Canadian MSK Rehab Research NetworkWe are pleased to share our latest MSK Rehab Research Network Newsletter.
It has been a busy spring and summer with several recent awards, funding successes and opportunities with our members.
Included in this newsletter:
Network News: Recent Awards and Funding Successes
IMHA Call for Patient Partners
Grant & Award Recipients
Upcoming Events & Past Highlights
Member Opportunities
…and much more!
The Canadian MSK Rehab Research Network is committed to supporting high-impact, high-potential research and teams across Canada. Our annual Collaborative Catalyst grants are aimed to encourage new, externally funded, transdisciplinary research initiatives.
We were thrilled with the both the number and quality of submissions in response to this year’s call. The Rehab Network initially intended to fund up to six projects at up to $25,000 each – a total of $150,000. However our reviewers felt the quality of the submissions warranted funding additional applications. Therefore, we were happy to increase our budget for this call, funding a total of eight (8) applications at $25,000 each – a total investment of $200,000.
Below are the successful teams:
| PI Name | Institution | Project Title | Team |
| Cheryl Kozey | Dalhousie | A pilot feasibility multicenter study to identify risk factors for rapid progression in those with early mild to moderate knee osteoarthritis | Janie Wilson, Trevor Birmingham, Top Applteon, Sarah Manske, Steve Boyd, Olga Theou, Rebecca Moyer, Michael Dunbar, Joy MacDermid, Angelo Rudic (P), Bernadette McCann (T), Ann Smith Viera (P) |
| Kevin Deluzio | Queens | Characterizing patient mobility and functional status while on waitlist for total knee replacement: A multi-center feasibility pilot study | Janie Astephen Wilson, Dylan Kobsar,, David Wilson, Elise Laende (T), Jereme Outerleys (T), Cheryl Kozey, Michael Dunbar, Glen Richardson, Ann Smith-Veiero (P), Gavin Wood, John Rudan, Mark Harrison, Aaron Campbell, Anthony Adili |
| Hugo Masse Alarie | Laval | Spine motor control and pain processing as predictive and explanatory factors of chronic low back pain | Luc Lacombe (P), Pierre Langevin, Guillaume Léonard, Clermont Dionne, Lisa Carlesso, Michel-Pierre Coll, Anaïs Lacasse, Jean-Sébastien Roy |
| JS Roy | Laval | Do psychosocial factors predict the persistence of shoulder pain? | Simon Beaulieu-Bonneau, Dayana Patricia Rosa, (T), Hugo Masse-Alarie, Alex Scott, Frédérique Dupuis, Marc-Olivier Dubé, Gilles Drouin (P) |
| Lora Giangregorio | Waterloo | Virtual Intervention for Vertebral frACture (VIVA): Feasibility of implementation in a multicentre trial | Larry Funnell, Sheila Brien (P), Cheryl Bulycz (P), Heather Keller, Alecandra Papaioannou, Lehana Thabane, Ravi Jain, Jenny Thain, Timothy Wideman, Suzanne Morin, Jenna Gibbs, Zach Weston, Catlin McArthur, Lauren Beaupre, Maureen Ashe, Allison Legg (T), David Emond (T), Matteo Ponzano (T), Nochilas Tibert (T), Judi Laprade |
| Luciana Macedo | McMaster | Feasibility testing of a pre-surgical rehabilitation program for patients with lumbar spinal stenosis: a multi-center pilot randomized controlled trial | Nora Bakaa (T), Doug Gross, Lisa Carlesso, Joy MacDermid, Flo Slomp, Alison Rushton, Laura Katz, Maxi Miciak, Tara Packham, Kenneth Thomas, Andrew Nataraj, Raja Rampersuad, Brian Drew, Pahuta Markian, Aleks Cenic, Sandra Dorley (P), Joanna Thorne (P) |
| Michael Hunt | UBC | A multi-centre feasibility study assessing shoe-worn insoles to improve clinical and biomechanical features of knee osteoarthritis | Trevor Birmingham, Rebecca Moyer, Dylan Kobsar, Jesse Charlton |
| Kamair Ghoseiri | Saskatchewan | The effects of a novel phantom exercise execution program on phantom limb pain and mobility in people with unilateral transtibial amputation: a feasibility pilot study. | Audrey Zucker Levin, Julia Totosy de Zepetnek, David Kingston, Susan Hunter |
On behalf of the Canadian MSK Rehab Research Network and our Executive Committee, we are pleased to launch the call for our next grant funding opportunity.
Over our first five years of operations the MSK Rehab Research Network has supported a total of 24 projects; an investment of nearly $300,000 in high impact, early stage pilot projects and innovative research teams.
This round of funding will be focused on multi-centre feasibility pilot studies, including randomized controlled trials (RCT) and prospective cohort studies.
Available funding:
Up to $150,000 total available funds for up to six (6) grants of up to $25,000 each
Call for Applications: December 6, 2021
Application Deadline: April 1, 2022
Anticipated Notice of Decision: May 27, 2022
Funding Start Date: June 1, 2022
Please see application form below for full details and application instructions. Note that this applicationAny questions can be directed to rehabnet@uwo.ca