Research Published research Published research Here is a selection of research where SMSR has been involved in the design and implementation, and/or has provided funding: Assistive Technology Author(s) Study title and link to publication Journal Publication date Andrew Goodsell, Mariel Purcell, Matthieu Poyade, Louise Cownie, Co-designers, Lorna Paul Design Recommendations for Virtual Reality–Based Upper Limb Exercises From People With Tetraplegia and Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Specialists: Focus Group Study JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies February 2026 Bethel A. C. Osuagwu, Emily Whicher & Rebecca Shirley Active proportional electromyogram controlled functional electrical stimulation system Scientific Reports Dec 2020 Bethel A.C. Osuagwu, Sarah Timms, Ruth Peachment, Sarah Dowie, Helen Thrussell, Susan Cross, Rebecca Shirley, Antonio Segura-Fragoso & Julian Taylor Home-based rehabilitation using a soft robotic hand glove device leads to improvement in hand function in people with chronic spinal cord injury: a pilot study Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation Mar 2020 Bethel A.C. Osuagwu, Sarah Timms, Ruth Peachment, Sarah Dowie, Helen Thrussell, Susan Cross, Tony Heywood, Rebecca Shirley, & Julian Taylor Clinical Trial of the Soft Extra Muscle Glove to assess orthotic and long-term functional gain following chronic incomplete tetraplegia: Preliminary functional results Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on NeuroRebhilitation (ICNR2018) Oct 2018 Ian Benson, Kirsten Hart, Dot Tussler and Joost J van Middendorp Lower-limb exoskeletons for individuals with chronic spinal cord injury: Findings from a feasibility study Clinical Rehabilitation Jan 2015 JJ van Middendorp, F Watkins, C Park and H Landymore Eye-tracking computer systems for inpatients with tetraplegia: findings from a feasibility study Spinal Cord Dec 2014 Urinary Tract Infections Author(s) Study title and link to publication Journal Publication date Derick T Wade, James Cooper, Nicholas Peckham and Maurizio Belci Immunotherapy to reduce frequency of urinary tract infections in people with neurogenic bladder dysfunction; a pilot randomised, placebo-controlled trial Clinical Rehabilitation Aug 2020 Derick Wade, James Cooper, Fadel Derry & Julian Taylor Uro-Vaxom® versus placebo for the prevention of recurrent symptomatic urinary tract infections in participants with chronic neurogenic bladder dysfunction: a randomised controlled feasibility study Trials April 2019 Jasmine Heath Hearn, Sen Selvarajah, Paul Kennedy & Julian Taylor Stigma and Self Management: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of the impact of chronic recurrent urinary tract infections after spinal cord injury Spinal Cord: Series and Cases Feb 2018 Neuropathic Pain Author(s) Study title and link to publication Journal Publication date K Anderson, S Stein, H Suen, M Purcell, M Belci, E McCaughey, R McLean, A Khine, A Vuckovic Generalisation of EEG-Based Pain Biomarker Classification for Predicting Central Neuropathic Pain in Subacute Spinal Cord Injury Biosciences Jan 2025 A Alamri, M MacDonald, A Al-Mohammad, L Ricciardi, M Hart and E Pereira Spinal Cord Stimulation for Spinal Cord Injury-Related Pain: A Pilot Study Brain Sciences Dec 2024 K Anil, S Demain, J Burridge, D Simpson, J Taylor, I Cotter & A Vuckovic The importance of self-efficacy and negative affect for neurofeedback success for central neuropathic pain after a spinal cord injury Scientific Reports Jun 2022 K Anderson, C Chirion, M Fraser, M Purcell, S Stein & A Vuckovic Markers of Central Neuropathic Pain in Higuchi Fractal Analysis of EEG Signals From People With Spinal Cord Injury Frontiers in Neuroscience Aug 2021 G C Garcia Barajas, D Serrano Munoz, J Gomez Soriano, J Fernandez Carnero, J Avendano, E Demertzis & J Taylor Targeting the Endogenous Pain Modulation System Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on NeuroRebhilitation (ICNR2018) Oct 2018 Setting Research Priorities Author(s) Study title and link to publication Journal Publication date M Ríos-León, B Onal, JC Arango-Lasprilla, M Augutis, A Graham, E Hayes Kelly, A Kontaxakis, E López-Dolado, A Scheel-Sailer, S Valiullina, PEPSCI Collaboration and J Taylor Priorities of pediatric spinal cord injury population: an international study on patient reported outcome measures Children Dec 2024 M Rios-Leon, B Onal, J C Arango-Lasprilla and the PEPSCI Collaboration Research priorities of the pediatric spinal cord injury population: an international insight for rehabilitation care Pediatric Neurology Dec 2023 B. Onal, J. C. Arango-Lasprilla, A. Graham, E. López-Dolado, J. Taylor Pan European Paediatric Spinal Cord Injury (PEPSCI) Collaboration: Preliminary service user defined research priorities from the UK and Spain Poster presentation at ISCoS 2018, Sydney Sept 2018 Joost J van Middendorp, Harriet Allison, Katherine Cowan, for the Spinal Cord Injury Priority Setting Partnership Top ten research priorities for spinal cord injury Lancet Neurology (correspondence) Dec 2014 Other Author(s) Study title and link to publication Journal Publication date Allard J. F. Hosman, Giuseppe Barbagallo, the SCI-POEM Study Group, Joost J. van Middendorp Neurological recovery after early versus delayed surgical decompression for acute traumatic spinal cord injury: a prospective, observational, European multicentre (SCI-POEM) cohort study The Bone & Joint Journal Mar 2023 Helen Thrussell, Maureen Coggrave, Allison Graham, Angela Gall, Michelle Donald, Richa Kulshrestha, Tracey Geddis Women's Experiences of Sexuality after spinal cord injury: A UK perspective Spinal Cord Jul 2018 Manage Cookie Preferences