You can register for the Rick Hansen Spinal Cord Injury Registry if you have suffered a traumatic SCI, and are currently an inpatient at a participating RHSCIR sponsored site (e.g. acute care or rehabilitation centre) in Canada (see About Us: Registry Sites).

If you are a candidate for participation, you may be dealing with many life-changing events.  As well, your participation requires some time and effort at a very difficult point in your life. We ask you to consider consenting to participate because, quite simply, you are the most vital and fundamental component of the Registry. Your involvement is necessary in improving our capacity to better treat people with spinal cord injuries and maximize their potential to reach the fullest recovery possible.

After agreeing to participate in the RHSCIR study, a local RHSCIR representative will conduct an initial interview during your hospital stay to collect information about your health status. This interview will last approximately one hour. After you have been discharged from the hospital, you will be asked to complete follow-up reviews conducted within your community by local Registry representatives, after 1, 2, 5, and 10 years. After 10 years of participating in the RHSCIR study, you will be asked to complete follow-up reviews every 5 years. Each of the follow-up collection calls will also require approximately one hour of your time.  RHI also asks you to update your contact information with RHSCIR coordinators as it changes to ensure that your experiences continue to be recognized.