Your participation in research studies helps our researchers and health care providers to develop better care practices through evidence-based decision-making. If you are interested in taking part in a research study or clinical trial at the Centre for Hip Health and Mobility (CHHM), please contact the study coordinator to learn more about how to become involved. To find more information on a research study, please view the research study links below.

Post hip and upper leg fracture study

CHHM is seeking participants to take part in a research study of follow-up care after hip or upper leg fracture. In this study we will compare usual care with a new specialist outpatient service for post hip fracture care.

To be eligible for the study you must be:

• Age 65 years and older
• Recovering from a recent hip or upper leg fracture

If you or a family member has recently had a hip or upper leg fracture and would like to take part in this research study, please contact the study coordinator:

Heather Hanson at 604 675 2573 or heather.hanson@hiphealth.ca

B4 Clinic at St. Paulʼs Hospital
9th Floor, 1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC

Principal Investigators: Dr. Wendy Cook and Dr. Maureen Ashe

"Well in Hand" study

We are looking for healthy adults without inflammatory arthritis to participate in a study that uses a promising new high-resolution bone imaging system to identify differences in bone structure in people with newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and those without RA.

Participation in the 'Well in Hand' study involves a 2-hour initial evaluation and wearing a small physical activity monitor for one week. To be eligible for this study, you must be:

• Aged 19 years old and older
• Do not already have inflammatory arthritis

For further details, please contact Charlene Yousefi at 604 871 4572 or cyousefi@arthritisresearch.ca

Principal Investigator: Dr. Heather McKay

Co-investigators: Dr. Linda Li and Dr. Lynne Feehan