LABORATOIRE IMPACTS LABORATORY

Laboratoire d’Investigations sur les Mécanismes et Prédicteurs de liens entre Activités physiques, autres Comportements et Trajectoires de Santé


Current Research

Rethink Sports / Repenser le sport
The Rethinking Sport project aims to provide a new set of tools to address the intersectional barriers faced by young athletes, particularly girls. As part of this major national initiative, IMPACTS Lab is responsible for developing a pan-Canadian data system on sport participation in Canada. The study is being led by a team of academics and community partners across Canada interested in re-imagining what an equitable, diverse and inclusive sport environment could look like. Click here for more information on this study…

MATCH Study – Monitoring Activities of Teenagers to Comprehend their Habits
This longitudinal study, which began in 2011, aims to better understand how participation in sport and physical activity evolves during childhood and adolescence. Click here for more information on this study.

 

Linking the Heart with the Brain Through Physical Activity
This study aims to better understand the mechanisms by which cardiac rehabilitation (CR) may influence cognitive function. Studying these mechanisms will help healthcare professionals optimize physical activity interventions in a CR setting in the hope of attenuating the decrease of physical and cognitive function associated with CVD. Click here for more information on this study.

AVEnir – Bringing an Evidence-Based Community Physical Activity Program to Francophone Minorities in New Brunswick: Can We Fit the Brain with Physical Activity
This research project aims to facilitate the adoption of physical activity among francophone seniors living in rural New Brunswick, and to better understand the role of a community-based physical activity program on the physical and cognitive well-being of francophones. Click here for more information on this study.

 

The role of physical activity on the cognitive health of older people with chronic diseases
The objective of this project is to establish knowledge that will enable us to better promote the role of physical activity as a protective factor against physical and cognitive impairment. This initiative aims to adapt recognized physical activity programs to offer a tailored program to underserved members of the francophone community in northwestern New Brunswick. Click here for more information on this study.

 

Étude APRÈS – Essai pragmatique contrôlé randomisé de promotion de l’Activité physique Post Réadaptation cardiaque en s’Exerçant chez Soi
This project evaluates the effectiveness of a new “hybrid” cardiac rehabilitation model in French-speaking minority communities. We evaluate whether a new hybrid mode of cardiac rehabilitation involving sessions in a cardiac rehabilitation center as well as at home results in better maintenance of physical activity levels six months after intervention. Click here for more information on this study.

 

Physical Activity in Medicine
Although most doctors recognize that physical activity is associated with numerous therapeutic benefits, only a relatively small number prescribe it. Studies that fall under this research problem aim to identify ways in which to include physical activity prescription into the regular practice of family physicians, and evaluate the intervention effects of promoting and prescribing physical activity in clinical care units. Click here for more information on this study.

Previous Research

Diabetes Action Canada

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Health Start Study

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Data Analysis Platforms

Access to MATCH Study Data

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Secondary Data Analysis

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Actical Data Management – Code SAS

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