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Gallery of Participant Facilities

  • BodPod
  • Ward
  • We have three 4-bed wards plus consultation rooms
  • Participant completing a questionnaire
  • Participant Dining Area
  • CRF Waiting Area
  • Bariatric bed and chair
  • Informed Consent
  • Dionne, CRF Receptionist, greets participants/visitors on arrival
  • CRF Reception
  • Ward
  • Comcell: CRF staff weekly meeting
  • Comcell Board: provides study updates and participant feedback
  • Comcell: CRF staff weekly meeting
  • CRF proximity to Diabetes Centre
  • CRF Kitchen
  • Echocardiogram
  • Exercise Suite
  • Foot nail fold capillary measurements
  • Calibrating exercise equipment
  • Iontophoresis: a process of transdermal drug delivery by use of a voltage gradient on the skin
  • Optical Coherance Tomography (OCT)
  • Calibrating exercise equipment
  • Foot capillaroscopy
  • Maximum Blood Flow
  • Electrocardiogram (ECG)
  • Bilateral blood pressure measurements
  • VO2 Max Test: to assess the maximum rate of oxygen consumption measured during incremental exercise
  • SUDOSCAN: evaluates sweat gland function to assess the health of small nerve fibres
  • Flow-Mediated Dilatation (FMD): a noninvasive measure of blood vessel health (endothelial dysfunction)
  • Flicker: a non-invasive light-induced test to explore retinal vasodilation and health
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