Cooperative Agreement 70NANB0H3016

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286), provides $613,744 to Assistive Technology Development Inc. to develop a lightweight, cost-effective robotic telerehabilitation device for patients with musculoskeletal conditions. The device will provide motorized exercise modes coupled with blood flow restriction to enhance the...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), under the Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.846), aims to develop optical redox imaging (ORI) as a diagnostic and evaluative tool for osteoarthritis (OA) and other cartilage diseases. The $359,207 award, valid from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2028, will be used to: 1) develop a stress test to diagnose cartilage disease based on changes in ORI...

The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) awarded a $388,960 Project Grant (CFDA 93.846 - Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research) to the Medstar Health Research Institute Inc. to evaluate the use of machine learning algorithms to analyze accelerometry data and gain insights into functional recovery of the upper extremity following distal radius fracture repair. The project aims to train algorithms to differentiate functional versus...

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) awarded a $295,907 Project Grant (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) to Liberating Technologies Inc. (LTI) to develop a prototype "Unintrusive Pediatric Logging Orthosis Analytic Device (UPLOAD)." The goal is to create a commercially viable, unobtrusive remote monitoring system for pediatric orthotics that can improve compliance tracking. Key features include long battery life, low...

The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) awarded a $618,629 Project Grant (CFDA 93.846 - Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research) to The Regents of the University of Colorado to establish a new "microphysiological joint-on-chip" system. The objective is to create a realistic human joint model that can support mechanistic study of arthritic diseases and rapid testing of candidate treatments. The researchers plan to develop...

This $299,820 federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), under the Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.846), will fund a feasibility study on a telehealth-delivered mindful exercise intervention for people with knee osteoarthritis. The study aims to determine the feasibility of the mindful exercise program compared to telehealth-delivered exercise alone, as well as the feasibility of...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), under the CFDA 93.286 "Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health" program, provides $597,683 to the University of Connecticut to develop an injectable, self-powered piezoelectric scaffold for the treatment of osteoarthritis in large animal models. The key products and services to be delivered include: A novel injectable...

The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) awarded a $1,205,522 Project Grant (CFDA 93.846 - Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research) to the University of Chicago to conduct a pilot study on the use of genicular artery embolization (GAE) to reduce pain in patients with medically refractory mild to moderate knee osteoarthritis. The study will be a double-blind, randomized, sham-controlled trial of 40 patients to assess the feasibility of...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) awarded The Methodist Hospital Research Institute in Houston, TX $248,310 to research and develop technologies and practices that enable remote physicians to collaborate with nurses at local sites to perform medical physical examinations. The key products and services to be delivered include: The project will investigate touch sensing and display technologies, interaction methodologies and designs,...

This Project Grant award, provided by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) under the Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.846), aims to develop computational tools to accurately predict and interpret different patterns of knee pain in patients with osteoarthritis. The $348,680 award, with a period of performance from Sep 26, 2024 to Aug 31, 2026, will enable researchers at the University of Arizona to: 1) Adapt a...