UKSCIRN PROJECTS

Current Projects

SCI17. Improving Outcome after Spinal Cord Injury by Monitoring and Reducing High Cord Pressure MARIOS PAPADOPOULOS (St Georges, London), David Choi (National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery) and Kia Rezajooi (Stanmore).  

SCI18. The Impact and Effect of Vertebral Artery Trauma in Spinal Cord Injured Patients   DAVID MCKEAN (NSIC) Sheffield currently registering for this trial.

SCI1. Lower Limb Fractures in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury.

EBBA BERGSTROM (SMH), Prof Frankel. SMH & Oswestry. Currently Disseminating. Final Report due 2011.

SCI2. The impact of a stoma in bowel management after SCI MAUREEN COGGRAVE (NSIC, Southport, Stanmore, Pinderfields, Salisbury). Currently disseminating (eg spinal cord). 

Completed Projects

SCI19 Understanding the Well-being and Care of Persons with Spinal Injury in an Isolation Ward as a result of Pressure Sores. Commenced March 2010. BRETT SMITH (L’Brough), Paul Kennedy (SMH), Helen Smith (Stanmore). Currently disseminating - see newsletter from the Peter Harrison Centre for Disability Sport, Issue 8 Winter 2010/11.

SCI8 Changes in Wheelchair Provision to People with Spinal Cord Injury in the UK. LONE ROSE. All UKSCI Centres (except for Rockwood). Dissemination ongoing.