies only. If you have specific questions which require clinical expertise, please call your primary care physician.
