Grants
Grants awarded in the last five years on which a team member was the primary applicant
The Adult Idiopathic Scoliosis Exercise Trial Pilot
Parent E, PI, Lou E, Huang E, Mahood J, Sharifif B., Schreiber S**. Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine
Mid-Career Stimulus grant.
Term: Jan 2020-Dec 2020
Long-term Effects of Schroth Scoliosis-Specific Exercises: A Matched Controlled Study
Parent E, PI,Yibo Li**, Yee N.J.**, Huang E, Mahood J.
Edmonton Civic Employees Clinical Research Grant
Term: Dec 2019-Nov 2020
The Adult Degenerative Scoliosis Exercise Trial (ADSET Pilot)
Parent E, PI, Huang E, Mahood J, Lou E, Schreiber S**.
Physiotherapy Foundation of Canada (Ortho Canada)
Term: July 2019-June 2020
Multicenter Schroth Exercise Trial for Scoliosis (Multicentre SETS Study)
Parent E (PI), Dinu I, Fortin C, Hedden D, Hill D, Lou E, Moreau M, Parent S, Parsons, D, Tsuyuki R.(Co-I)
New Investigator SickKids Foundation and CIHR - IHDCYH
Term: Sept 2013-Dec 2020
Using Ultrasound and Health Records to Non-invasively Identify Cases with Curve Progression or Not in Children with AIS
Lou E (PI), Parent E (Co-I), Moreau M, Southon S, Hill D, Raso J, Shearer K (Co-I)
Scoliosis Research Society, Standard Investigator Research Grant
Term: Jan 2018-Dec 2020
Advanced Assessment and Treatment for Scoliosis
Principal Investigator: E Lou
Co-Investigators: D Hill, J Raso, M Moreau, J Mahood, D Hedden, E Parent
Funder: Edmonton Orthopaedic Research Committee Research Grant
Term: July 2015-Jun 2020
Development of Tools to Assist Insertion of Pedicle Screws during Spine Surgery
Principal Investigator: E Lou
Co-Investigators: M Moreau, J Mahood
Funder: Alberta Spine Foundation Research Grant
Term: Jun 2015-May 2020
3D Ultrasound Imaging and Spatial Pressure Measurement System to Investigate Spinal Curve Response Imposed by a Simulated Brace
Principal Investigator: E Lou
Funder: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Discovery Grant
Term: Apr 20150-Mar 2020
COMPLETED as Primary
Customized 3D Printed Spinal Braces for the Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Principal Investigator: E Lou
Co-Investigators: D Hill, K Duke, M Moreau, D Hedden
Funder: Women and Children's Health Research Institute (WCHRI) Research Grant
Term: Aug 2016-Jul 2018
Determining the Immediate Effect of Scoliosis-Specific 3D Auto-Correction Exercises using 3D Non-Invasive Ultrasound Imaging
Principal Investigator: E Parent
Co-Investigators: E Lou, M Moreau, D Hedden
Funder: Women and Children's Health Research Institute (WCHRI) Innovation Grant
Endurance of Torso Muscles in Adolescent Girls with Idiopathic Scoliosis compared to Matched Healthy Control Participants: Can Endurance Predict Curve Progression?
Parent E (PI), MacIntosh B (Co-I)
Women and Children's Health Research Institute (WCHRI), Clinical Research Seed Grant
Term: Mar 2016-Feb 2018
Endurance of Torso Muscles in Adolescent Girls with Idiopathic Scoliosis compared to Matched Healthy Control Participants: Can Endurance Predict Curve Progression?
Parent E (PI), MacIntosh B (Co-I)
Physiotherapy Foundation of Canada, Alun Morgan Memorial Research Award in Orthopaedic Physiotherapy
Term: July 2016-June 2018
Markerless 3D Assessment of Severity and Progression of Scoliosis using Surface Topography
Adeeb S (PI), Parent E, Hedden D, Moreau M, Parent S (Co-I)
Scoliosis Research Society Research Grant
Term: Apr 2015-Mar 2017
Evaluation of the Effects of Compression and Traction on Intervertebral Disc Water Content and Disc Morphology in Patients With and Without Low Back Pain
Parent E (PI) Battié MC, Abdollah V* (Co-I)
Physiotherapy Foundation of Canada, OrthoCanada award for research in Neck, Back & Core Stability
Term: June 2015-May 2016
Development of a Program for Automatic Quantitative Measurements of Lumbar Disc and Vertebra Signal Intensity and Morphology
Parent E (PI), Battié MC, Mahood JK, Hu R, Abdollah V.* (Co-I)
Alberta Spine Foundation
Term: 2015/5-2016/4 (E Parent: PI and PhD supervisor for V. Abdollah)
Grants awarded in the last five years on which a team member was a co-applicant
Prediction of Curve Progression in Idiopathic Scoliosis without Treatment
Principal Investigator: S Negrini
Co-Investigators: E Parent, S Donzelli, F di Felice, F Zaina
Scoliosis Research Society, Standard Investigator Research Grant
Term: Apr 2018 - Mar 2020
Combined Mechanical Diagnosis and Treatment and Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections versus Usual Care for Chronic Lumbar Radiculopathy: An RCT
Principal Investigator: A Long
Co-Investigator: E Parent
Funder: International Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy Research Foundation (IMDTRF)
Term: Jan 2017 - Dec 2018
Combined Mechanical Diagnosis and Treatment and Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections versus Usual Care for Chronic Lumbar Radiculopathy: A Pilot Study
Principal Investigator: SJ du Plessis
Co-Investigators: A Long, G Bostick, L Woodhouse, E Parent, H van Helvoirt
Funder: TD Meloche Monnex, Physiotherapy Alberta and University of Alberta's Department of Physical Therapy
Term: May 2016 - Apr 2018
Scoliosis-Specific Exercises for At-Risk Mild Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Curves: A Multi-Site Preliminary Randomized Trial
Principal Investigator: KA Zapata
Co-Investigators: D Sucato, MT Hresko, MG Vitale, SD Glassman, PD Sponseller
Funder: Scoliosis Research Society SRS-Globus Grant
Term: Feb 2016 - Jan 2018